Friday Assorted Links: Parking, Gladwell, German Trains, and AGI Safety
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A Friday collection of links from Marginal Revolution covers topics including New York City parking, a forthcoming book, German train issues, pedestrian behavior, and a new research fund. The New York Times is cited for a piece questioning whether there is too much free parking in NYC. A new Malcolm Gladwell book on violence in America is noted as forthcoming and available for pre-order. The Financial Times reports on what went wrong with German trains. Another New York Times article explores why people wander in a counterclockwise direction. Seb Krier announced a new $10 million fund for research on multi-agent multi-principal AGI safety, focusing on multi-agent settings, mechanism design, cooperative AI, and coordination problems.
What’s reported
The New York Times published an article asking if there is too much free parking in NYC.
A new Malcolm Gladwell book on violence in America is forthcoming and ready for pre-order.
The Financial Times reported on what went wrong with German trains.
The New York Times published an article on why people wander in a counterclockwise direction.
Seb Krier announced a new $10 million fund for research on multi-agent multi-principal AGI safety.
The fund focuses on multi-agent settings, mechanism design, cooperative AI, and coordination problems.
Key figures
Malcolm Gladwell, author
Seb Krier, announced the new fund
Sources: marginalrevolution.com
