“Monthly Roundup #8: July 2023” by Zvi

As always, plenty of non-AI things are happening, most of which do not justify their own posts. This is where all of those go. Skimming for things relevant to your interests is encouraged.

Before I begin, a Point of Order: I plan to have a post later regarding the rate limitation and disruption on Twitter, which disrupts many features of Tweetdeck and means that if you aren’t logged in Twitter links no longer work. Adjustments will need to be made if the situation is not fixed very soon, despite my having no fear of ever hitting the 10k rate limit itself. It is not practical to go back and fix links or other decisions on already written material but I am adjusting the process going forward.

Bad News

RIP 538. Nate Silver leaving was always going to be a hard blow to recover from, as the models are the heart and soul of the entire model. It also depends on a deep commitment, visible to all, to fair play and avoiding putting a finger on the scale or using the scale as leverage. Alas:

Nate Silver: Very bad to do a Spanish Inquisition with pollsters based on their political orientation. [...]

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First published:
July 3rd, 2023

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/83EmLzstzcM7X4isf/monthly-roundup-8-july-2023

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.