Sunday links: the AI safety debate

Quote of the Day "This moment requires treating the AI-safety debate skeptically but also taking it seriously, even if the participants can seem unserious." (Charlie Warzel) Markets - How bond math works with ~5% yields (awealthofcommonsense.com) - How to structure a bond portfolio, especially if you don't know where interest rates are headed. (humbledollar.com) - Bonds are now investable. (dampedspring101.substack.com) Berkshire Hathaway - Howard Buffett is now the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A). (wsj.com) - Three issues to consider with the new Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A). (newsletter.rationalwalk.com) AI - The AI universe is complicated. (ft.com) - How an Iran strike damaged an Amazon ($AMZN) data center. (arstechnica.com) - How an AI hallucination almost caused a military operation. (techcrunch.com) ICE - ICE did not do adequate vetting during its hiring spree. (yahoo.com) - Alligator Alcatraz really was rife with abuses. (nbcnews.com) Politics - Historically the Attorney General doesn't campaign for political candidates. (nytimes.com) - Trump has banned more media outlets from the White House. (axios.com) Stay in touch - Work in wealth management? Sign up for our exclusive Talking Wealth newsletter. (talkingwealthpod.com) - Don't miss a thing! Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter. (abnormalreturns.com) Policy - The federal government cut the civilian workforce. To what end? (bloomberg.com) - More signs the administration is dismantling the firewall between politics and data. (axios.com) - The IRS doesn't want to fee up to their failures. (nytimes.com) - How FEMA incentivizes houses falling into the ocean. (npr.org) - Money for national parks has been diverted to Washington DC. (nytimes.com) Iran - The DOD has not been forthright about Iran war casualties. (msn.com) - The U.S. was behind as behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in Iran in February. (cbc.ca) Economy - Manufacturing is hanging in there. (bonddad.blogspot.com) - Nobody really knows what to expect with oil and fuel prices. (ft.com) - The economic schedule for the coming week. (economicweekly.substack.com) Earlier on Abnormal Returns - Top clicks this week on Abnormal Returns. (abnormalreturns.com) - What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)