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Peter Isackson

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Peter Isackson

    Which Side Are You On? (And Why That’s the Wrong Question) (opens the original)

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    “The binary reflex” Cartoon realized collaboratively by the author and ChatGPT This article saved into your bookmarks. Click here to view your bookmarks. In democracies, citizens need to be informed. Luckily for all of us, we have our trusted news media who never fail to breathlessly report the dramatic facts surrounding the great issues of the day. And never has that reporting been more crucial to our sense of wellbeing. Whether it’s war, the economy or invasive technology, our media seeks to f

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Peter Isackson

    Is Anthropic Drafting AI’s “Hays Code?” — Part 2 (opens the original)

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    “Athenian dialogue updated” Cartoon realized collaboratively by the author and ChatGPT This article saved into your bookmarks. Click here to view your bookmarks. This discussion with Claude initially focused on the vocabulary the Anthropic team was using to describe their efforts to ensure the ethical probity of an evolving LLM. Citing “rewards” and “reinforcement” tells us that the cultural context they have chosen to work within is Skinnerian behaviorism. After expressing my frustration with t

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Peter Isackson

    Is Anthropic Drafting AI’s “Hays Code?” — Part 1 (opens the original)

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    “Make Hays while the sun is shining” Cartoon realized collaboratively by the author and ChatGPT This article saved into your bookmarks. Click here to view your bookmarks. With most every serious topic that emerges for discussion in our media, “responsible” voices of authority in both government and the media will step up to guide us towards how good citizens are expected to react and think. No time for nuance or extended reflection. At best, they will invite us to consider two contrasting interp

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Peter Isackson

    The Faustian Bargain: Why Germany’s Political Establishment Is Panicking (opens the original)

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    “Where war you last Sunday?” Cartoon realized collaboratively by the author and ChatGPT This article saved into your bookmarks. Click here to view your bookmarks. If we are to take seriously the reporting of the media, this week a devil was unleashed in the core of Europe. The tension had been building but the growing risk had hitherto been successfully contained. No more. A diabolical hand has knocked over the first domino in one regional election in Germany. Now all eyes are now on other domin

  5. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Peter Isackson

    The Death of the Expert? Why AGI Won’t Relieve Us of Dialogue — Part 2 (opens the original)

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    “Two different futures” Cartoon realized collaboratively by the author and ChatGPT This article saved into your bookmarks. Click here to view your bookmarks. In my previous column, after examining the meaning of expert intelligence and the possible relationship between the way humans and AI approach the question of “understanding the world,” the chatbot and I agreed that attempting to quantify intelligence can only be a vain and misleading endeavor. No system of comparative evaluation exists tha

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