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RT @TomerUllman
I gave OpenAI's GPT-3 nine classic thought experiments in the format Title/Description/Question, and had it produce new ones.

I give you, Thoughtless Experiments.

RT @jessesingal
Left is the New York Times' description of the Google Memo in its piece on Slate Star Codex. Right are some direct quotes from the version of the memo Gizmodo published. I don't understand how someone could get this so wrong in 2021, but it obviously warrants correction.

RT @binarybits
This is a remarkable level of dishonesty from the Times. Scott Alexander once expressed agreement with Charles Murray on a topic unrelated to race and IQ. The Times wrote a paragraph strongly implying Alexander endorsed Murray's views on race and IQ. astralcodexten.substack.com/p/

My god. People are so weird!
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RT @nosilverv
You been on wallstreetbets? cool, cool, we'll pay you 200k a year to meme with us
twitter.com/nosilverv/status/1

RT @florianederer
1) Name the demand function under which this is optimal pricing.

2) Discuss the marginal price for the 7th pretzel.

The ACLU liberating facts from the oppression of rational observation.

After all, it's just as much a matter of personal identity, isn't it?!? Alternative facts, maybe?
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RT @ACLU
FACT TWO: Trans athletes do not have an unfair advantage in sports.
twitter.com/ACLU/status/135706

If sarcasm was a person.
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RT @atrupar
It's the plane of today" -- Psaki dismisses a question about if Biden plans to keep the Space Force
twitter.com/atrupar/status/135

We should use the word "stupid" with different colors or flavors, like the power rangers, say, or the spice girls.

This thread, for instance, is woke stupid.

(The question is obviously ambiguous and highly sensitive to inferred context)
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RT @hankgreen
Hey @Google, this is...real weird.
twitter.com/hankgreen/status/1

Regarding values and given the historic responsibility of our country in particular, China's approach should've really fallen out of fashion by now. - Like building concentration camps for a sub-cultural and religious minority.
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RT @vonderleyen
The EU has the largest single market in the world. We are open for business but we are attached to reciprocity, level playing field & values.

Today, the EU & China concluded in principle neg…
twitter.com/vonderleyen/status

RT @flancian
@TwitterDev

I've been trying to get access to the Twitter API for @an_agora for four days now -- I only get this boilerplate back from you, with no details on exactly how our use case is in violation even though I've offered more details and options. Could you please help?

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