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The Decline of Mainstream Media - Why I Cancelled Most of My Paid Subscriptions
I am an ardent fan of high-quality journalism and news. I used to subscribe to more than 10 top-notch publications in the past, and now I’ve canceled…
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Arun Rao
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January 2024

Best Books of 2023 - Philosophers and an Intelligence Takeoff
Every year I write about my favorite books I read. This year's full list is here…
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Arun Rao

September 2023

June 2023

“Behind the Hype: A Deep Dive into the AI Value Chain”
OpenAI, which reportedly made $28mn in 2022, lost $540mm developing ChatGPT. To survive, it had to raise $10bn from Microsoft, where “rumors of this…
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Arun Rao

April 2023

Masterpieces of Thought: 23 Philosophical Books That Will Challenge and Inspire You
I was asked recently what works of philosophy made the biggest impression on me personally, and help shaped my views on science, AI, tech, ethics, human…
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Arun Rao
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January 2023

Google Search Gets Disrupted
Or maybe not - distribution will be key
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Arun Rao

December 2022

November 2022

Leviathan: State, Corporation, Network (and Network State)
November 2022 Hereby it is manifest, that during the time men live without a common Power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called…
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Arun Rao

September 2022

The Harms of AI
Ways AI systems could have large societal costs
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Arun Rao

June 2022

Focus and Distraction with Technology: Indistractable by Nir Eyal
Over the last decade, my ability to concentrate has worsened. I used to be able to read a 600-page book over a week, build a complicated financial model…
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Arun Rao

May 2022

Hardware for AI & Machine Learning - Everything You Wanted to Know
Last updated: December 2022 The growth of modern machine learning is heavily dependent on GPU compute growing faster than Moore’s law, where GPU speeds…
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Arun Rao
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