Category: TechKnowledgey

Technology is really about new knowledge. And new knowledge can benefit all of humankind.

Politics, Peptides, and Roth Conversions

by  on  in Financial Planning, Investing, TechKnowledgey

Political parties and stock returns: The United States political landscape is dominated by two parties. Is one party better than the other? Don’t answer that. It is a rhetorical question. Does one party create more wealth than the other? Again, a rhetorical question. If when you read the two previous rhetorical questions you mentally jumped to a conclusion you must… Read more →

A Few Thoughts on AI and Stocks vs. Bonds

by  on  in Investing, TechKnowledgey

About AI: If you have been reading this blog during the past few years, you know that I am persuaded that we are experiencing rapid, accelerating change. I have written about AGI (artificial general intelligence) and ASI (artificial superintelligence) several times before and have identified significant concerns. Recently, AI concerns have been front and center in news and opinion media.… Read more →

We Have to Change Course.

by  on  in TechKnowledgey

Dr. Jonathan Slotkin, a neurosurgeon, recently posted an opinion piece in the New York Times entitled “The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.” His first paragraph is reproduced below. I recently got called to see a teenager ejected in a rollover car crash. The trauma team rushed him into surgery to stop major abdominal bleeding,… Read more →