Let's make paperclips!
Would a civilization devoted to making paperclips necessarily be empty—or would intelligence, culture, evolution, and conflict emerge along the way?
Venkat Arun
Assistant Professor, Computer Science · UT Austin
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Philosophy
Essays about society, language, and how we make sense of the world.
India's Language Problem
English proficiency remains a gatekeeper to opportunity in India. Machine translation may offer the most practical way to weaken that barrier.