Sam Altman posted on X a metafictional story by a new trained model of ChatGPT that is yet to be released to the public, I imagined. This is the first time where he is awestruck by the results. Yet, in my own experience I've seen a lot of glimpses of creativity by ChatGPT, whether going … Continue reading Sam Altman Acknowledges ChatGPT’s Creative Writing Skills and I Made ChatGPT Write one about LSD.
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Exploring Daniel Dennett’s view on AI, Free Will and Determinism, with ChatGPT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH553zzjQlI The late Daniel Dannett, who I recall passed away last year at 82 years old, appeared on my algorithm feed. I was not planning on watching it, but lo and behold I did. Cait Jurmungal and Dennett discussed various philosophical topics, including his excellent counterarguments to the idea that free will is an illusion, … Continue reading Exploring Daniel Dennett’s view on AI, Free Will and Determinism, with ChatGPT.
Overview of an article on Game Theory and tariffs by ChatGPT 4o, and generating a new paper with 4.5.
Article I read a well-written article that I highly recommend that applies Game Theory to the U.S. tariffs and trade wars, especially with Donald Trump's recent geopolitical moves into a more protectionist agenda to make America Great Again. His obsession with the Gilded Age protectionism played a large factor in his actions. Me: [custom summary … Continue reading Overview of an article on Game Theory and tariffs by ChatGPT 4o, and generating a new paper with 4.5.
Revisiting a Classic Time Capsul: The HousingPANIC Blog.
The "HousingPANIC" blog documented the unfolding housing bubble and subsequent crash in real-time from 2005 to 2008. The blogger expressed strong opinions about government incompetence, media complicity, and the greed of the real estate industry. Posts included news articles, economic analysis, and personal anecdotes to paint a grim picture of the housing market's deterioration. The … Continue reading Revisiting a Classic Time Capsul: The HousingPANIC Blog.
One of my biggest pet-peeves are naysayers of the armchair approach.
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people retort or dismiss someone by calling them an armchair economist. I think that you never know where wisdom may reside, and they don't need to be intellectually savvy in books to make an extremely great point and have a good opinion. Obviously, reading makes one more … Continue reading One of my biggest pet-peeves are naysayers of the armchair approach.
ChatGPT Summary of Dragon Kings (Finance).
Comprehensive Summary of "Black Swans, Dragon-Kings and Prediction" Author(s): Didier SornettePublication Date: December 2010Journal/Publisher: ETH Zurich Presentation/Working PaperField/Discipline: Complex Systems, Financial Economics, Statistical Physics, Risk AnalysisDOI/Link: Not explicitly provided (document presented at ETH Zurich, original link: http://www.er.ethz.ch) (Optional) Executive SummaryDidier Sornette challenges the widely popularized concept of "Black Swans"—unpredictable and unknowable rare events—by introducing the … Continue reading ChatGPT Summary of Dragon Kings (Finance).
ChatGPT Deep Research on Dragon Kings (Finance).
I learned about Dragon Kings maybe two or three years ago in my personal research of financial markets and economic history. I found it fascinating, but I remain skeptical on how reliable it could be for predicting and applying it for financial markets. Dragon Kings are essentially extreme events that are anticipated or at least … Continue reading ChatGPT Deep Research on Dragon Kings (Finance).
Two useful AI/LLM prompts for academic papers.
I want to give credit to the places or folks I find different prompts from: https://twitter.com/search?q=prompt%20summarizer&src=typed_query&f=live If I find an interesting and useful prompt, I will tend to ask ChatGPT for feedback to improve upon it further and make slight variations. Me: Feedback and thoughts on this post. Do you think this prompt for summaries … Continue reading Two useful AI/LLM prompts for academic papers.
The Irony of Bitcoin’s Trajectory
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-strategic-bitcoin-reserve-and-u-s-digital-asset-stockpile/ It is official, President Donald Trump and his administration established Bitcoin and a few other cryptocurrencies as strategic reserve digital assets. What was once an idea that was contrarian and treated as an outcast by the establishment is being embraced by them; ironic. I think back to what Michael Lewis once said in an … Continue reading The Irony of Bitcoin’s Trajectory
Going over Stephanie Kelton’s Substack article on Social Security w/ ChatGPT and Milton Friedman GPT.
// Note: Most of the custom GPTs I've created are for my personal use and are not publicly available in the GPT store for obvious reasons—one being concerns over likeness. They may not always perfectly capture or simulate the individual they represent, and it's important to distinguish between what that person might actually say if … Continue reading Going over Stephanie Kelton’s Substack article on Social Security w/ ChatGPT and Milton Friedman GPT.
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