NotableDissidents are silenced, and the West moves on. “What this crass worldliness misses is that human-rights issues typified by cases like Jimmy’s aren’t distractions from more important business. They are the business.” — Bret Stephens, Opinion columnist Thanks, Olympics. We needed this. “As you sink into the events, mono-focus. Welcome awe into your frayed being. And don’t miss the Alps. Nature has never looked better than set against the aesthetic poverty of our digital spaces.” — Kelly Corrigan, the host of the podcast “Kelly Corrigan Wonders” The academic race with China is America’s to lose. “The problem isn’t just how universities react to rankings; it’s how the rankings themselves are built. It’s possible to achieve almost any desired outcome depending on the criteria.” — Ariel Procaccia, a professor of computer science at Harvard Spotlight
Why I Quit My Job at OpenAIZoë Hitzig, a former researcher at OpenAI, writes that ads on ChatGPT aren’t a bad idea, but they have to be done the right way. ICYMIThe left needs a sharper A.I. politics. “If A.I. increases wealth while restructuring employment — and at some scale, it seems bound to do both — then clearly the left will have a new opportunity to organize on behalf of labor against capital. But what is the fundamental ask of such organizing?” — Ross Douthat, Opinion columnist More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump International Airport? This Has to Stop.” Propose single payer health care and call it “Trumpcare.” The ID card is gold with his face and signature on it. He won’t be able to resist. — A comment by Kenneth from Alabama Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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