Gabriel Weinberg's Blog
Gabriel Weinberg
Publishing Details
Contact & Outreach
About This Podcast
gabrielweinberg.com
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
You can make a compelling narrative for almost anything untrue (Rule 4)
Pick something you believe to be untrue, for example a common conspiracy theory or policy narrative. Then go to your favorite chatbot and ask, “While I believe to be not true, some people…
There should be a citizen-led path to amend the Constitution
There are many issues with widespread bipartisan agreement that never go anywhere, for example limiting corporate money in campaigns and making gerrymandering illegal. As a surprise to no one,…
Simulating likely 2026 World Cup matchups (for all matches)
I’ve been using Cursor for coding for some time, but I finally gave Claude Code a try for this short side project: simulating the 2026 World Cup bracket to predict likely matchups for all matches,…
Yes AI or No AI, that is the question
Many people want to opt out of AI features right now, but most tech companies are ignoring them. At DuckDuckGo our approach to AI is to only make AI features that are useful, private, and optional.…
As AI displaces jobs, the US government should create new jobs building affordable housing
We have a housing shortage in the U.S., and it is arguably a major cause of long-term unrest about the economy.Putting aside whether AI will eliminate jobs on net, it will certainly displace a lot of…
Some surprising things about DuckDuckGo you probably don't know
* We have hundreds of easter-egg logos (featuring our friendly mascot Dax Brown) that surface when you make certain queries on our search engine. Our subreddit is trying to catch ‘em all. They’ve…
What GLP-1 drug price is cost neutral to Medicare?
As GLP-1s are studied more, their benefit profile is expanding rapidly. Acknowledging that many questions remain, a recent journal article titled The expanding benefits of GLP-1 medicines puts it…
One approach to a heavily curated information diet
Disclaimer: This approach works for me. It may not work for you, but also maybe gives you some ideas.I find the signal to noise ratio on social media and news sites/apps too low for me to have a…
China has a major working-age population advantage through at least 2075
In response to “A U.S.-China tech tie is a big win for China because of its population advantage,” I received feedback along the lines of shouldn’t we be looking at China’s working-age population and…
Total Factor Productivity needs a rebrand (and if you don't know what that is you probably should).
If you don’t know about Total Factor Productivity (TFP), you probably should. It’s an economic concept that is arguably the most important driver of long-term economic prosperity. An International…
Is consumer AI heading for a duopoly?
Fifteen years ago Google started using their search monopoly to create a browser monopoly by pushing people to use Chrome through in-product promotions in Google search. It worked. Now they’re…
The paradox of progress
Progress doesn’t have a single agreed-upon definition, but for the sake of anchoring, let’s say progress is rising living standards. While this definition seems unambiguously good, deserving of top…
The overlooked front in the browser wars
The browser wars are back. Agents are one front; the overlooked front is reducing switching costs in workflows that bridge across search, browse, and AI.Overlapping search, browse, and AI in the…
What banning AI surveillance should look like, at a minimum
I previously called on Congress to ban AI surveillance because of its heightened potential to easily manipulate people, both for commercial and ideological ends. Essentially, we need an AI privacy…
On reddit, roughly 500 views = 1 click
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post titled AI survelliance should be banned while there is still time. Someone submitted it to Hacker News where it got over 600 upvotes, so I decided to submit it…
A U.S.-China tech tie is a big win for China because of its population advantage
China’s population is declining, but UN projections show it will remain at least twice the size of the U.S. for decades.So what?Population size matters because economy size (GDP) matters and GDP =…
AI surveillance should be banned while there is still time.
All the same privacy harms with online tracking are also present with AI, but worse.While chatbot conversations resemble longer search queries, chatbot privacy harms have the potential to be…
Progress isn't automatic
Everyone living today has lived in a world where science and technology, globally, have progressed at a relatively high rate compared to earlier times in human history. For most of human history, a…
Musings on evergreen content
FYI: This post is a bit meta—about writing/blogging itself—so it may not be your cup of tea.I’ve been having some cognitive dissonance about blogging. On the one hand, I don’t believe in doing things…
S1E14 Rule #3: Every decision involves trade-offs
One of the universal rules of decision-making is that every decision involves trade-offs. By definition, when making a decision, you are trading off one option for another. But other, less obvious…
Frequently Asked Questions
Gabriel Weinberg's Blog has published 34 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in News, News Commentary.
Gabriel Weinberg's Blog is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 5m.
Sign up on Grep.FM to access contact details for Gabriel Weinberg's Blog, including email and social media links.
Similar Podcasts
Pivot
New York Magazine
781 episodes
Grumpy Old Geeks
Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittner
754 episodes
The Realignment
The Realignment
600 episodes
Question Everything
Brian Reed
72 episodes
Big Technology Podcast
Alex Kantrowitz
534 episodes
Catalyst with Shayle Kann
Latitude Media
259 episodes