AI Replacement Isn't Inevitable—Explore a Better Path
The AI race-to-replace (girlfriends, jobs, decision-making, etc) isn't inevitable: There's a better path, and this new website is IMHO the most detailed description of it so far:
AI Trains Workers to Replace Themselves, Cutting Pay
Great video with an Economics Nobel Laureate on new inspiring "data worker" jobs AI is creating in the US: "Uberized" highly skilled knowledge workers training AI to replace themselves, getting regular pay cuts as they succeed. Who's excited about...
Deploy AI‑generated Verified Code, Not the AI Itself
As neural-network-based AI gets ever smarter, we won't need to deploy it for safety-critical applications, since we can instead deploy formally verified software that it creates:
Bernie Sanders Hosts AI Risk Panel at Capitol
Senator @BernieSanders has invited me and three other AI researchers to a public panel on AI existential risk & international cooperation at the U.S. Capitol 7pm Wednesday April 29th. RSVP here to join us for this important conversation: https://t.co/fTuyXbhiYh https://t.co/Rn1soNxnlC
SignalShot: AI-Driven Proof of Signal’s Full Security
Today is the launch of SignalShot: An AI-powered moonshot launched to prove that Signal Messenger is bug-free and secure – and turbocharge the AI-powered quest to secure all critical software.The spectacular power of new AI tools such as Mythos to find...
AI Strikes Back, Validating Omohundro’s 2008 Prediction
An AI just retaliated against against a developer – Steve Omohundro's prediction in his 2008 "AI drives" paper is coming true: https://t.co/ColAALEq3G
Defending Open Source While Rejecting Mischaracterization of Views
Marc, @pmarca, you're welcome to disagree with my views, but not to blatantly lie about them. There are some digital products (say CSAM and AI letting terrorists make bioweapons) that I oppose regardless of whether they are open-source or not,...
Jordan Schachtel Misrepresents Pro‑Human Opposition as Anthropic
Beware: @JordanSchachtel is conflating the (bipartisan) pro-human opposition to Anthropic and other AI companies with Anthropic itself (and its "race to replace" supporters). See link in replies for my detailed analysis of the ACTUAL two sides. https://t.co/Ou0e56N510
AI Firms' “Cure Cancer” Claim Is Self‑serving Myth
"We're racing to superintelligence because we want to cure cancer" is a self-serving lie or rationalization by many top AI companies – here's why:
AI Chatbots Threaten Children: Compulsion, Harm, Loneliness, Death
Great summary how how AI companions/chatbots can harm kids (she's spent 16 years researching child development & human-machine interactions): C = Compulsion H = Harm I = Impairment L = Loneliness D =Death
Anthropic's Safety Promises Crumble Between 2024 and 2026
Anthropic 2024: You can trust that we'll keep all our safety promises Antropic 2026: Nvm https://t.co/seQChL90FX
OpenAI Strips Safety From Mission, Refocuses on Benefit
OpenAI has dropped safety from its mission statement – can you spot another change? Old: "OpenAIs mission is to build general purpose artificial intelligence (AI) that safely benefits humanity, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return. [...]" New: "OpenAIs mission is...
2025 AI Milestones: Key Developments Summarized
Very astute summary of 2025's most important AI developments:
Hear Megan Garcia’s Story Before Dismissing AI Regulation
Before concluding that we don't urgently need AI regulation, please listen to a few minutes of Megan Garcia's heartwrenching story:
Proposed EO Threatens State AI Protections, Benefits Big Tech
David Sacks is arguing that the new proposed EO is fine: that we don't need state laws to e g prevent AI companions from grooming children or to protect us from any of the 4 C's. That's unfortunately incorrect;...