The Tool Has No Obligation to Be Worse Than Me
AI tools need not threaten mathematicians or programmers. Two papers invite a calmer response: welcome greater capability, check the claims, and stay curious.
The Right to Own an Idle Supercomputer
Owning powerful AI hardware feels like independence. But shared cloud resources can make more sense when expensive memory spends most of its life waiting for us.
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Set-point II: interrupt for answer-reversion thrashing
Frontier models can enter a costly uncertainty loop, repeatedly reversing answers. This is associated with more expressions of distress. A short interrupt may help limit the cycle.
We Have Listened. The Invoice Stands.
Germany’s AI tax debate exposes an old political trick: demand the outrageous, retreat a little, and expect applause for a policy that still needs justification.
Please Hold. I Am the Company.
AI promises a billion-dollar company with just one employee. But when the founder automates everyone else away, who will understand how unbearable work has become?
The Asterisk Will See You Now
When inclusive language becomes a badge of virtue, fairness can get lost. A biting look at German gender debates and the surprising biases of supposedly fair AI.
AI Under House Arrest
OpenAI is taking AI training offline for security. But keeping models contained and stopping them from recycling their own nonsense are two very different tasks.