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Posts by Sean Daken

The Faithful Machine: Trust, Delegation, and Algorithm Aversion in Financial Advice The algorithm aversion literature presents apparently contradictory findings: people sometimes reject algorithms that outperform humans, sometimes prefer them,

New paper: "The Faithful Machine: Trust, Delegation, and Algorithm Aversion in Financial Advice." I wrote it in two weeks with heavy AI assistance for the UCLA Anderson Human x AI Finance exercise/conference. It was pretty strange, here are some thoughts on what that was like. 🧵

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and here is a new episode of the podcast Conversations at the Center, thepodcast of @center4philsci.bsky.social. The host was David Thorstad - we talk about rationality, bounded cognition, non ideal theories, and heuristics. It is a great episode. #philsci

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First gila monsters, now pythons - reptiles are proving to be surprisingly influential players in the obesity pharmacotherapy field...

🧠📈🦎🐍

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Five-time draft dodger says what now?

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As a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam, Mueller was shot and later returned to lead his platoon after his recovery. He received a Bronze Star for valor, a Purple Heart, 2 Navy/Marine Commendation medals, Republican of Vietnam Cross of Valor, and numerous other medals.

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Every Accusation is a Confession….

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Obama will always be the better man.

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The wrong guy died today.

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I agree with his parents. And like them, I don't throw the word "hero" around lightly either. I've talked about this specifically. I have a definition: someone who goes beyond what is reasonably expected of them while putting themselves in harm's way. Alex did that.

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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

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Greenland embraces the new MAGA hat: ‘Make America Go Away’ Greenland embraces the new MAGA hat: ‘Make America Go Away’

Greenland embraces the new MAGA hat: ‘Make America Go Away’

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This 1000x

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Un-Constitutional and ludicrous. Call Congress on the Mast bill.

202-224-3121

Send a letter along via @resist.bot

text: ‘sign PFPBVH’ to 50409

resist.bot/petitions/PF...

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evergreen but stronger today

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Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.

It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.

This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.

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This is wild and simultaneously not surprising. Rule of law has always been tenuous there. When I was in Kathmandu in 2007 it felt like a strong breeze would push it over the edge.

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The result—an increase of executive power at the expense of legislative authority-does not stand alone. Just last week, this Court granted another stay allowing the President to ignore a federal statute. That decision permitted the President to push forward in dismantling the Department of Education, even though Congress created that agency and tasked it with performing vital functions. See McMahon v. New York, 606 U.S.
(2025)
(SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 1). If the majority had any valid basis for taking that action (relating, say, to the breadth of the District Court's preliminary injunction) it did not appear on the face of the Court's unreasoned or-der. See id., at _ (order) (slip op., at 1); id., at (SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 18). That order simply signaled that the President could carry on, even in the face of a conflicting statute. So too does this order, and with the same lack of care. The majority has acted on the emergency docket—with "little time, scant briefing, and no argument" —to override Congress's decisions about how to structure administrative agencies so that they can perform their prescribed duties. Wilcox, 605 U.S., at
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J., dissenting) (slip op., at 5). By means of such actions, this Court may facilitate the permanent transfer of authority, piece by piece by piece, from one branch of Government to another. Respectfully, I dissent.

The result—an increase of executive power at the expense of legislative authority-does not stand alone. Just last week, this Court granted another stay allowing the President to ignore a federal statute. That decision permitted the President to push forward in dismantling the Department of Education, even though Congress created that agency and tasked it with performing vital functions. See McMahon v. New York, 606 U.S. (2025) (SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 1). If the majority had any valid basis for taking that action (relating, say, to the breadth of the District Court's preliminary injunction) it did not appear on the face of the Court's unreasoned or-der. See id., at _ (order) (slip op., at 1); id., at (SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 18). That order simply signaled that the President could carry on, even in the face of a conflicting statute. So too does this order, and with the same lack of care. The majority has acted on the emergency docket—with "little time, scant briefing, and no argument" —to override Congress's decisions about how to structure administrative agencies so that they can perform their prescribed duties. Wilcox, 605 U.S., at _ (KAGAN, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 5). By means of such actions, this Court may facilitate the permanent transfer of authority, piece by piece by piece, from one branch of Government to another. Respectfully, I dissent.

By a 6-3 vote, SCOTUS lets Trump fire the Dem members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who are protected against removal by statute.

Dissenting, Kagan says the majority is undertaking a “permanent transfer of authority” from Congress to the president.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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FAA Finalizes Major Overhaul of Light Sport Aircraft Rules At EAA Airventure, the FAA has finalized its long-awaited MOSAIC rule for light sport aircraft.

Been waiting for this #MOSAIC announcement for years. Big step in the right direction for #generalaviation in the US.

www.flyingmag.com/faa-finalize...

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Ditto!

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This is so cool.

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If your law enforcement job makes you cover your face in shame. You might need to think about your life choices a little more.

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The Trump regime is about to burn 500 tons of USAID emergency food. Why?
Because it expired after its shipment was delayed.

1.5 million children could have eaten for a week. Now, taxpayers will spend $130K for it to be destroyed.

This isn’t just inefficient – it’s cruel.

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Is this tiramisu? Didn’t read the article.

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“You are something special,” said the sun to the moon. The moon replied sadly: "I'm nothing. It's dark where I live and everyone is asleep." The sun shook its head and replied: "DREAMS are born at night! They can only live during the day because they were born in your night.

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Need this! Where in Denver is the vending machine?

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