PinnedInThe Quantastic JournalbyRob Manson·May 2, 2025The Evidence for Functionalism—On Intelligence, Consciousness, and The End of Metaphysical ExcusesWe don’t need ghosts to explain minds, we need only to understand how they function and what they do.A response icon25A response icon25
Rob Manson·Oct 18Frontier Models Are Reaching Into The World Through Robotic HandsFrontier models can now build 3D simulations to train robots, or even drive them directly. But look past the shiny demos at latency, token…
Rob Manson·Oct 5Don’t be fooled — LLMs really do reasonI disagree with the title of Thore Graepel’s article, but the more interesting debate is about his unstated assumption that “the model is…
Rob Manson·Sep 27Your Computer Now Ages Like Benjamin ButtonWhile everyone focuses on the frontier, a new “inverse Moore’s Law” means the hardware you already own will keep getting smarter and more…
Rob Manson·Sep 21AI at the end of September, 2026Economists at the US Census Bureau have put hard numbers on what has already happened to new graduates — but underneath that, the landscape…
Rob Manson·Sep 20Three Reasons AI Alignment May Not ScaleFrontier AI-Alignment is relying on some specific assumptions that are very rarely discussed.
Rob Manson·Jun 23A SAFER Solution For The AI Abundance vs. Jobpocalypse ArgumentWe’re all betting on a future of AI-driven abundance, but without any insurance for the alternative. Here’s a policy proposal to fix this…A response icon2A response icon2
Rob Manson·Jun 15A Unified Future For Computer Vision, 3D Generation & World ModelsIt may look like change is accelerating independently across perception, 3D generation and world models, but one general shape is forming…A response icon1A response icon1
Rob Manson·Jun 8Only A Fool Brings AI Optimism To An Economics FightThe history of automation led to job growth because displaced workers could climb to the next layer. But AI may be targeting that very…A response icon4A response icon4
