Brandon Sanderson Vs. AI Art
Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson delivered a candid talk titled “The Hidden Cost of AI Art,” where he dissected common objections to AI‑generated visuals and concluded that his opposition runs deeper than economics or copyright concerns. He argues that art’s true value lies in the personal transformation it triggers in the creator, a dimension AI cannot replicate. Sanderson urges artists to reclaim agency, emphasizing that society can simply choose to reject machine‑made art. The article also includes a correction about a misquoted Anthropic report on Opus 4.6 vulnerabilities.
Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying” Or Just Hype?
Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos, a new LLM touted for its ability to discover thousands of high‑severity software vulnerabilities, and chose to limit access to a select consortium of business partners. The company warned that the model’s coding prowess could outpace...
The Original Attention Crisis
The essay on 17th‑century scholar Nicolaus Steno reveals that the printing press created an early information overload, prompting the development of note‑taking systems and disciplined attention‑management techniques. Steno’s method—focusing on a single theme, blocking mornings for deep reading, and avoiding...