Reading up on data
3 deep · digging since dec 17, 25
- Rethinking the Data Moat
The piece contends that AI progress is driven chiefly by algorithmic advances and smarter data curation, not merely more data or human expert labels, citing Greenblatt and Bi.
- Opinion | He Studied Cognitive Science at Stanford. Then He Wrote a Startling Play About A.I. Authoritarianism. - The New York Times
In the theatrical thriller 'Data,' a Stanford cognitive science graduate dramatizes how tech titans use slick, grandiose language to justify potentially totalitarian AI projects.
- alpr.watch | Hacker News
alpr.watch tracks and visualizes mentions of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in local government meetings to expose surveillance expansion.