Perilous Tech

The Warning Label For Emerging Technology

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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 …

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If we are not careful, we are about to enter an era of software development, where we replace known, reliable methods with less reliable probabilistic ones. Where methods such as prompting a model, even with context, can still lead to fragility causing unexpected and unreliable outputs. Where lack of visibility means you never really know …

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On Valentines Day this year, I commented about the current AI boom and the paperclip maximizer, but I feel this topic deserves a bit more explanation. With all of the hype and mobilization caused by the ChatGPT demo, the warning about AI alignment is missing from news coverage and conversation. We are getting a preview …

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