How AI Tokens Challenge Broadband Economics
The parallel evolution of two foundational commodities in a new economic layer.
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The Colombian navy on Wednesday seized its first unmanned narco-submarine, equipped with a Starlink antenna, off the Caribbean coast. No drugs were found, but officials and regional security sources suspect it was a trial run for automated cocaine trafficking, navy… more ›
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We are living between two informational worlds: the one we think we know and the one that actually exists. The former lasted with relative stability for hundreds (and, by some measures, thousands) of years. It was organized by writing, truth,… more ›
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Russia is a Near Eastern country now subordinated to East Asia, but historically it has prospered most when tied closely to Europe. https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/where-is-russias-place-in-the-world/ more ›
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With Russia’s key partner in the Middle East on the ropes, the Kremlin runs the risk of being drawn into a broader conflict it cannot afford. So far, Putin has handled his Iranian problem with considerable skill, which has meant… more ›
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Austerity is a choice. The protection of the family at the expense of other ways of living is a choice. The transfer of… https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n12/katrina-forrester/i-appreciate-depreciation more ›
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Now that the war is so long ago, the subject of Nazi exiles in South America can seem a stale, even dubious… https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n12/andy-beckett/an-efficient-man more ›
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The Phoenician Scheme director chats about making his new movie around Benicio del Toro, and opens up on the AI copycats of his films. Anderson is keenly aware that people boil down his films to his signature style, one characterized… more ›
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As AI systems quickly improve in both breadth and depth of performance, they lend themselves to creating increasingly powerful and realistic agents, including potentially agents modeled on specific people. We anticipate that within our lifetimes it may become common practice… more ›
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Rows of glowing screens flicker in the darkness, their hum merging with the distant clicks of mechanical keyboards. The air is thick with anticipation as models glide through a labyrinth of high-speed processors and tangled cables, moving like avatars in… more ›