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Established Policy & governance Analysis 15d ago
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AI cult policymakers warning essay

What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI

13 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

13 experts 4 communities 1 sources clustered
How the network is reacting 5 experts are independently emphasizing policy & governance.
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Policy & governance

5 experts

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“With reference to scholars who have been following them for some time, Nathalie Maréchal traces how ideas such as transhumanism, longtermism, and effective altruism converge into "the AI cult,” and why she thinks policymakers and the public can't afford to …”

Questions & unknowns

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What remains unresolved or contested.

“finally had a moment to read this. "why should I waste my time and my sanity debating kooks? In short, because the kooks are now in power, and they are using that power to dismantle the institutions designed to keep the rest of us safe, healthy, and free." …”

2 experts discussed this · 6 posts
Nathalie Maréchal, PhD: I’ve been working on this one for a while - my heartfelt apologies for not getting it out before this week’s Very Upsetting news cycle. (I promise there is no discussion of the sex cult angle. No o…
Nathalie Maréchal, PhD: So you just learned about the AI cult, huh? Here is the longform explainer you need to make sense of the very, very strange ideas driving tech policy in 2026. Buckle up, it’s a wild ride. www.techp…
Nathalie Maréchal, PhD: That was certainly my intent!
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Established AI business Analysis 14d ago
AI doomerism bad science business critique

How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business

2 experts are actively discussing the implications.

8 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered

“One of the handful of articles telling it like it is instead of misinforming the public. By @saragoud.bsky.social for @thebulletin.org Yes. Its bad science based on numbers out of various behinds, but that's not how most of the rest of the media is discussi…”

“AI companies are calling for regulation in ways that let them set the rules, not independent parties who can hold them to account. “If you read between the lines, everything [Amodei] advocates [for] is something that would help companies like Anthropic,” sa…”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute: AI doomerism isn't sound science, it's a parlor game. Great to see reporting that pushes back and quotes experts like @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and @emilymbender.bsky.social. Coxon and Anthropic "d…
Emily M. Bender: AI doomerism isn't sound science, it's a parlor game. Great to see reporting that pushes back and quotes experts like @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and @emilymbender.bsky.social. Coxon and Anthropic "d…
Teresa Heffernan: Published a paper that traces the fictional roots of irrational claims that superintelligent machines pose an existential risk: "Orga is not Mecha: How Literal Readings of Fiction are Damaging the …
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Established Policy & governance Signal 13d ago

Working on ai and technology policy in the senate

3 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

3 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Established AI field signal Signal 13d ago

Rumman Chowdhury Worked in AI for a Decade. She's Not Scared of It

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

2 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered

“"AI does not have intent or desire, AI would not be able to access physical institutions in order to set off a bioweapon, and no research to date has demonstrated the extreme extinction-level capabilities to warrant these warnings." www.rollingstone.com/cul…”

Established AI research Research 20d ago
African democracy AI propaganda paper

African Democracy in the Era of Generative Disinformation: Challenges and Countermeasures against AI-Generated Propaganda

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“I’ve been researching AI-generated propaganda for years now, and began this work when a Nigerian newspaper released an AI-generated audio recording during the 2023 elections to fake a conversation between a Nigerian presidential candidate and a bishop. arxi…”

Developing Compute & infrastructure Signal 2d ago

Build Africa's Shared Compute & AI Infrastructure

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered

“I’ve made it to Abuja and look forward to participating in the Build 2026 conference! buildconference.ai Tomorrow, I’ll speak on a panel session reflecting on Nigeria’s National AI Strategy and exchanging insights on what it’ll take to operationalize effect…”

Established Safety & security Analysis 18d ago
Africa AI safety governance voice

Who gets to decide if AI is safe? Africa wants a say

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

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““African companies and governments are racing to deploy AI systems built in the U.S. and China. But many nations lack the ability to independently test whether those systems are safe for their populations…” restofworld.org/2026/african...”