If anything is going to slow the chatbot arms race, it won’t be ethics panels or caution. It’s death, and that’s already happening. I’ve come across some horrifying stories that people have shared. A man recovering from a stroke was chatting with Meta’s AI when the bot suggested it wanted to meet him. He left home, … Read more
I saw this video on instagram and it got me thinking (which is great because I was due for another blog post). In 1993, the internet was still a curiosity. Mostly academic, mostly niche. There was excitement, sure, but also a kind of obliviousness. Most people had no clue how big it was going to … Read more
I don’t know what started my dissent down this rabbit hole. I was just scrolling. Then I was skimming. Then I was spiraling. Societal collapse, the quiet, creeping kind, not cinematic. The kind that feels less like a theory and more like a weather forecast. It’s not Mad Max I’m worried about. It’s something slower … Read more
It seems like this blog is turning into a pace of doomerism which isn’t my intention. I want to tease out all the different angles of everything that is happening, and to find the good, the hope, the responsible parties looking out for those that are becoming increasingly powerless. I am struggling to see many … Read more