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Robert Wright
Personal blog · nonzero.substack.compoliticsphilosophyai
Robert Wright writes NonZero Newsletter, a personal blog at nonzero.substack.com about politics, philosophy and ai. Since 2021, 14 different Hacker News readers have linked it 19 times, most often “Lee Ross and the “Fundamental Attribution Error””. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-31, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Robert Wright's Substack posts on geopolitics (NATO and Ukraine) and AI risk, such as a piece on GPT-4 and the singularity. These comments are a debate reply and a bare link, with nothing on the writing itself.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Politics, psychology, and tips on averting the apocalypse. Click to read NonZero Newsletter, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
Most-linked posts?
- Lee Ross and the “Fundamental Attribution Error”3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-07-06
- Yes, AIs 'Understand' Things3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-02-23
- OK, it’s time to freak out about AI2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-03-16
- Is Eric Weinstein a Crackpot?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2021-07-14
What Hacker News says?
I have been answering you point by point, showing you where you're wrong. If a solid majority of Ukrainians do not want to join NATO in the period 1990-2010, but Bush pushed for it in 2007, then a lot of questions arise: 1) Why does NATO push for Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO? 2) Why did they not welcome Russia as well? Was it more corrupt than Ukraine, or less democratic than Turkey, an existing member? Most peo…
Comment linking /p/the-memo-that-failed-to-prevent-war
on “SVB collapse: Peter Thiel’s role scrutinized as spark of bank run”Submitted Is everything falling apart? as a story · 411 points
HN discussionhttps://nonzero.substack.com/p/ok-its-time-to-freak-out-abou...
Comment linking /p/ok-its-time-to-freak-out-about-ai
on “Ask HN: Does GPT-4 signal the start of the singularity?”Submitted Lee Ross and the “Fundamental Attribution Error” as a story · 133 points
HN discussion- _1 · 2024-10-07
Submitted Sam Altman Goes Full Emperor as a story · 119 points
HN discussion Submitted Ode to a world-saving idea: attribution error and cognitive empathy (2021) as a story · 81 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is Eric Weinstein a Crackpot? as a story · 55 points
HN discussionSubmitted Yes, AIs 'Understand' Things as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is Eric Weinstein a Crackpot? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Meta's Dangerously Carefree AI Chief as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Yes, AIs 'Understand' Things as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Yes, AIs 'Understand' Things as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted OK, it’s time to freak out about AI as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is Eric Weinstein a Crackpot? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ode to a world-saving idea: Fundamental Attribution Error as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted ChatGPT Is Person of the Year (For the Non-Zero Newsletter) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Are AI luminaries too freaked out by their creation? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Source of AI’s Emerging Power as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Rediscovered Interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky as a story · 1 points
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