Swamp Possum
@swamp-possum.bsky.social
Lives in a swamp. Trash collector. IR doc. Econ nerd.
Great write up about that MIT article at the beginning of the AI hype cycle that was found to be fraudulent. @jessefelder.bsky.social www.wsj.com/economy/aida...
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart
Aidan Toner-Rodgers shot to academic fame in a field hungry for new insights and revelatory research. But a computer scientist thought something seemed off.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Great write up about that MIT article at the beginning of the AI hype cycle that was found to be fraudulent. @jessefelder.bsky.social www.wsj.com/economy/aida...
The state of rock music today: Grammy winners for Best rock album and best rock performance are the Stones and the Beatles respectively. #docswhorock
February 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The state of rock music today: Grammy winners for Best rock album and best rock performance are the Stones and the Beatles respectively. #docswhorock
Reposted by Swamp Possum
The term “stent” originated with Charles Thomas Stent, a 19th-century English dentist who developed a compound for dental impressions. While he never envisioned cardiovascular applications, his name became synonymous with supportive medical devices.” So simple, profound results
om.co/2024/12/28/t...
om.co/2024/12/28/t...
The Story of Stent
Today is my 17th re-birthday. If you’ve been a longtime reader, you know why I call it my re-birthday. If you are new around here, well, here is a short recap. Just after I turned 41—17 years ago—a…
om.co
December 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
The term “stent” originated with Charles Thomas Stent, a 19th-century English dentist who developed a compound for dental impressions. While he never envisioned cardiovascular applications, his name became synonymous with supportive medical devices.” So simple, profound results
om.co/2024/12/28/t...
om.co/2024/12/28/t...
Fascinating article. My worry is that AI will take away much of the creative and fulfilling aspects of our jobs.
www.wsj.com/articles/wil...
www.wsj.com/articles/wil...
Will AI Help or Hurt Workers? One 26-Year-Old Found an Unexpected Answer.
New research shows AI made some workers more productive — but less happy.
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Fascinating article. My worry is that AI will take away much of the creative and fulfilling aspects of our jobs.
www.wsj.com/articles/wil...
www.wsj.com/articles/wil...
Reposted by Swamp Possum
'Spending a quarter trillion dollars in order to have something 1000 times more expensive than average humans is maybe not the way to go.' garymarcus.substack.com/p/o3-agi-the... by @garymarcus.bsky.social
o3, AGI, the art of the demo, and what you can expect in 2025
OpenAI’s new model was revealed yesterday; its most fervent believers think AGI has already arrived. Here’s what you should pay attention to in the coming year.
garymarcus.substack.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:13 PM
'Spending a quarter trillion dollars in order to have something 1000 times more expensive than average humans is maybe not the way to go.' garymarcus.substack.com/p/o3-agi-the... by @garymarcus.bsky.social
I just discovered the best use case for AI in healthcare ->completing 40 hours of required CME in one day.
December 4, 2024 at 5:24 PM
I just discovered the best use case for AI in healthcare ->completing 40 hours of required CME in one day.