Pre reading for my responsible tech class tomorrow. See you in the lecture

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If you’ve not read enough this weekend on an AI bubble, here is our take.

Much of the AI investment isn’t made for AI as it exists now, or even this at its full potential. It’s for a sci fi dream of AI.

When dreams meet reality something breaks.

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Is generative AI profitable? Probably not.
Would businesses pay more for it? Also no.
Is it politically useful? Yes.
Would politicians pay a lot for it? Also yes.

New paper with @richardrwhittle.bsky.social

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Some thoughts on an AI bubble and what might prick it

With @stuartmills.bsky.social

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Why yes, I do have two dice, a pencil, an eraser, and a full Saturday afternoon!

I spoke to @unlearnecon.bsky.social a couple of days ago about AI and other things. You can watch our conversation here:

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Finally had time to read Tom Haines-Doran on car finance, financialisation and what is clearly an unsustainable boom. Well worth a read:

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Great to be invited to BBC Radio Manchester to talk
about the behavioural drivers of Black Friday Scams.

There is a hype of scarcity and urgency which scammers can exploit.

Avoid subscription traps where a Black Friday offer entices you to subscribe and later proves to be very hard to cancel!

I have a new paper out in Public Administration Review. I argue that behavioural science can (and maybe should) advocate for more fiscally impactful policy. I show why both Simon and Keynes have important contributions to behavioural policymaking.

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With university departmental closures are we seeing the emergence of geographical 'cold spots' for social science/humanities/arts (SHAPE) subjects? We've developed a new beta mapping tool using HESA data to enable you to explore the situation by subject www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

People need to learn the difference between a million ( a lot to me, not to the government) and a billion (just a lot)

Lots of things went well today. That is all.

I think - in the world as is - a positive post is useful.

I'm not sure how long the 'click to cancel' rule will last given the US election and republican opposition. However in the meantime @stuartmills.bsky.social and I have written a little piece about difficulties in cancelling subscriptions and coming regulation

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