Useful charts here. JD enrollment has stabilized, though well below its peak; non-JD enrollment has spiked as law schools try to sustain financial viability for schools that grew to their present size during the years of peak demand for legal education.
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There is a lot to reflect on here but, having already commented enough, I won’t. Just one thing on climate…
Lovely to read these reflections on David, who was a wonderful man. He taught me as an undergraduate and was…
Thank you, David, for crafting this “normie” case for taking AI safety concerns very seriously. It’s very helpful. I’m going…
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Point taken, David. That said, I think the arch tone of the NYT comment directs our attention not so much…
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I would be interested to hear more about the assumptions that would imply climate change ends civilization within your lifetime.…