Trump Backs AI Kill Switch; Raises Fears of Government Coercion
If a government AI kill switch already existed, would the current DOD or current administration have used it, or the threat of it, against Anthropic? Could they use it to coerce AI companies into behaviors that are counter to the public interest?
Powerful AI Stays Controlled, Weaker Tools Spread Widely
Inspired by Miles's post, and the announcment of the open source nano-analyzer by @Aisle_Inc yesterday, my view of the AI cyber landscape. I think this is roughly the dynamic we want. The most powerful tools are held closely. Less powerful...
Tool Enables AI Alignment and Deeper Model Introspection
Very cool. A useful tool for alignment. Could also be a tool to give LLMs deeper introspection capabilities if we chose to.
AI Handles Mechanical Tasks, Boosting Alignment Researchers' Productivity
Just as AI can improve the productivity of AI researchers it can specifically improve the productivity of AI alignment researchers. It does so by taking on the most well defined and mechanical tasks, leaving the ambiguous and amorphous work to...
AI Legal Chats: Should They Get Attorney‑client Privilege?
Should legal chats with an AI be protected by attorney-client privilege or something like it? I have some bias towards yes. But also good to see this person trying to commit fraud with ChatGPT's help lose.
Future Jobs Thrive in Human‑Centric Relational Roles
Where will jobs be in a post-AGI world? "I argue it's what I call the relational sector. Categories where the human isn't just an input into production, it is part of the value." Very good read.
World Economy Decouples From Oil, Yet Some Sectors Remain Vulnerable
The global economy is less coupled to oil consumption than at any point in the last century. This buffers us against the shock of having 15% of production locked up. Though within this, certain sectors and nations are still very...
Data, Not Compute, Will Bottleneck Scientific AI
AI progress in science depends on high quality training data and the ability to rapidly verify results. E.g., as @michael_nielsen pointed out recently, the training data is what made AlphaFold possible. Data and experimentation will be the science AI bottleneck,...
Question Doom Probabilities: Balance Optimism, Pessimism, and Evidence
What I see, subjectively, is that's cool to have a high p(doom). It signals to others that you've thought farther ahead, that you're smart enough to model the future, and have the skills to see consequences that most don't. It's...
Mythos Outpaces Opus 4.6, Completing All 32 Steps
Mythos's offensive cyber capabilities are indeed a significant step forward, as verified by the UK's AI Security Institute. On average, Mythos gets about 40% farther on a multi step attack than Opus 4.6, and is the first model to complete...
India’s Solar Capacity Hits 150 GW, Installations Surge 87%
India has now passed 150GWs of solar, with annual installations increasing a whopping 87% this year.
Authoritarianism’s Planning Edge: Democracies Must Adapt
China embraced capitalism, opened up to trade, invested in infrastructure, cracked down on corruption, and has the most human capital of any nation on earth. Authoritarianism did help in being able to create long term plans and execute on them....
US only Restricts Iranian‑origin Cargo, Not Whole Strait
So the US isn't actually blockading the Strait of Hormuz. Just the small fraction of oil and other cargo that comes from Iranian ports. https://t.co/uWubDRslxe
Mythos May Outperform GPT 5.4, Raises Security Stakes
There does seem to be an anti-Claude vibe shift. As someone who has tweeted reasons to believe Mythos is mostly a continuation of current trends, I want to clarify that: 1. The cyber security implications look major and quite important....
Policy-Driven Scaling Made Renewables Finally Cost‑competitive
Solar, wind, batteries*, and EVs only dropped in price to where they win economically because earlier policy driven by environmental concerns scaled them. * - Batteries are a partial exception due to early scaling from consumer electronics. But that only...
