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Episode 262 - Category Theory, Google Responds, and Another Covid Retro

Episode 262 - Category Theory, Google Responds, and Another Covid Retro

Max describes category theory as a branch of mathematics, and asks whether it will become more important in the age of AI. We then discuss the issues of the day:
- looks at John Stossel's Video on how governments responded to Covid, and where their decisions stand three years later
- Google's Recent Moves in Response to ChatGPT as well as layoffs.
Probability Distribution of the Week: Beta Distribution

Links

YouTube: Covid: Who Was Right?
Maximum Truth: What's the real cost of CO2?
DNYUZ: Google Calls in Help From Larry Page and Sergey Brin for A.I. Fight
The New York Times: Alphabet’s Profit Drops 27 Percent From a Year Earlier
CNBC: Google employees scramble for answers after layoffs hit long-tenured and recently promoted employees

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