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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Reading Data and Optimizing The Wrong Things
People love to utter phrases like “data is the new oil” or “data is the new gold.” When we hear these phrases, we immediately think of businesses and big data, not the simple aspects of our daily lives. However, this obsession with data seeps into every crevice of our existence, even when the data is… Read more
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Poor Advice From the Two Most Common AI Phrases
You’ve heard these two phrases uttered thousands of times. They creep into every conversation about AI and work, being mindlessly parroted as people nod in involuntary agreement. Two phrases that seem incredibly simple yet are loaded with a potential world of problems. They are: AI won’t replace people. People using AI will replace those who… Read more
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The AI Adjustment Bureau and the Dystopian Lag
It turns out that creating dystopias is rather easy. A smidgen of uncertainty, a dash of job loss, and a heaping of hopelessness topped with a dose of dehumanization will churn out dystopias quite nicely. Season to taste. However, getting people to accept that recipe without revolt is another thing entirely. As most people get… Read more
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Token Ransom and The Skyrocketing Cost of AI
It seems AI is becoming one of the most volatile and expensive dependencies in modern systems, and most organizations aren’t prepared for what comes next. I recently wrote an article for Modern CISO on AI cost volatility, offering observations and recommendations to mitigate this risk. Token Ransom and High Cost For years, we’ve been told… Read more
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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