Wes is once again joined by Ross and Steven keep the rationalist community informed about what’s going on outside of the rationalist community
News links:
UN security council adopted Gaza deal
“Epstein Files Transparency Act” passed
Federal 3-judge panel issued injunction against Texas redistricting
Judge Jerry Smith wrote an insane dissent
Trump “pausing” Afgan immigration after Afgani shot two national guard soldiers
James Comey and Letitia James indictments fell apart
Navy deciding whether to recall Mark Kelly to active service so they can court-martial him
MIT Technology Review on Gemini 3
Anthropic disclosed what it calls “the first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention
Grok 4.1 showed increased sycophancy scores and “slightly higher deception rates”
The White House’s response to AI concerns can be summarized as “f**k it, yolo, pedal to the metal!”
The Trump administration is reclassifying which degrees count as “professional” under a new student loan program.
Happy News!
15yo Belgian just earned a PhD in quantum physics
Type one diabetes cured in mice
AI+EEG can diagnosis dementia vs. Alzheimer’s vs. healthy
Colombia has declared its entire Amazon biome as a reserve
CRISPR achieves 50% cholesterol reduction in first human trial
Berkeley solstice is next weekend
NYC solstice is December - tickets at
https://rationalistmegameetup.com/
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