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Next-Token Predictor Is An AI's Job, Not Its Species

Scott argues that dismissing AI as 'just a next-token predictor' is like dismissing humans as 'just reproduction machines' - both confuse the optimization process that shaped an entity with how that entity actually thinks.

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Feb 26, 2026 2,403 words 430 likes 433 comments Listen · 17 min Read Read

Now I Really Won That AI Bet

Scott Alexander shows how he won his 2022 bet about AI image generation capabilities, tracking the progress from early failures to complete success in 2025, using this to argue against AI skeptics.

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Jul 8, 2025 3,168 words 475 likes 464 comments Listen · 16 min Read Read

My Bet: AI Size Solves Flubs

Scott Alexander bets that AI models will quickly overcome current limitations, based on how GPT-3 improved on GPT-2's shortcomings identified by Gary Marcus.

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Jun 7, 2022 3,787 words 123 likes 456 comments Listen · 26 min Read Read

Contra Acemoglu On...Oh God, We're Doing This Again, Aren't We?

Scott Alexander critiques Daron Acemoglu's Washington Post article on AI risks, highlighting flawed logic and unsupported claims about AI's current impacts.

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Jul 27, 2021 2,326 words 126 likes 412 comments Listen · 19 min Read Read
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