

Tyler Menzer
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@Tyler_Menzer
PhD CPA Assistant Professor at @TCU. Argues with people who agree with me. Official Matt. All views are my own. (He/Him) @ menzer on the other one







Andrew Yang explains why lawyers will be replaced by AI “The first thing that jumped into my mind when you said that was lawyer. Law school applications, last I checked, went up 21% last year, and I would suggest that was a flight to safety, and that stuff’s not safe at all. Lawyering is highly structured. It’s very process oriented. It’s kind of the ideal environment for AI” “I have friends who are partners in law firms who say, ‘Look, I’m giving AI work that would have taken a second or third year associate a week to complete, and it gives it back to me in 20 minutes. So why on earth would I hire a small army of these associates?’”


EA ideas suffer from a particular problem where many people who've been significantly influenced by them still feel like endorsing any part of the worldview means endorsing all the people and orgs who are currently operating under the EA umbrella. But the ideas are general enough that this seems like saying you can't identify with capitalism without vouching for every self-described capitalist. I think this is an underrated reason more people aren't vocal about the EA ideas they've found valuable. And I'd like to see that change. I don't really care whether someone calls themselves "an EA" or want them to endorse any one thing that's happening or make the brand high status. It's because it's a real deep loss when people can't even point their audience toward the ideas that shaped how they think about the world. The ideas deserve guideposts pointing new people toward them. There are plenty of influential people who I know have been shaped by the basic EA framework who could serve their audiences well by just saying what they liked and what they didn't, but that influence stays mostly invisible unless you already know to look for it. I think it's on people into EA to show that in promoting specific ideas we're not just trying to make the brand or people high status, but it's also on people who have been influenced a lot by these ideas to take a bit of a leap for the sake of the ideas themselves.


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I always ask for any concrete examples of who can't afford what. And, I get nothing specific or if I do it's back to examples of unskilled workers. You need $111k for the median house. And less for half of the houses in the U.S. So 2 $50K salaries will get the you the median and less for half the houses. Show me the examples of non minimum wage workers that can't do this. My maid makes $60k. Her husband, a truck driver makes $80K. Give me your examples.


Great piece by @SoumayaKeynes on AI in economics in today’s FT (link at end) mentioning @RefineInk. Indeed, @RefineInk regularly catches issues that need correcting but are missed by even the most rigorous current review processes. a short 🧵 1/



here's another AI UGC video from our new system our new system is extremely good at details: > handles accurate product placement > realistic voice > stable/controllable movements > infinite length can make them at scale & FAST if you know what you're doing best time to be alive ngl..




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Walmart is rolling out digital price tags at all of its stores. At the same time, the corporate giant just secured a patent for "dynamically and automatically updating item prices.” Plus another patent for using machine learning to predict demand and recommend prices.



About five percent of the total caloric production of the world goes to making ethanol, which doesn’t even reduce emission! Learn why we should get rid of the Renewable Fuel Standard here: nicholasdecker.substack.com/p/get-rid-of-t…



This is what grade inflation looks like. AP exams suddenly became easier. So when your local school, district, or state touts record AP participation and passage rates ... now you know why. Source: fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…