Tuesday assorted links
The article presents a collection of assorted links covering various topics. It discusses the implications of AI in labor markets and the cognitive decline associated with retirement. Additionally, it touches on the perception of the natural resource sector in Africa and the cultural implications of Bob Dylan's political stance.
- ▪The article includes discussions on AI's role in labor markets and productivity.
- ▪It raises questions about the need for AI models to understand their own capabilities.
- ▪The article also explores the cognitive decline that can accelerate with retirement.
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Tuesday assorted links by Tyler Cowen April 28, 2026 at 2:38 pm 1. AI as palm reader? 2. “why we need to train models to learn their own capabilities, and how this will help them bid for work!” 3. Labor markets effects of AI. 4. Is Bob Dylan a liberal? 5. Retirement accelerates cognitive decline. 6. The natural resource sector in Africa is overrated (2023). 7. Productivity penalties from pivoting? 77 Comments Facebook Twitter RSS Feed print Comments Sort by Top Sort by Recent Sort by Controversial <article class="blog-comment depth-<%= model.depth %>" id="blog-comment-<%= model.id %>" data-user-vote="<%= model.user_vote %>" data-vote-count="<%= model.vote_count %>" data-vote-total="<%= model.vote_total %>" data-updoots="<%= model.updoots %>" data-downboops="<%= model.downboops %>"> <div…
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