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What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

Biden v. Bibi

Mar 14, 2024
This podcast discusses academics complaining about AI, 200 years of US failure in Haiti, American high school slackening, and the public fight between Biden and Bibi benefiting both. It also explores escalating AI model costs, AGI development, violence in Haiti, educational standards, and favorite religious sites around the world.
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  • Academic researchers struggle to keep up with AI advancement due to resource gap with industry.
  • Increased graduation rates in public high schools may indicate a decline in academic standards.

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Challenges Facing Academic Researchers in AI Field

The sky-high cost of working with AI models is posing a challenge for academic researchers to compete with tech companies like Meta, Google, and Microsoft. This resource gap has led to a significant decrease in AI breakthroughs originating from universities. The public sector lags behind in resources compared to the industry, impacting the development of technology focused on public goods.

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