Timothy B. Lee

@binarybits

Reporting on AI and the future of the economy. CS masters degree from Princeton. Newsletter: understandingai.org Podcast: aisummer.org

Washington, DC

Timothy B. Lee
@binarybits
10h
This sets up a fun legal puzzle: (1) Robert White's departure means the Democratic Party gets to fill his seat. (2) The Democratic Party must choose a Democrat. (3) Christina Henderson's subsequent party switch means the council can't have any more at-large Democrats.
Christina Henderson
@chenderson
13h
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Timothy B. Lee
@binarybits
13h
This is ridiculous.
Dana Goldstein
@DanaGoldstein
14h
Breaking: Google will turn off web search for schools that opt out of A.I. for kids. nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/…
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Timothy B. Lee
@binarybits
Oct 30
Area journalist is mad about airlines giving discounts to families.
Kyle Potter
@kpottermn
Oct 29
BREAKING: As if flight prices weren't ugly enough, two major U.S. airlines are still charging solo passengers higher fares than groups of two or more. United & especially American are increasingly penalizing solo flyers, our latest analysis found - with some egregious examples.
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Timothy B. Lee
@binarybits
Oct 30
It's a good thing Waymo has Toyota making cars for it because they are going to need all the cars they can get. understandingrobots.org/p/how-waymo-pl…
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Timothy B. Lee
@binarybits
Oct 30
I liked Noah's post about how AI could bring about a golden age of science, but nothing in it really contradicts this paragraph. AI may just be part of the "throw ever more brains" process that helps keep the rate of progress steady for a while longer. noahpinion.blog/p/a-golden-age…
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