Uncertainties

Mostly incomplete explorations and open questions, prone to revision at any time.

Uber in Chicago

What open data from Chicago tells us about the Uber driver population.

Simple Simulations of Ridehail Traffic and Trips

Computer simulations of ridehail traffic and trips in a simplified city

Advertising, news, and houses of cards

Social media platforms offer only a simplistic idea of the boundaries around speech.

The Alignment Mistake

The ‘Alignment Problem’ is the wrong way to think about the hazards of Generative AI

Yet Another Introduction to Quantum Computing

…as plainly as I can, attempt 0.1

State of Quantum Computing Notes

What’s going on?

Lake Wobegon and the Panopticon

Some ideas about reputation systems, backed up by some simulations.

What Kind of Thing is Artificial Intelligence?

There are other ways to think about AI than like an organism