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How We Mishandled the Covid Pandemic | Robert Wright & Stephen Macedo

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 5d

Really enjoyed this conversation with @stephenmacedo.bsky.social about his book on America's response to Covid and how political polarization, the class bias of experts, the politics of grantmaking, etc. etc.--got in the way of good policy.
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Why the Israel-Palestine Conflict Persists | Robert Wright & Robert Malley

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 7d

Had a great chat w/ Rob Malley about his new book on the history of Israel-Palestine peacemaking efforts. He's been involved in them and his co-author was involved on the Palestinian side. The result is uniquely illuminating.

NonZero @nonzeronews.bsky.social · 8d

Why the Israel-Palestine Conflict Persists | @robertwrighter.bsky.social and Robert Malley, co-author of the new book Tomorrow is Yesterday, discuss how failures of perspective-taking have doomed attempted solutions.

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 9d

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Plus: TikTok’s pro-Israel future; Trump’s neocon conversion; Eurovision impairment; and more!

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 9d

In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the striking scarcity of public figures pressing lawmakers on AI safety—and a few notable exceptions.

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 10d

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Plus: TikTok’s pro-Israel future; Trump’s neocon conversion; Eurovision impairment; and more!

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 10d

In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the striking scarcity of 'AI safety' advocates pushing for international regulation—and a few notable & laudable exceptions.

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 10d

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Plus: TikTok’s pro-Israel future; Trump’s neocon conversion; Eurovision impairment; and more!

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 10d

In this week's Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at the UN’s new push for AI governance, Trump’s rejection of global rules, and the risks that attitude poses for all of us.

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 11d

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Plus: TikTok’s pro-Israel future; Trump’s neocon conversion; Eurovision impairment; and more!

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 11d

In the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I look at The American Conservative’s reporting on TikTok's emerging pro-Israel bias, the UN's baby steps toward global AI governance, Trump's sudden neocon turn, and more.

Two Visions of AI Apocalypse | Robert Wright & David Krueger

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NonZero @nonzeronews.bsky.social · 11d

Two Visions of AI Doom | @robertwrighter.bsky.social and @davidskrueger.bsky.social —AI safety activist and machine learning professor at @umontreal.ca —discuss @esyudkowsky.bsky.social's new book on AI takeover and contrast it with David’s own theory of how a takeover could play out.

Israel, Gaza, and Free Speech in America | Robert Wright & Glenn Loury

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 14d

I had a great conversation with Glenn Loury about attempts to stifle criticism of Israel's war on Gaza--something Glenn knows about from recent personal experience. You can watch at the link below or listen via the NonZero Podcast feed.

NonZero @nonzeronews.bsky.social · 14d

Israel, Gaza, and Free Speech in America | @robertwrighter.bsky.social and Glenn Loury discuss the war in Gaza and the discourse around it—including the “genocide” question, the evolving Israel speech code, and the price Glenn paid for airing diverse views on his show.

Spencer Cox for President?

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 16d

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Plus: Chatbot homewreckers; Slippery Palantir; Gaza’s grim climax; Trump’s fake Caribbean drug war; Conflict entrepreneurs; and more!

Spencer Cox for President?

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 16d

In the latest Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I discuss 'conflict entrepreneurs,' people who exploit or inflame conflict to gain power or status or money.

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 16d

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Plus: Chatbot homewreckers; Slippery Palantir; Gaza’s grim climax; Trump’s fake Caribbean drug war; Conflict entrepreneurs; and more!

Spencer Cox for President?

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 18d

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Plus: Chatbot homewreckers; Slippery Palantir; Gaza’s grim climax; Trump’s fake Caribbean drug war; Conflict entrepreneurs; and more!

Free Speech After Charlie Kirk | Robert Wright & Paul Bloom

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 18d

In this week’s Earthling, the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social, I compare JD Vance’s demagoguery with Utah Governor Spencer Cox’s plea for restraint after the Kirk assassination.

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats to @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social on winning his recent Substack-sponsored debate in Chicago w/ his teammate @aella.bsky.social. Condolences on losing the debates he had with me in this podcast.
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Tribalism and the Charlie Kirk Killing | Robert Wright & Glenn Loury

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 22d

I had a predictably illuminating chat with Glenn Loury about what the Kirk assassination says about the state of the nation and where we go from here.

NonZero @nonzeronews.bsky.social · 22d

Tribalism and the Charlie Kirk Killing | @robertwrighter.bsky.social and Glenn Loury discuss the assassination of the conservative activist—and the role of political polarization in leading to it and in shaping the aftermath.

Plus: South Park genius; AI vs. MAD; UN widely beloved! And more!

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 22d

This is among other things a way to create a more partisan military--the kind of military that could come in handy down the road if, say, a president wanted to go full-on authoritarian.

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 22d

It would be an exaggeration to say that JD Vance and Stephen Miller are trying to turn Kirk's death into the burning of the Reichstag, but I wish it was more of an exaggeration than it is. Things could get very bad very fast if people of principle on the right don't speak out.

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 24d

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After the Kirk Killing

Plus: South Park genius; AI vs. MAD; UN widely beloved! And more!

Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 24d

In this week’s Earthling—the weekend edition of @nonzeronews.bsky.social: A note on the blowback from 9/11, and a reminder that we have the agency to handle 9/10 with more wisdom.

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Robert Wright @robertwrighter.bsky.social · 25d

After the Kirk Killing