Audiolog

An audio link blog from James King, packaged as a podcast.
Published about once a week.

Ep 34 • 17 August 2026 • 13m

The Glitch in The Matrix

Clips from Jeremy Grantham, Robert Miles and Patrick Boyle.

• 1m 12s

An example of a simpler model outperforming more complex models in the real world. See Classification in the Wild.

The Making of a Permabear

• 1m 30s

"The image translators work for the construct program."

Robert Miles AI Safety on YouTube

• 2m 44s

Grantham describes how GMO evolved into three separate investment boutiques operating more-or-less independently. He credits this structure for GMOs longterm success and survival.

The Making of a Permabear

• 3m

I wonder if Ergodicity Economics has a solution for this economic puzzle.

Patrick Boyle on YouTube

• 4m 4s

Grantham on academic economics' misplaced faith in the efficient markets hypothesis.

The Making of a Permabear