AI Article Readings

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