
Jeffrey Funk is a retired Associate Professor, winner of the NTT DoCoMo mobile science award, and author of recent articles on startups and technology in American Affairs, Issues in Science & Technology, Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Slate, and Mind Matters News.
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Goodhart’s Law and Scientific Innovation in Academia
Many university researchers are leaving academia so they can actually get things done
Large Language Models Can Entertain but Are They Useful?
Humans who value correct responses will need to fact-check everything LLMs generate
Tech bubble? Our Progress Towards Value to Users Has Slowed…
We should be wary of glowing forecasts when newer technologies don’t offer anywhere near as large benefits
The Hyper-Specialization of University Researchers
So many papers are published today in increasingly narrow specialties that, if there is still a big picture, hardly anyone can see it
How Far Will Unicorn Share Prices Fall?
Cumulative losses give us some insights
Is Rationality Finally Emerging for Unicorn Share Prices?
Share prices are falling as losses continue to mount
Destructing the Creative Destruction Myth
Debunking the argument that the Fortune 100 list is evidence of the productive vitality of capitalism
A World Without Work? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Predictions of mass unemployment caused by robots continue to be wildly inaccurate