Episode 99 - The Public Good of Journalism

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist communitySupport us on Substack!News discussed:Claudine Gay resignedTrump kicked off the Maine ballot NYT sued OpenAICongress only passed 27 bills last year Israel uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza CityThey are also withdrawing troops Saleh Arouri, the deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of the group’s military wing, killed in a drone strike in Beirut Israel Supreme Court struck down the judicial reform lawDenmark has a woke king after old queen abdicatesLink for a general update to the Red Sea situationUS Navy sunk three of four small boats from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels  A trade group for social media companies sued Utah over laws prohibiting minors from using social media between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless authorized by a parentChinese professor used AI to write a science fiction “novel” that won a national competition.66-year-old dude stabs South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neckThe IRS will waive penalty fees for people who failed to pay back taxes Eneasz’s story about AI and fanficHappy News!“Steamboat Willie” is out of copyright after 96 MFin’ years.  AI was trained on experimental data and used to identify chemical substructures that underlie selective antibiotic activity. This led to the discovery of a new structural class of antibioticsa protein antibody that reduces the number of inflammation-causing immune cells has been developed, treats asthmaFeng Zhou at NYU created tiny DNA robots. It can reproduce itselfMicrosoft is training a custom, narrow-focus LLM specifically on the regulatory process for small nuclear plantsUber Driver Returns $8,000 to Teen Who Left the Christmas Cash in His CarArmy veteran Juan Serrano in Virginia jumped 50 feet off a bridge to save a suicidal teenTroop DeploymentDavid - Scott Alexander’s dadpostEneasz -  Societies will collapse under war and bloodshed/ school makes kids suicidalWes - Against CommitmentGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at [email protected]. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com