AI Article Readings

AI reading of The Cyborg Era: What AI means for jobs - By Séb Krier.* 00:00 - Introduction* 00:51 - Why it’s still complicated and comparative advantage can apply for a long time* 06:22 - Why demand for human touchy-feely things is not just an inconvenient detail* 13:58 - Why this is not an eternal checkmate* 20:46 - What’s the takeaway?https://open.substack.com/pub/aleximas/p/the-cyborg-era-what-ai-means-for?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

“Full Cast” AI recording of SOTA On Bay Area House Party - By Scott Alexander. https://open.substack.com/pub/astralcodexten/p/sota-on-bay-area-house-party?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of Burnout is breaking a sacred pact - By Cate Hall. * 00:00 - Introduction* 03:49 - If burnout isn’t stress, what the hell is it?* 06:51 - The elephant-rider relationship has several important features:* 09:02 - If you happen to catch yourself on the way to burnout, what should you do?In this essay Cate Hall draws on her experience as a "connoisseur of burnout" to argue that the condition is far more damaging than simple stress. Using the metaphor of the "Elephant and the Rider," she illustrates how burnout occurs when our rational minds break a fundamental promise to our emotional selves. Hall explores why standard rest often fails to cure this internal breach and outlines the radical, honest steps required to restore the balance. Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

Full cast AI recording of The AI revolution is here. Will the economy survive the transition? - By Michael Burry, Dwarkesh Patel, Patrick McKenzie, and Jack Clark. * 00:00 - Introduction* 01:01 - The story of AI* 08:17 - Do AI tools actually improve productivity?* 10:24 - Which company is winning?* 12:20 - Why hasn’t AI stolen all our jobs?* 15:49 - Why many workers aren’t using AI (yet)* 20:24 - Are engineers going to be out of work?* 24:18 - Where is the money going?* 27:22 - What the market gets wrong* 30:21 - What would change their minds* 34:48 - How they actually use LLMs* 36:54 - Risk, power, and how to shape the future* 41:32 - More on the participants:https://open.substack.com/pub/post/p/the-ai-revolution-is-here-will-the?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of The Renaissance Myth - By James Franklin. In this essay, James Franklin challenges the familiar story of the Renaissance as a sudden rebirth of reason and progress, arguing instead that many of its celebrated claims rest on persistent historical myths. He contends that intellectual life in science, philosophy, and literature was often stronger in the High Middle Ages than in the Renaissance, and that the later period’s reputation owes more to self-promotion, art, and hindsight than to genuine advances in thought.https://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/renaissance.html Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of Seven Vicious Vices of Rationalists, By Ben Pace. * 00:00 - Introduction* 00:42 - One. Contrarianism* 02:17 - Two. Pedantry* 04:07 - Three. Elaboration* 04:25 - Four. Social Obliviousness* 06:12 - Five. Assuming Good Faith* 07:36 - Six. Undercutting Social Momentum* 09:22 - Seven. Digging Your Heels In* 10:56 - These, then, are seven vices of rationalists:https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/r6xSmbJRK9KKLcXTM/7-vicious-vices-of-rationalists-1 Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of Why the AI Water Issue Has Nothing to Do With Water, By Alberto Romero, January 6th, 2026. 00:00 - One. An issue of unfading importance06:24 - Two. The safest bet possible11:42 - Three. The new moral economy17:33 - Four. A concrete, visceral trap22:22 - Five. The immunity to facts and data29:30 - Six. Gaining points before Godhttps://open.substack.com/pub/thealgorithmicbridge/p/why-the-ai-water-issue-has-nothing?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of JOINT REVIEW: Starting Strength, by Mark Rippetoe, By John Psmith and Jane Psmith. https://open.substack.com/pub/thepsmiths/p/joint-review-starting-strength-by?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast episode for REVIEW: The Everlasting Empire, by Yuri Pines, By John Psmith. https://open.substack.com/pub/thepsmiths/p/review-the-everlasting-empire-by?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of Capital in the 22nd Century, By Philip Trammell and Dwarkesh Patel. Thomas Piketty argued that inequality spirals upward unless we stop it; most economists thought he was wrong about the past. In this guest essay for Philip Trammell, Dwarkesh Patel asks a more uncomfortable question: what if Piketty turns out to be right about the future? Revisiting the old debates about capital, labor, and inheritance "with our AGI hats on," Patel explores what happens to the rules of wealth accumulation when robots show up to do the work, touching on everything from the privatization of returns to the peculiar economics of tax havens in a world of runaway automation.* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:00:07 - 1. Introduction* 00:04:02 - 2. Background* 00:04:53 - The classic “Baumol vs. Jevons”* 00:11:49 - Against Piketty on the past* 00:18:38 - For Piketty on the future* 00:19:13 - 3. Inequality absent policy* 00:25:19 - The inequality spiral* 00:31:55 - International catch-up will slow or end* 00:34:06 - Inheritance, and charitable trusts, will grow more important* 00:38:32 - Inheriting the earth* 00:42:58 - 4. Equality via policy* 00:47:43 - How to redistribute* 00:51:19 - Tax inheritances especially* 00:52:26 - Try for international coordination* 01:00:06 - Tax natural resources?* 01:02:55 - Beyond direct redistribution* 01:05:41 - Inheriting the earth reduxhttps://open.substack.com/pub/philiptrammell/p/capital-in-the-22nd-century?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of The Inner Ring, By C. S. Lewis. https://www.lewissociety.org/innerring/ Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of JOINT REVIEW: Class, by Paul Fussell. By Jane Psmith and John Psmith.https://open.substack.com/pub/thepsmiths/p/joint-review-class-by-paul-fussell?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality Is A Disney Movie About A Serial Killer, By WSCFriedman. In this essay, WSCFriedman responds to Alexander Wales’s critique of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, the celebrated rationalist fanfiction novel by Eliezer Yudkowsky. While acknowledging the work has legitimate flaws worth discussing, Friedman argues that Wales fundamentally misreads the story’s structure—specifically the claim that its main plot doesn’t begin until late in the narrative. Through four complementary lenses, Friedman makes the case that HPMoR has a clear, unified plot established from nearly the beginning, one that draws on classic storytelling archetypes while weaving together character growth, philosophical conflict, and the tension between competing worldviews. This is a piece for readers who already know the story well; newcomers should experience the novel first before diving into this detailed structural analysis.* 00:00 - Introduction* 04:40 - 1. Be Careful What You Wish For* 11:48 - 2. The Moral Of The Story Is...?* 16:18 - 3. Hannibal, But With Kids!* 23:28 - 4: The Siege of the Soul* 33:47 - So, do you think you know what the elephant looks like? Any other good lenses I’ve missed?https://open.substack.com/pub/asourdays/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of How I Found Myself Running a Microschool, By Kelsey Piper.https://open.substack.com/pub/educationprogress/p/how-i-found-myself-running-a-microschool?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of How getting richer made teenagers less free, By Kelsey Piper. Kelsey Piper examines one of the great paradoxes of modern prosperity: as we’ve lifted children out of dangerous labor and early death, we’ve simultaneously stripped them of independence and agency. Starting with a striking account of teenage factory workers in 1913 and their surprising preferences, Piper traces how a century of economic growth has transformed not just material conditions but our entire conception of childhood and adolescence. She explores current attitudes toward children’s autonomy, the role of institutions in shaping parental anxiety, and asks whether we’ve traded one form of harm for another. It’s a nuanced look at what we’ve gained, what we may have lost, and the search for a middle ground that protects young people without suffocating them.https://open.substack.com/pub/theargument/p/how-getting-richer-made-teenagers?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of Can You Just Do Things? - By Cate Hall - Asterisk.Cate Hall joins Clara Collier and Jake Eaton to discuss her forthcoming book You Can Just Do Things and unpack what agency really means, beyond the Silicon Valley buzzword. Hall offers a definition centred on freedom rather than ambition, exploring why high achievement and high agency aren’t the same thing, and how someone can follow an impressive path without ever truly choosing it. The conversation moves through the catalysts that spark genuine personal transformation, the dark side of “high agency” culture, why Hall finds the term “NPC” morally repugnant, and the surprising role that relationships and even Enneagram types play in how we develop autonomy. A thoughtful examination of what it means to actually live a self-directed life, and whether that’s something that can be taught, or only received as a kind of grace.https://asteriskmag.substack.com/p/can-you-just-do-things Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

Podcast episode for Where Do You Stand? - By Dean W. Ball. https://open.substack.com/pub/hyperdimensional/p/where-do-we-stand?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of When grades stop meaning anything - By Kelsey Piper. * 00:00 - Introduction* 07:44 - 1. This is not just about COVID-19 or phones in classrooms or whatever your pet bogeyman is* 08:39 - 2. This is about the UC system* 10:32 - 3. These students are not lazy or dumb* 11:50 - Where do we go from here?https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grades-stop-meaning-anything?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of The Perplexing Appeal of The Telepathy Tapes - By Meghan Boilard.https://asteriskmag.com/issues/12-books/paradigm-shifted-the-perplexing-appeal-of-the-telepathy-tapes Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe

AI reading of NASA’s Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage - By Casey Handmer. * 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:00:19 - NASA’s Orion Space Capsule Is Flaming Garbage* 00:05:17 - Orion is absurdly expensive to build and operate* 00:15:21 - The Orion capsule is far too heavy to be useful* 00:22:19 - Wrong Mission* 00:28:52 - Heat shield* 00:42:33 - We’re done here* 00:46:07 - But wait, there’s more* 00:46:32 - Separation bolts* 00:49:40 - Service Module Problems* 00:55:41 - ECLSS problems* 00:59:59 - Hatches that won’t open* 01:05:35 - Docking system missing, please pay $2.5b* 01:11:59 - Abort system and other crew safety systems* 01:14:19 - Parachute test failures* 01:14:46 - Power distribution system* 01:16:55 - Battery design won’t stop changing for no apparent reason* 01:20:12 - Flight software* 01:22:40 - Systems that have not yet caused problems* 01:23:40 - Contractor underperformance is overdetermined* 01:26:10 - Lying to you with your own tax dollars* 01:35:20 - So what now?https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/nasas-orion-space-capsule-is-flaming-garbage/ Get full access to Askwho Casts AI at askwhocastsai.substack.com/subscribe