@ccatalini
Founder w/roots in academia. Founder @MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab. Past: Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Lightspark. Co-Creator, Libra. Head Economist, Meta.
Technology
The Verge cites skateboarding in Call of Duty and Halo in a browser as examples of the modding landscape.
AI
A September 28 post quotes an NBER paper saying recent graduates’ unemployment rates did not spike in summer 2026 compared with previous summers, even when the measure included people who reported “wanting a job.”
AI
The quoted passage argues that deployers can capture automation’s gains while shifting catastrophic risks onto others when no one pays for unverified failures.
AI
A user argues that keeping fine-tuned small AI models ahead of larger general-purpose ones is expensive and difficult if AI capabilities keep growing exponentially.
AI
Argues concrete risks from uncontrolled programs warrant concern without picking camps.
AI
The AI researcher states that progress requires deliberate decisions on desired world outcomes.
AI
Former Microsoft executive Steven Sinofsky retweets a post questioning AI model guardrails.
AI
Podcaster posted a tweet listing two ways anthropomorphizing AIs misleads observers.
Technology
AI figures argue over whether human terms clarify or distort agent coordination reports.
AI
Christian Catalini draws parallels between AI and earlier general-purpose technologies.
AI
Gavin Baker shares a quote from the All-In Podcast about Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei internal comments.
AI
Anthropic CEO replies to critics in online exchange on AI risks and oversight.