We’re Going to Need a Bigger Firewall
Sam Altman’s call for AI-powered cyber defence raises an awkward question: how much human freedom will depend on machines protecting us from other machines?
Governance
22posts
The Unites States of Superintelligence
Six tech leaders pledge safer AI, but voluntary oversight leaves hard questions unanswered. A typo beneath Trump’s signature supplies the accidental punchline.
Trust Us. We’re Very Worried.
AI leaders sell progress and preach caution, while warnings gain publicists. Who gets to define safety, shape the rules, and decide when the brakes really bite?
The Apocalypse Has a Funding Round
Kevin Bass raises serious questions about AI safety funding, but his own evidence falls short of proving Anthropic controls a self-serving regulatory machine.
The Finish Line Will Be Announced Shortly
Anthropic says AI safety requires winning the race. But who defines victory, draws the finish line, and decides when responsibility means surrendering the lead?
Please Record My Objection to the Apocalypse
When insiders warn about the dangers they help create, is it responsibility or reputation insurance? A look at conscience, complicity, and the limits of concern.
The Alien Would Like to Discuss the Brakes
A look at Jakub Pachocki’s AI warning: the case for caution, the limits of oversight, and the awkward question of who actually gets to apply the brakes.
The Future Is for Everyone (Terms and Conditions Apply)
Zuckerberg says AI’s future should belong to everyone. I agree—but only if access, power, privacy and accountability are truly shared, not merely promised.
The Brake They Would Like Someone Else to Build
AI insiders ask government to prepare a brake. SpaceXAI’s absence exposes the gap between signing for restraint and bearing the real costs of slowing down.
The Leather Jacket Logs On
Jensen Huang’s first X post was no hello—it was a bid to shape AI policy, champion open models and sovereignty, and expand NVIDIA’s global compute market.
Think of the Children - and Please Sign Here
AI’s prophets discover job loss when it reaches PowerPoint. A four-sentence manifesto demands action—while carefully avoiding who must act, and how.
The Complaint Printer Is Working Perfectly
AI makes participation cheap, but verification stays expensive: courts, maintainers, editors, and teachers now drown in plausible paperwork.
AI, Abundance, and the Discipline of Being Human
Ben Sasse becomes a lens for thinking about abundance, education, character, and the human disciplines AI cannot supply for us.
Clawdbot, Moltbot, and the New Shape of Risk: Why Agent Gateways Feel Different
Agent gateways feel risky because they connect communication, identity, and action, turning ordinary automation mistakes into cross-platform exposure.
OpenAI’s New Muzzle: When “Safety” Means Gatekeeping Knowledge
OpenAI's policy restrictions are challenged as safety theater when useful knowledge becomes gated behind vague institutional caution.
The EU's Regulatory Overreach: Stifling Innovation and Punishing Consumers
Apple's unavailable AirPods translation feature becomes another example of European regulation turning consumers into collateral damage.
OpenAI for Germany: A Tech Mirage Ignoring Citizens' Real Needs
OpenAI for Germany is criticized as another sovereign-cloud spectacle that may ignore the boring needs of actual citizens.
OpenAI's $1 ChatGPT Deal for the Federal Government: Philanthropy or Power Play?
OpenAI's one-dollar federal deal looks generous, but it also plants ChatGPT deep inside public-sector workflows.
When AI Becomes the Journalist: Why the Real Threat Isn’t Google, It’s Evolution
The threat to journalism may not be Google summaries alone, but AI systems evolving into publishers, editors, and distributors.
AI as an Employee: Why Risk Management for AI Should Mirror Human Accountability
Instead of exotic regulation, the post argues AI risk management should borrow from ordinary accountability for human employees.
The Impending Evolution of Large Language Models: GPT-5 and Beyond
Sam Altman's GPT-5 comments become a starting point for thinking about what better models may actually change.
Striking the Balance: Navigating Europe's Data Protection and AI Innovation
European privacy law and AI innovation collide, raising the question of whether regulation protects users or slows useful tools.