Perilous Tech

Risks at the Intersection of Technology and Humanity

  • Code Roulette: Spin the Code, Take the Breach

    Code Roulette: Spin the Code, Take the Breach

    Although AI has taken a hit in the past few weeks, the vibes are still strong and infecting every part of our lives. Vibe coding, vibe analytics, and even vibe thinking, because well, nothing says “old” like having thoughts grounded in reality. However, an interesting trend is emerging in software development, one that could have Read more

  • Trying To Live Forever Isn’t Living: A Story of Two Johnsons

    Trying To Live Forever Isn’t Living: A Story of Two Johnsons

    Although the singularity isn’t here, the shitularity certainly is, and it’s moving to infect every corner of our humanity. In the shitularity, shit’s upside down. Where you have people welcoming the extinction of humanity and worshiping marketing material as prophecy, it’s this environment that spawns people like Bryan Johnson and elevates them to hero status. Read more

  • AI Grenades: When Errors And Hallucinations Become Facts

    AI Grenades: When Errors And Hallucinations Become Facts

    We are continually inundated with examples of silly errors and hallucinations from generative AI. At this point, it’s no secret to anyone on the planet that these systems fail, sometimes at rather high rates. These systems also have a tendency to make stuff up, which isn’t a good look when that data is used for Read more

  • Our Next Disaster: Negative Impacts Of Mandating AI Education in K-12

    Our Next Disaster: Negative Impacts Of Mandating AI Education in K-12

    What’s the effect of exposing children to AI at a very young age? Well, we are about to find out. President Trump signed an executive order called Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education For American Youth, and, in the face of the other executive orders pushed by the administration, it may be tempting to consider this order Read more

  • Some Sanity on The Pace of AI Advancement

    Some Sanity on The Pace of AI Advancement

    Following the pace of AI advancement can make you feel like the Blown Away Guy from the old Maxell commercials. Tech leaders and influencers tell us to expect artificial superintelligence in the next year or so, even doubling down on inevitability by moving up their timelines. The world is cooked. This perceived inevitability, combined with Read more

  • Russian Roulette In Reverse: Vibe Coding and YOLO Mode

    Russian Roulette In Reverse: Vibe Coding and YOLO Mode

    By now, you’ve no doubt heard of the term vibe coding. It’s become the favorite talking point from influencers and the tech media, which, even in 2025, can’t seem to muster a modicum of skepticism. But, if you’ve ever wondered what it was like to play Russian Roulette in reverse, loading all the chambers but Read more