Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.
 
Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia
 
(0:00) Is AI about to “eat everything”?
(2:53) What does the METR chart measure?
(8:08) What do these measurements actually capture?
(12:31-) How are the models getting better? 
(21:26) Does this mean AI is about to “eat everything”?
(26:16) So, what’s with all of these hysterical tweets?
 
Links:
Buy Cal’s
latest book, “Slow Productivity” at <a href="www.calnewport.com/slow%20">www.calnewport.com/slow </a>
<a href="https://metr.org/time-horizons/">https://metr.org/time-horizons/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SydSteyerhart/status/2053082873847070911">https://x.com/SydSteyerhart/status/2053082873847070911</a>
<a href="https://x.com/AISafetyMemes/status/2053169358919328172">https://x.com/AISafetyMemes/status/2053169358919328172</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ramez/status/2041946766598402459?s=61">https://x.com/ramez/status/2041946766598402459?s=61</a>
 
Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering, Nate Mechler for research and newsletter, and Jay Kerstens for theme music.









































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