Since 2020, this site has focused on the risks at the intersection of technology and humanity, serving as the missing warning label on emerging technology. If you want to defend your humanity, dignity, and autonomy in a world that seems hellbent on taking it from you, then you’ve come to the right place.
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Democratizing AI Psychosis: Why Smart People Are Captured By AI Hype
For months now, I’ve been fascinated by seeing smart people completely captured by AI hype. The very people who should be pushing back against the hype are the most swept up in its rapture. But it’s starting to make sense to me. I believe I’ve pinpointed a few key features driving this phenomenon. As is… Read more
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My Perspective On AI Advancement
Since this site focuses on risks and trade-offs rather than shiny, utopian use cases, there is some confusion about my thoughts on AI. Be it the AI of the present or the AI of the future. With this post, I stake out my position on AI and its advancement so I don’t have to keep… Read more
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What Napster Can Teach Us About AI, Abundance, and the Future
Talk to any tech bro, and they’ll be happy to tell you, scarcity is about to become a thing of the past. Abundance is coming and we are going to have so much awesomeness that we can’t even fathom how amazing it will be. Sam Altman recently said that society has been structured around managing… Read more
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The Great AI Washing and the Mere Idea of AI
The cool thing right now seems to be to tell the world you are reducing headcount because of AI, regardless of the reason. Although not a recent development, it’s picking up steam. There’s even a term for it, “AI washing.” Although this term began life as a reference to products and services, it’s now right… Read more
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Transforming Books Into Statistics Won’t Bring Wisdom or AGI
Here’s a secret: turning books into statistics won’t bring AGI, cures for cancer, utopia, or any number of useful inventions that we are told are merely 12 to 18 months away. This activity also won’t bring their users wisdom. As a society, we are told that if we don’t let companies freely pillage the intellectual… Read more
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Confusing Innovation With Progress
One mistake we continue to make, time and time again, is confusing innovation with progress. It’s true that in many cases, innovation is progress. We see the results of this every day, in the development of vaccines, antibiotics, and even indoor plumbing. The results of innovation have improved people’s lives across the globe, allowing them… Read more