@natolambert: clearly I need to post more
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A tweet quoting criticism of big AI labs and new media for absorbing talent and causing an epistemic collapse, highlighting the struggles of those outside these institutions.
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clearly I need to post more
dan (@irl_danB): the big labs and new media are black holes for talent and epistemic collapse
here’s to the folks on the outside
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