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This Paper Shows That ___
Why the message and not the idea is what stays scarce when AI does the coding.
May 27
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The boring case for AI
When the small tasks get cheaper, you start doing different ones. The unglamorous uses of AI are reshaping how I work.
May 9
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Recent pieces on AI and research
Four recent pieces on AI and academia — what the tools can already do, why most slop is human, what economics still has to say, and why the AI people…
Apr 16
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Feedback Machines II: Using AI to Generate Feedback on Your Research
Four tools for reviewing papers, pre-analysis plans, grant applications, and code. And more.
Apr 1
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Research Will Get Better. Is That a Problem?
We need to separate research quality from publishing when we think about the impact of AI on academia.
Mar 9
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Location, location, location strikes again
Where you buy your home matters far more than what you buy, but not everyone can afford to buy in the right place
Feb 12
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Feedback Machines: Writing and editing research papers with generative AI
Claude Code and Cursor are changing the way we can get feedback on research
Jan 22
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Hedging against Artificial Intelligence
Does owning stocks provide insurance against AI? Should we all become capitalists?
Dec 15, 2025
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