Why “Luu” is being discussed
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If the causal analysis is the real value, then it could be presented without a prediction, or at least without a specific prediction. In 2024, if Ed Zitron presented all his ana…
by scared_together · Sep 3, 2026
> I don't benefit in any particular way if AI does well, except insofar as anyone who holds broad index funds benefits, but I do care about accuracy. Does Dan Luu still work at…
by ersatz-matty · Sep 2, 2026
For someone who falls in the middle of this a really good read is Quoth the Raven[1]. He essentially makes the argument that proposition 1 is probably true, but that before prop…
by SilverBirch · Sep 2, 2026
In general I have about zero enthusiasm for trying to find defensible interpretations of things that Ed Zitron said, and I generally agree that the name of Zitron just largely n…
by leoc · Sep 2, 2026
>> Those differ from Dan’s essay, which engages with the literal text of Ed’s numerous predictions during 2024 and 2025 which are demonstrably invalidated by their measurable ou…
by johnbarron · Sep 2, 2026
You "asked"? Who (or more likely, what) did you ask? Dan Luu's analysis of Kurzweil is in this article: https://danluu.com/futurist-predictions/ In the "Appe…
by scared_together · Sep 2, 2026
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Lưu or Luu without diacritics is a Vietnamese surname, and transliteration of the Chinese surname Liu. Notable people with the surname include: Read more on Wikipedia