ProfDhar

Check out my new book, Thinking With Machines, available everywhere. Written to be accessible to anyone. thinkingwithmachinesbook.com

A 189 year-old tradition in my family. vasantdhar.substack.com/p/a-giant-phal…

How does AI evaluate religions? Check it out! vasantdhar.substack.com/p/artificial-i… @NYUDataScience @NYUStern @UW

Could @elonmusk use #AI better for @DOGE? thehill.com/opinion/techno… @NYUStern @NYUDataScience

@thegptinvestor Lol. Do you actually believe this?! I asked it whether it would buy 5 specific stocks to which it said yes. when I asked it again a minute later with one word in the prompt changed, it flipped two of the five! But there's no shortage of human suckers for the AI!

According to CNN "ChatGPT can pick stocks better than your fund manager" So last year, we set it up with a real $50K portfolio to see YTD, it's up 32% and it just picked 12 new stocks for December Here they are and why they were picked 🧵

How AI can make autonomous vehicles safer on the road by keeping dangerous humans off the road! And check out my conversation with former US Navy fighter pilot Missy Cummings on the SOTA of Autonomous Vehicle Technology open.substack.com/pub/vasantdhar…

@NYUStern MBA 2026 class orientation at a chat between myself and @davidko on all kinds things like risk taking and, as I put it, maximizing for serendipity!

what is the minimum side length L of the square for a disc of radius R to pass through?!

Does extraterrestrial life exist? Tune into my conversation with @SethShostak of the @SETIInstitute to find out why he thinks the answer is a "yes!" @NYUStern @NYUDataScience bravenewpodcast.com/episodes/2024/…

My hero from the world of systematic investing, Jim Simons, passed this week. I've tried to follow his principles: Do something new; don’t run with the pack. Surround yourself with the smartest people you can find. Be guided by beauty. Don’t give up easily. Hope for good luck!

My near-death experience, Time, and @ShashivermaTfl on London's transport open.substack.com/pub/vasantdhar… @NYUStern @NYUDataScience

I had the most interesting conversation on Smell with @awiltschko Alex Wiltschko, CEO of the Google spinoff Osmo. Why is smell so poorly understood and under-appreciated? How important is it to your overall well-being? Find out! @NYUStern @NYUDataScience bravenewpodcast.com/episodes/2024/…

Is Economic Deprivation the Real Cause of The Adolescent Mental Health Crisis? open.substack.com/pub/jonathanha…

@DegenRolf Sounds quite similar to my colleague @JonHaidt

Much of political psychology slid, long ago, into the quicksand of politicized psychology. But then there are occasional gems of insight.

@JonHaidt on the teen mental health crisis. At Union Square check it out!

@PTetlock ...in that case, check out my conversation with @PTetlock on Brave New World on the art of forecasting bravenewpodcast.com/episodes/2022/…

Good taste!

I had a fantastic conversation with @PippaEhrlich who directed the award winning documentary My Octopus Teacher @myoctoteacher. So, check it out! Fair warning: you might give up eating octopi. @NYUStern @NYUDataScience open.substack.com/pub/vasantdhar…

Congrats Jason @zhansheng ! A landmark moment for you.

The future of coffee.