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How AI Tokens Challenge Broadband Economics
The parallel evolution of two foundational commodities in a new economic layer.
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Born into the Athenian elite, Pericles was a committed democrat. His eccentricities, political and personal, set him apart. https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/pericles-the-eccentric/ more ›
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On God, hacking, and the morality of private sins. https://newsletter.drorpoleg.com/p/under-the-eye-of-ai?open=false more ›
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Watch the trailer for The Gallerist, an upcoming movie starring Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Brühl, Charli xcx, Zach Galifianakis, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Set against the glittering excess of Art Basel Miami, The Gallerist… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/ZBP40Ut Nothing on Earth plans like we do. A chimpanzee will use a tool, then walk away from it. A child takes years to learn that tomorrow is coming. Somewhere in our past, an ape started saving tools for… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/XedW9IB The lights are dimmed. A hush has fallen. The curtain is rising. Season two of Empire is here. Our topic? The Ottoman Empire. In the opening episode, Anita and William are joined by Peter Frankopan to discuss… more ›
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They use artificial intelligence to analyze climate data, track forest fires and count endangered wildlife while warning that the technology is raising electricity demand and water use while emitting greenhouse gases. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/environmental-groups-embrace-ai-even-they-warn-data-center-impacts-2026-11-07/ more ›
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A longstanding hypothesis held that some problems would always be hard for computers to solve quickly. But OpenAI disproved it — raising the possibility of radical new efficiencies. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/06/science/ai-exponential-time-hypothesis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.OlE.47kX.eivz6u8UMHXN&smid=url-share more ›
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Our recent Greater Good Gathering at Columbia University gathered worldwide experts to discuss one of the most daunting topics of our times: “The Artificial Future.” Keynote: Jaron Lanier, computer scientist, author, and visual artist. AI experts from around the world… more ›