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Posts in category "economics"

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The Economy

Trump’s cornerstone economic policy is bad for America and the world.

 
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On policy

I wish this election were about policy

 
 
An AI image of A person typing at a computer in a text on screen, but the words are changed on the monitor of a different person's screen

Sutter on Safety

What do we need to assess if memory safe langages are 'sufficient'?

 
 
 
 
 
Text from GPT3, claiming that terminators cannot take over the world in the same way that real machines or robots could.

GPT-3

The OpenAI chatbot is shockingly improved — its capabilities deserve attention.

 
Text from GPT3, claiming that terminators cannot take over the world in the same way that real machines or robots could.

GPT-3

Text captured from GPT-3

 
 
 

On Monopolies

In a simpler age, Matt Stoller famously lost his job for critiquing Google.

 

Code: science and production

Phil Bull presents an interesting, generally convincing, argument in 'Why you can ignore reviews of scientific code by commercial software developers', with a couple of exceptions.

 
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Valuing CyberSecurity Research Datasets

A paper at the Workshop on the Economics of Information Security titled “Valuing CyberSecurity Research Datasets” focuses on the value of the IMPACT data sharing platform at DHS, and how the availability of data shapes research.

 
 
 
Whitepaper cover: Measuring the Impact of DMARC's Part in Preventing Business Email Compromise

Measuring ROI for DMARC

I'm pleased to be able to share work that Shostack + Associates and the Cyentia Institute have been doing for the Global Cyber Alliance.