Spence Purnell (@spencekjell) 's Twitter Profile
Spence Purnell

@spencekjell

Resident Senior Fellow of Technology and Innovation @RSI

Information Governance, Content Moderation, AI, other various nerd topics spattered with Steelers talk

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Some people are fooled by randomness. Others are fooled by selection bias. About half of women and 1/3 of men in the UK were illiterate around 1850. We don't get to read their letters.

Some people are fooled by randomness. Others are fooled by selection bias.

About half of women and 1/3 of men in the UK were illiterate around 1850. We don't get to read their letters.
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Good. Find the courage to break free from the “I can’t let the other guys” win and send a real message with your vote!!!

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Seems like there's no real-world application yet, but this stuff is just so freaking cool. theguardian.com/technology/202…

Adam Thierer (@adamthierer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

new R Street Institute essay: "AI and Public Health Series Part 4: How AI Can Make Healthcare More Affordable and Accessible" by Nick Thielman & me. AI cannot solve all the inefficiencies and problems associated with our healthcare system, as deeper structural problems require multi-faceted

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Capitalism is a system of PROFIT & LOSS. Profits encourage risk-taking; losses encourage prudence. Losses & associated bankruptcies are at least as important to a properly functioning capitalism as profits. Gov't enterprises don't suffer losses.

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My latest in R Street Institute! YouTube's Second Chance program is sadly the result of Rep. Jordan's hypocritical and inappropriate pressure on the company to moderate information. rstreet.org/commentary/you…

Danish (@astrodanish) 's Twitter Profile Photo

so many people think neuralink is some evil megacorp but we’re literally just out here helping the homies eat pretzels lol

Adam Thierer (@adamthierer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In new a16z podcast, David Sacks notes, “the thing that has really made Silicon Valley special over the past several decades is permissionless innovation.” By contrast, what is being contemplated for AI “is an approval system for both software and hardware” where “you have to

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"The Constitution of Innovation." A powerful new manifesto for revitalizing European innovation culture by Luis Garicano 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Bengt Holmstrom & @competitionprof. “A renaissance is possible," the argue, but it will require a change in attitude and policies. "A much better Europe is

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The Constitution of Innovation by Luis Garicano 🇪🇺🇺🇦, Bengt Holmström and Nicolas Petit is a deep and substantive contribution to the debate over European stagnation. It is also, as the kids say, a banger. Europe must do less, but do it better. Europe’s risk paranoia is killing its