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We're hiring in PE!! UBC Economics

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I talked about AI and elections with Galen Druke from FiveThirtyEight. It was fun.

The most frustrating thing about ChatGPT 4 is wild inconsistency in conducting basic tasks like converting txt to beamer slides. One day, it makes beautiful slides with minimal prompts. Next day, same task, same prompt... it takes 5 or more requests to produce broken content.

We’re excited to welcome Chris Blair (@Chris_W_Blair) for a Wednesday Seminar on December 6. He will ask: How does mass refugee return shape conflict dynamics in destination communities? Watch live: youtube.com/@mitsecurityst…

Voltando hoje para o Rio depois de passar o trimestre na The University of Chicago. Passei esse período estudando sobre grupos criminais na América Latina e dando um curso sobre o mesmo tema para alunos de graduação e mestrado.

Chicago area has nowadays an incredible number of amazing scholars that study crime, violence and conflict. Thank you Ana Arjona, Juan Albarracín, Chris Blattman, Austin L. Wright, Martin Castillo, Paul Stanisland, Angélica Duran-Martinez and many others for amazing conversations.

After lengthy legal fights, some victims got their stuff back. I waited outside the courthouse the day one couple picked up their property—& federal agents threatened to arrest me b/c I didn't have a "media permit." Never underestimate government's aversion to accountability. /8

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Excited to share some professional news with you all this morning! Looking forward to joining Center for Global Development, and it’s all star team of experts and staff. Washington DC, here we come again! cgdev.org/blog/cgd-welco…