Stephen Dubner

How do you address that without starting over?

So if you set an LLM to work on those 7,000 plus pages of just New Jersey unemployment compensation regulations, I'm guessing it could do perfectly well at giving you a three-page version. But I'm also guessing it would point out what are inherent contradictions that are unresolvable. Yes?

So if you set an LLM to work on those 7,000 plus pages of just New Jersey unemployment compensation regulations, I'm guessing it could do perfectly well at giving you a three-page version. But I'm also guessing it would point out what are inherent contradictions that are unresolvable. Yes?

So if you set an LLM to work on those 7,000 plus pages of just New Jersey unemployment compensation regulations, I'm guessing it could do perfectly well at giving you a three-page version. But I'm also guessing it would point out what are inherent contradictions that are unresolvable. Yes?

And just let's keep with this thought experiment. What if you, Jen Palka, had the ability and the permission? What do you think would be the result if you said, let's actually try this? Let's reduce the 10,000 pages of X regulations around whatever it is. voting registration or unemployment or clearing someone's felony conviction after marijuana is decriminalized, et cetera, et cetera.

And just let's keep with this thought experiment. What if you, Jen Palka, had the ability and the permission? What do you think would be the result if you said, let's actually try this? Let's reduce the 10,000 pages of X regulations around whatever it is. voting registration or unemployment or clearing someone's felony conviction after marijuana is decriminalized, et cetera, et cetera.

And just let's keep with this thought experiment. What if you, Jen Palka, had the ability and the permission? What do you think would be the result if you said, let's actually try this? Let's reduce the 10,000 pages of X regulations around whatever it is. voting registration or unemployment or clearing someone's felony conviction after marijuana is decriminalized, et cetera, et cetera.

And we can take those thousands of pages and turn it into a one pager. Then we just need to take a step back, get rid of the stuff that's not working and that we can't agree on and move forward in a streamlined way with the stuff that is working and or that we can agree on. Would that work?

And we can take those thousands of pages and turn it into a one pager. Then we just need to take a step back, get rid of the stuff that's not working and that we can't agree on and move forward in a streamlined way with the stuff that is working and or that we can agree on. Would that work?

And we can take those thousands of pages and turn it into a one pager. Then we just need to take a step back, get rid of the stuff that's not working and that we can't agree on and move forward in a streamlined way with the stuff that is working and or that we can agree on. Would that work?

Give me some specifics of safeguards. Let's stick with the realm of unemployment insurance. I'm guessing that most of the safeguards are to prevent fraud of different sorts. Is that correct?

Give me some specifics of safeguards. Let's stick with the realm of unemployment insurance. I'm guessing that most of the safeguards are to prevent fraud of different sorts. Is that correct?

Give me some specifics of safeguards. Let's stick with the realm of unemployment insurance. I'm guessing that most of the safeguards are to prevent fraud of different sorts. Is that correct?

You just mentioned judgment. I once heard someone really smart. She used to run universities and she would talk about how she hires people generally. She said, I don't want to hire people who are good at following rules. I want to hire people who have good judgment.

You just mentioned judgment. I once heard someone really smart. She used to run universities and she would talk about how she hires people generally. She said, I don't want to hire people who are good at following rules. I want to hire people who have good judgment.

You just mentioned judgment. I once heard someone really smart. She used to run universities and she would talk about how she hires people generally. She said, I don't want to hire people who are good at following rules. I want to hire people who have good judgment.

And that really stuck with me because I've come to see that a lot of the trouble in the world, or at least a lot of the sludge is caused by people who are pretty sure that they're doing the right thing by following the rules. And it's very simple to follow rules. It's kind of paint by numbers. Do you agree or disagree with that?

And that really stuck with me because I've come to see that a lot of the trouble in the world, or at least a lot of the sludge is caused by people who are pretty sure that they're doing the right thing by following the rules. And it's very simple to follow rules. It's kind of paint by numbers. Do you agree or disagree with that?

And that really stuck with me because I've come to see that a lot of the trouble in the world, or at least a lot of the sludge is caused by people who are pretty sure that they're doing the right thing by following the rules. And it's very simple to follow rules. It's kind of paint by numbers. Do you agree or disagree with that?

One thing that made me want to do this episode was trying to do something very simple with my bank that turned into a comedy of errors. I wanted to buy a CD. The rates were good. I had a And then when the CD was getting ready to expire, it was not so simple. I thought I would have the option to either re-enroll, roll it over, or just move the money back into checking or whatnot.