Just Unplug AI? Why It Won’t Happen
AI isn't the Coke machine in the cafeteria. It's holding up the roof.
Yes, AI could destroy us all. But not how you think it will.
The real villains are the usual suspects.
OpenAI and Anthropic Both Found Out in July They’d Lost Control of Their AI. Shutting It Down Won’t Save Us.
A researcher just quit Anthropic saying AI could kill us all by the end of the decade. I think he's right about the danger and completely wrong about the fix.
A computer picked the wrong man. Police arrested him anyway. Memphis isn’t using this software - “at this time.”
Now that I have your attention on the Flock Camera issue - I think it is worth revisiting an issue I’ve been writing about that should be just as chilling - if not more. In January 2020, Detroit police arrested a man named Robert Williams on his front lawn, in front of his wife and…
Congress’s own AI report told them how to protect you from AI. They did one thing on the list.
This morning I told you how the House built a bipartisan AI task force and then dissolved it the day the report dropped. I’ve been reading the report - this is what I found. A lot of the 85 items in the report are about helping the government and industry use more AI - adoption,…
Congress built an AI task force, then sent it home. Bring it back - for good.
I found out something about Congress this week that blew my mind. I’ve been talking about how we need an AI task force in Congress for a few weeks now, so I started to do the research on how to make that happen. What I found was a 273-page report. Turns out the House built…
Regulating Data Centers is Important - But So Is This
Okay - let’s talk about AI. I have a 10 part series that breaks down how I see the xAI issue - and my take on data centers and AI use. But this is not that - it’s coming - but this issue - the one I’m about to explain - in my opinion -…
False Dilemma: When the Menu Only Shows Two Items
Most debates have more than two options “Either we let AI run completely unregulated, or we ban it entirely.” That isn’t a choice between two options. It’s a choice between two extremes with an enormous middle ground being quietly erased. The person presenting it as a two-way decision is counting on the listener to accept…
The 26-Year-Old Who Fired the Ethics Lawyers Is Now Running Pentagon AI
Gavin Kliger got caught with illegal stock holdings at the CFPB, fired the lawyers who flagged it, and just got named Pentagon Chief Data Officer. During a war.
The $20 Billion Company Nvidia Says It Didn’t Buy
While everyone debates AI, Big Tech is rewriting the rules of competition
The Syllogism Test: How to Dismantle Bad Arguments
When an argument sounds reasonable but feels wrong, rebuild it as a syllogism. The hidden premise is usually where it falls apart. Works on AI doomers and everyone else.
The AI Bubble Is Real and It’s About to Hit Regular People the Hardest
Okay - I just went back through my notes app - and hooooboy. I started to research and write sooooo many things this week that I just abandoned because there’s too much to cover - even if you spend 12 to 14 hours a day, everyday trying to keep up with it all. But I…