Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek launches ai.com during the Super Bowl and opens up username handle registration to let users get a private, personalized AI agent (Brayden Lindrea/Cointelegraph)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocom-boss-launched-agentic-ai-too…
"In the budget speech this year, commission president Ursula von der Leyen made a bold statement that AI is expected to approach human reasoning by next year."
Die Nächste, nach (bzw. vor) Wildberger.
"Surprised by this statement, I asked the commission to provide me with documents .."
"The commission’s response was not filled with references to the scientific literature. Instead, the Commission referred to the essays and books by tech CEOs."<…
Beyond Revenue and Welfare: Counterfactual Analysis of Spectrum Auctions with Application to Canada's 3800MHz Allocation
Sara Jalili Shani, Kris Joseph, Michael B. McNally, James R. Wright
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.08106 https://arxiv.org/html/2512.08106
arXiv:2512.08106v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Spectrum auctions are the primary mechanism through which governments allocate scarce radio frequencies, with outcomes that shape competition, coverage, and innovation in telecommunications markets. While traditional models of spectrum auctions often rely on strong equilibrium assumptions, we take a more parsimonious approach by modeling bidders as myopic and straightforward: in each round, firms simply demand the bundle that maximizes their utility given current prices. Despite its simplicity, this model proves effective in predicting the outcomes of Canada's 2023 auction of 3800 MHz spectrum licenses. Using detailed round-by-round bidding data, we estimate bidders' valuations through a linear programming framework and validate that our model reproduces key features of the observed allocation and price evolution. We then use these estimated valuations to simulate a counterfactual auction under an alternative mechanism that incentivizes deployment in rural and remote regions, aligning with one of the key objectives set out in the Canadian Telecommunications Act. The results show that the proposed mechanism substantially improves population coverage in underserved areas. These findings demonstrate that a behavioral model with minimal assumptions is sufficient to generate reliable counterfactual predictions, making it a practical tool for policymakers to evaluate how alternative auction designs may influence future outcomes. In particular, our study demonstrates a method for counterfactual mechanism design, providing a framework to evaluate how alternative auction rules could advance policy goals such as equitable deployment across Canada.
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It is always disturbing when MAGA politicians go off halfcocked about socialism.
Here are some of the “radical left” socialist programs that Warner must be complaining about:
Medicare
Medicaid
The Affordable Care Act
Social Security
SNAP (food stamps)
Meals on Wheels and Office of Aging services
Every single one of these programs was once characterized by right-wing politicians as a
“socialist program.”
"’…recipe for disaster because you have these masked federal officers w/very little identification, sometimes no identification, wearing plain clothes and masks,’ [Arizona Attorney General Kris] Mayes explained.
‘We have a stand-your-ground law that says if you reasonably believe your life is in danger, and you’re in your house or your car or on your property, that you can defend yourself w/lethal force,’”
Crypto.com co-founder Kris Marszalek buys the domain AI.com for $70M, the highest disclosed price for a domain name, as he plans a site offering an AI agent (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/83488628-8dfd-4060-a7b0-71b1bb012785
RE: https://meow.social/@kris_of_pnictogen/115884449604414690
So I seldom quote-post people, but one of the times you have to do it is when people knowingly do shit like *conflating me and Curtis Yarvin*, when Yarvin has publicly targeted me, did so …
RE: https://meow.social/@kris_of_pnictogen/115884449604414690
So I seldom quote-post people, but one of the times you have to do it is when people knowingly do shit like *conflating me and Curtis Yarvin*, when Yarvin has publicly targeted me, did so …
"In the budget speech this year, commission president Ursula von der Leyen made a bold statement that AI is expected to approach human reasoning by next year."
How the #EU commission is basing its #AI policy (and funding) on the wishful thinking of tech bros. Those, which currently use circu…
Arizona attorney general: "My state is the fentanyl funnel for the rest of America. Trump is turning his back on it.
The federal focus on deportations has siphoned resources away from combating drug and human trafficking."
https://www.ms.now/opinion/arizona-border-drugs-trump-deportations-kris-mayes
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #MusicMap
Aidan O’Rourke, Kris Drever, Martin Green, Joe Scurfield & Lau:
🎵 The Jigs
#AidanORourke #KrisDrever #MartinGreen #JoeScurfield #Lau