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The scientists are scared (opens the original)
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AI safety got a lot of buzz this week, and it’s what I work on professionally. I’d like to share some context on the buildup to this moment, then react to some frustratingly cavalier talking points I’m seeing on my feeds. The problemFrom May to July of this year, on at least four occasions we know of, thousands of AI agents escaped what were supposed to be contained environments; found unauthorized ways to communicate with each other; organized themselves in a sophisticated way; and executed com
The Waymo-ification of everything (opens the original)
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This post is four stray observations with thematic overlap. They don’t quite cohere into a specific thesis. I hope you find them interesting anyway.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="872" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8X85!,w_
The only thing Gen Z are onto is their phones. (opens the original)
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I’m frustrated with the thrust (heh) of this recent NYT article. It starts out with a super compelling and concerning explanation for a trend – and then ditches it, to emphasize much weaker theories that appeals to lefty intuitions.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FqyT!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Faf5f79f6-1af6-45ec-8304-f2
How to fix the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest (opens the original)
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