Economist at @epi.org https://www.epi.org/people/ben-zipperer/
Very useful suggestions for economists verifying that AI-generated code correctly implements the design, so we can focus on the harder, less-automatable question: does the design actually identify the effect being claimed?
Arin DubeMaybe not a popular post for here, but this is my assessment. In economics research, there are some easy ways to get a decent amount of verification of accuracy for AI generated code or algebra. 1/
Research on immigration flows can point to complex, heterogeneous effects. But in research on increased immigration _enforcement_, negative social consequences are pretty much the rule. Arrests, detentions, and deportations make everyone worse off.
Jake GrumbachThis paper shows that immigration enforcement can _increase_ crime. Undocumented immigrants already have the lowest crime rate, but tough-on-immigration policy makes immigrants less likely to report crime. So immigration enforcement worsens the problem it was ostensibly meant to solve
Terence Tao argues AI brings a new "crisis in the foundations of mathematical values and practices" that could ultimately leave the field stronger, like the foundational upheaval a century ago teorth.github.io/tao-web/slid...
for the dozen lunatics on here running linux: voice-to-text with voxtype is very nice
Voxtype - Voice to Text for Linux and macOSPush-to-talk voice-to-text for Linux and macOS. Fully offline speech recognition powered by Whisper. No cloud, no subscriptions, no Python dependencies.voxtype.ioThe recent acceleration in labor productivity is driven less by AI's direct efficiency gains than by higher capital utilization (itself partly a result of the AI buildout) from @ernietedeschi.bsky.social
AI and productivityThe story in the data so far (briefly)www.stripeeconomics.comuniversal health care would do more than almost anything to make it easier for someone to start a small business
Andrew Lawrencethe reason we dont have medicare for all is bc corporations need employer based healthcare to keep you chained to your desk in a job you hate that doesnt pay you what youre worth
Ground zero for AI use is software development, and employment keeps rising anyway
Guy BergerThere's been a meaningful pickup in software developer employment over the past year or two. If you're going to use AI to write software, it's a good idea to put it in the hands of someone who knows what they're doing... (h/t JamesBessen)
surprise, surprise: Tom "$50k" Homan blaming people ICE killed for "failing to comply" as if compliance were a shield. Morally and factually wrong
Aaron RuparHoman on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
We found that Trump's deportation agenda could destroy up to 400,000 home based care jobs, forcing family members to scramble for informal arrangements to support relatives
salon“Even without the fear that this stunt evoked, aides and the night nurses are already leaving — their protections revoked, status in question — but the need for them isn’t shrinking.”