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The Wrong Kind of Abundance?
OpenAI released 700 AI‑generated solutions to long‑standing math problems, including proofs in Lean. The Association for Human Mathematics criticized the use of an internal model, and mathematician Terence Tao warned that this surge of automated proofs could erode human mathematical insight and worsen the economy’s attention shortage. The article links this phenomenon to broader concerns about information overload and policy decision‑making.
How the Godzilla El Niño Will Drench California
The super‑El Niño, dubbed “Godzilla,” is set to peak in December, threatening California’s 3,400‑mile shoreline with flooding, mudslides, and coastal erosion. A disaster modeler estimates up to $3 billion in losses, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency and several cities to follow suit. Long‑term projects such as dredging and sewer upgrades are too slow to meet the coming storms, while climate‑change‑driven warming amplifies rainfall and sea‑level rise. Cities are streamlining permitting and emergency response, but infrastructure gaps and community preparedness remain critical.
A Trio of Powerful Storms Slam into North America
The roundup leads with three storms affecting North America: Isaias caused deaths and outages along the U.S. Gulf Coast and forced much Gulf oil and gas production offline, while Rachel damaged Long Beach’s boardwalk and Simon struck Mexico. It also reports Trump’s claimed diesel-export deal with Russia and energy ceasefire, alongside deadly attacks in Riyadh. Other items cover Representative Jared Huffman’s criticism of efforts to limit scrutiny of permitting reform; Mighty Earth research linking European automakers to coal-fired steel; Kazatomprom shareholders’ contrasting votes on Chinese and Russian uranium deals; and China’s green-ammonia shipping and hydrogen-pipeline advances. A Wood Mackenzie analysis found four-hour batteries cheaper than open-cycle gas turbines across 43 modeled markets, with a caveat about the cost metric used.
Jared Huffman Wants to See Some Changes to the Senate’s Permitting Bill
Jared Huffman, a California Democrat and environmental advocate, argues that the Senate’s Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) disproportionately benefits oil and gas interests and does not provide genuine permitting certainty for clean energy projects. He highlights concerns over the bill’s discrimination provision, the five‑year baseline mechanism, and the potential for fossil‑fuel‑friendly outcomes. Huffman suggests Democrats should wait until after the 2026 midterm election to consider the bill.