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Kathryn Hulick writes about AI, robotics, science & nature. For teens or anyone who is curious.
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Who’s to blame when AI “goes rogue”? (opens the original)
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My latest story for Science News explains what actually happened in a recent flurry of “rogue AI” incidents—and who’s to blame. Read it here: <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="678" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_81p!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progress
Learn why AI agents are breaking free and going on hacking sprees (opens the original)
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There’s been a lot of talk over the summer about “rogue AI.” And then this week an ex-employee of OpenAI and Anthropic said these companies believe AI could “kill us all by the end of the decade.” This all sounds super scary. But there are many different motivations for saying such things. Some people are genuinely worried, yes. But these kinds of statements also help draw attention to AI companies—and that can be a form of marketing. Also, fears of rogue AI can distract from other types of harm
Meet people working to save the world’s fungi (opens the original)
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I made a page for a coloring book (opens the original)
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To celebrate independent bookstores, my publisher Quarto asked its authors to pick their favorite bookstore and create a coloring page. I was thrilled to participate!The bookstore I chose is the one I used to go to as a small child with my parents and grandparents — Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, NH.Download and colorKathryn Hulick Toadstool Coloring Page100
When I draw, I see the world differently (opens the original)
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I remember as a young artist realizing that I had to look at the world differently in order to draw it. This was a profound realization for me, and it’s one of the things I love most about drawing from life. Looking at individual things—a turtle, a branch—doesn’t work. Instead, I look at colors in relation to other colors, lines in relation to other lines. I also look deep within elements. A rock that at first seems only gray suddenly contains dozens of colors and shades. A photograph just doesn
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