2026-09-18 12:00:19
Much about the global AI panic — could it really “kill us all by the end of the decade”? — is genuinely new, and thus extra-scary. Then again, the specter of human-engineered extinction is hardly novel; we have about eight decades of experience in thinking about it.
2026-09-18 12:00:15
King Charles met with executives from the world’s top artificial intelligence companies this week, just as they were calling for government help in regulating their risky, frontier systems. The king should point to a source of help in his own backyard.
2026-09-18 11:00:17
I don’t know if artificial intelligence poses an existential threat, but the human damage to civilization’s cultural legacy is a matter of record. It continues to this day with the violent erosion of our historical heritage through war.
2026-09-18 05:00:39
False narratives, low inventories and weak diplomacy are hurting Zelenskyy’s efforts and fueling Putin’s pursuit.
2026-09-18 03:00:10
From the US green card to the UK’s “indefinite leave to remain,” permanent residency in a country that’s not your own can be a prickly issue. Japan is now getting choosier about who gets to stay for good.
2026-09-18 02:46:04
Also compute futures manipulation, AI Ebitda add-backs and AI safety stereotypes.
