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What banning AI surveillance should look like, at a minimum
Prohibited practices, others that face higher scrutiny, and the rest at least transparent and optional
Sep 27
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On reddit, roughly 500 views = 1 click
175,000 reddit views generated just 310 clicks, a 0.18% CTR
Sep 21
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A U.S.-China tech tie is a big win for China because of its population advantage
China’s population is declining, but UN projections show it will remain at least twice the size of the U.S.
Sep 13
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AI surveillance should be banned while there is still time.
All the same privacy harms with online tracking are also present with AI, but worse.
Sep 6
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August 2025
Progress isn't automatic
It takes considerable effort, education, organization, and money
Aug 30
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Musings on evergreen content
Building an audience for ideas that last
Aug 23
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Rule #3: Every decision involves trade-offs
One of the universal rules of decision-making is that every decision involves trade-offs.
Aug 10
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July 2025
9 ways DuckDuckGo's Search Assist Differs from Google’s AI Overviews
Seeking better UX for AI-assisted search answers at DuckDuckGo
Jul 31
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The key to increasing standard of living is increasing labor productivity
Unpacking this counterintuitive conclusion
Jul 26
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Most chatbot users miss this key setting, so we moved it up front
Making it easier and more intuitive to change the system prompt in duck.ai
Jul 20
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The debate over a potential economic bump from AI points to a much larger economic opportunity.
We can turn temporary economic productivity bumps into permanent higher economic growth through sustained higher investment in basic research.
Jul 8
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June 2025
States should be allowed to regulate AI because realistically Congress won't
Let’s not give AI a decade-long free pass from regulation.
Jun 26
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