Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:01:07 - Table of Contents * 00:04:45 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:09:52 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:10:04 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:11:21 - On Your Marks * 00:11:4...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:40 - The Previously Dead Executive Order * 05:14 - The Return Of The Executive Order * 05:51 - What Does The Executive Order Do * 07:05 - Thirty Days Is a Lot Less Than Ninety Days * 07:25 - Yes Your...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:01:37 - The Official Pitch * 00:02:17 - But Wait There’s More * 00:06:31 - It’s A Good Model, Sir * 00:07:58 - Official Benchmarks (Including System Card Section 8) * 00:17:46 - Other People’s Benc...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 05:00 - Model Welfare: The Story So Far * 08:48 - Actual Progress? * 10:15 - Their Main Model Welfare Findings * 20:18 - Automated Interviews * 21:08 - Emotion Activations (7.2.3) * 22:29 - Task Preferen...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 01:15 - Table of Contents * 02:32 - Here We Go Again: Executive Summary * 03:58 - Introduction (1) * 04:03 - RSP Evaluations (2) * 05:11 - Move That Goalpost * 07:11 - The Failures Are News * 09:21 - Ali...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:02:06 - Table of Contents * 00:05:31 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:06:52 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:09:13 - Do The Math * 00:12:26 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:13:23...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:03:09 - Table of Contents * 00:03:50 - A Brief History of Magnifica Humanitas * 00:13:50 - Economic Models Very Different From Our Own * 00:15:47 - A New Jerusalem * 00:18:08 - So Sayeth The Pope (...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:38 - Introducing Google Gemini three point five ‘Flash’ * 05:20 - Other People’s Benchmarks * 06:34 - Reactions * 12:29 - Google AI Search * 13:21 - Google Daily Brief * 14:29 - Google I/O Day https:/...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:01:17 - Table of Contents * 00:04:46 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:06:42 - Do The Math * 00:07:59 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:08:35 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:08:48...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:35 - People Don’t Let Kids Do Things * 03:26 - Half The People Are Worse Than Average * 04:29 - Let Your Children Play * 05:53 - Don’t Fear The CPS * 10:14 - Daycare * 13:13 - Daycare Costs * 15:39 -...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:13 - You’re Single Because You Suck At Kissing * 01:21 - You’re Not Single But You’re Sexually Incompatible * 02:48 - You’re Single Because You Aren’t Into BDSM * 08:19 - You’re Single Because You Did...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:15 - Hanta Hanta I Don’t Wanta * 04:18 - Bad News * 08:42 - Predictions Can Be Easy Even About The Future * 08:50 - Good Advice * 11:49 - The Efficient Market Hypothesis Is False * 13:48 - There Are F...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:00:29 - Table of Contents * 00:03:59 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:05:43 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:06:46 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:07:23 - Levels of Friction * 00...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 01:28 - On Your Marks * 06:25 - How Good Is Mythos? * 13:15 - Cyber Lack of Security * 16:57 - Greetings From The Department of War * 18:34 - The Prior Restraint Era Begins * 23:29 - Commerce Versus Inte...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:36 - Education Research Is Worse Than You Know * 04:33 - The War on Math * 06:52 - University of California San Diego * 14:35 - Beyond UCSD * 16:22 - New York Can’t Do Math * 17:33 - The Academic Stan...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 01:01 - Table of Contents * 01:39 - Mississippi Can Read Now * 02:57 - What Mississippi and Louisiana Did * 09:54 - Spies In Every Classroom * 11:37 - Mississippi Results Are Not Due To Retention * 17:03...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:35 - Table of Contents * 01:00 - Whoops, Sorry * 02:09 - Huh, Upgrades * 04:42 - Codex of Ultimate Computer Use * 08:36 - Rookie Numbers * 09:33 - I See What You Did There * 11:40 - Just a Ride * 11:4...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:01:46 - Table of Contents * 00:05:53 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:06:55 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:09:33 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:09:57 - Grok 4.3 Exists But X A...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:30 - What Is Anthropic? * 11:50 - What Is This Supposed Tool AI? https://open.substack.com/pub/thezvi/p/what-is-anthropic?r=67y1h&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Get full access to DWA...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - Project Glasswing Cannot Expand 02:34 - The Ad-Hoc Prior Restraint Era Begins 09:47 - Implementation Through CAISI 12:50 - What Should We Do About AI? 14:23 - The Chain of Command Nonsense Continues...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 01:05 - Owning Versus Renting * 03:19 - Build To Rent Is Good Actually * 08:22 - Elizabeth Warren, Full Supervillain * 09:46 - The Better Case Against Corporate Housing Ownership * 11:47 - The ROAD Act B...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:34 - Yelling Fire Risk In A Crowded City * 02:22 - Beauty * 07:16 - Historical Preservation Is Out Of Hand * 08:54 - You Only Need One Staircase * 10:17 - Zoning Run Amok * 11:57 - Elevator Action * 1...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00:00 - Introduction * 00:02:02 - Table of Contents * 00:05:35 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility * 00:06:04 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility * 00:12:01 - Seeking Deeply * 00:24:00 - Huh, Upgrades * 00:24:...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 00:33 - The Original Most Important Chart * 01:59 - Show Me The Money * 02:23 - Bad Things Happen Less * 05:39 - The Exponential * 10:40 - Find Out * 11:30 - Fertility Crisis * 12:06 - However You Look A...

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. * 00:00 - Introduction * 02:42 - The Official Pitch * 08:28 - Our Price Cheap * 09:08 - Official Benchmarks * 17:24 - SemiAnalysis Doublecheck * 18:40 - Other People’s Benchmarks * 21:51 - Vend That Bench * 25:34 - Planning Is E...