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Fluidity

This is a nonfiction audiobook narrated by Matt Arnold with the permission of the author, David Chapman. Full text at: https://meaningness.com

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Jan 19, 2025

This concludes "Gradient Dissent", the companion document to "Better Without AI". Thank you so much for listening!

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