We’ve known all along that AI was going to transform the world of work.
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AI Is Creating the First Generation of Cognitively Outsourced Humans
For years, we have been outsourcing pieces of cognition so gradually that the shift barely registered.
For years, we have been outsourcing pieces of cognition so gradually that the shift barely registered.
Thinking Hurts, So Why Not Surrender to AI?
AI’s confident and seemingly authoritative responses can lead people to accept incorrect information and become more confident in their own incorrectness.
AI’s confident and seemingly authoritative responses can lead people to accept incorrect information and become more confident in their own incorrectness.
America Says It Wants Tech Independence. It Can’t Even Power Its Data Centers
The US goal of technological sovereignty is challenged by its reliance on China for essential electrical components needed for AI infrastructure.
The US goal of technological sovereignty is challenged by its reliance on China for essential electrical components needed for AI infrastructure.
The AI Industry Loves Token Inflation. Your Company Shouldn’t
Increased token consumption doesn’t necessarily equate to increased intelligence in AI systems.
Increased token consumption doesn’t necessarily equate to increased intelligence in AI systems.
You Can’t Outsmart This Speed Camera: It Doesn’t Care Where You Slow Down
Colorado launched a speed enforcement program that measures average speed over a distance instead of at a particular point.
Colorado launched a speed enforcement program that measures average speed over a distance instead of at a particular point.
Trump’s Silent Coup: No Tanks, Just a System Hack
Words matter. Hacking does not only mean manipulating a voting machine with a line of code.
Words matter. Hacking does not only mean manipulating a voting machine with a line of code.
AI Won’t Replace Strategy: It Will Expose It
AI’s effects are uneven and depend on factors like data flow, experimentation tolerance, and feedback loops.
AI’s effects are uneven and depend on factors like data flow, experimentation tolerance, and feedback loops.
Imagine… an AI That Belonged to Everyone
Public ownership of AI could ensure it serves the common good rather than the interests of a few private companies.
Public ownership of AI could ensure it serves the common good rather than the interests of a few private companies.
Most Financial Scams Don’t Hack Systems — They Hack People
Financial cybercrime in 2026 isn’t a hooded hacker typing furiously away in a darkened basement.
Financial cybercrime in 2026 isn’t a hooded hacker typing furiously away in a darkened basement.
AI Is Changing Who Is Targeted in War, and How
Modern warfare is shifting from territorial conflicts to systematic targeting of individuals through AI, surveillance, and data-driven technologies, raising ethical concerns and strategic paradoxes.
Modern warfare is shifting from territorial conflicts to systematic targeting of individuals through AI, surveillance, and data-driven technologies, raising ethical concerns and strategic paradoxes.
You Thought You Were Anonymous: That’s a Puzzle AI Can Now Solve in Seconds
LLMs extract identity signals from online posts, search for plausible candidates, and identify the author through elimination.
LLMs extract identity signals from online posts, search for plausible candidates, and identify the author through elimination.
Sticker Environmentalism: The Hybrid Policy Failure
There are words that work as moral tranquilizers.
There are words that work as moral tranquilizers.
Why Every Company Will Need Its Own World Model
Companies that build world models to understand and simulate their reality will gain a competitive edge.
Companies that build world models to understand and simulate their reality will gain a competitive edge.
The Pentagon Wants to Rewrite the Rules of AI
This week, a tech story much of the media barely covered exposed a seismic shift in US politics.
This week, a tech story much of the media barely covered exposed a seismic shift in US politics.
AI Isn’t Replacing You. It’s Rewriting the Rules You Work Under
Workers, by using AI tools and sharing their knowledge, inadvertently train their own replacements, leading to increased workload and expectations.
Workers, by using AI tools and sharing their knowledge, inadvertently train their own replacements, leading to increased workload and expectations.