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The Queen's GambitOther

Who uses, recommends or left The Queen's Gambit, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

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Technical staff at METR, where she works on threat modelling and risk assessment for loss-of-control risks from advanced AI.
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I've started The Queen's Gambit. I'm two episodes in, and I quite like it so far. It's basically like a sports movie wrapped in a prestige TV wrapper about this girl that's on the rise to superstardom in chess.

The 80,000 Hours Podcast (episode 90), asked by host Rob Wiblin for TV to recommend; transcript published by the host.

2021-01-19·80000hours.org ↗

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