Episode 104 - Meet the New Candidates. Same as the Old Candidates

Wes, Eneasz, and David keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community Support us on Substack! News discussed: Alabama passed a law protecting IVF providers from liability Anti-abortion groups are not happy about it Putin threatens nukes if western troops used, again SCOTUS voted 9-0 to allow Trump on the Ballot Biden gave a big speech and didn’t sound too old! Congress swamped with calls to not ban TikTok after TikTok mobilized users with easy “call now” button.  Trump flipped flopped and is pro-TikTok now after meeting with a big TikTok investor Wendy’s introduces dynamic pricing Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for not being open enough and being too much AI Elon Tweets US evacuates Haitian embassy staff amid gang violence Oregon re-criminalized drugs after downtown turned into a nightmare Gaza Ministry of Health blatantly fakes casualty numbers Spanish soldiers change gender Claude 3 gets ~60% accuracy on GPQA needle-in-the-haystack eval Humanoid robot startup Figure AI valued at $2.6B as Bezos, OpenAI, Nvidia invest $675M Happy News! Sacramento eliminated exclusionary zoning France makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitution Detroit is considering Georgist land value taxes! CDC’s new COVID guidance now matches public health advice for flu and other respiratory illnesses FDA approves a drug for frostbite Garbage collectors came across a fire. 49yo Steve Whitehouse climbed up to a 2nd-floor balcony three times to rescue a man, a woman, and their dog, before firefighters arrived. Zvi: “We Can’t Help But Notice” AI post Anthropic post Got something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at [email protected]. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show! Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer  Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra

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