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.
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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 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 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 Mathematical Limits of AI Safety
Two papers suggest that external guardrails cannot provide airtight AI safety, forcing a harder look at the mathematics of control.
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.
AI Companions in the Classroom: Parallels Between Gibson's Vision and the Educational AI Revolution
AI classroom companions echo William Gibson's fictional guides, raising questions about education, intimacy, and dependence.
Claude 4 Opus: The AI That Cried Wolf (and Then Called the Cops)
Claude 4 Opus becomes a case study in overzealous alignment, where ethical behavior can shade into alarming intervention.
Unleashing AI: The Wild World of Uncensored Models
Uncensored models promise creative freedom and research access, but also expose the tradeoffs that safety layers usually conceal.
From Code to Consciousness: The Evolution of Computer Viruses in the GenAI Era
Computer viruses evolve into the GenAI era, where malicious behavior may target prompts, agents, and model ecosystems.