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Reaction converging What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI Policy & governance · 5 attributable reactions Multiple readings Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day Concern & critique · 2 attributable reactions Shared emphasis nytimes.com Policy & governance · 2 attributable reactions +4 more reaction maps further down
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Established Policy & governance Analysis 6d ago
⚡ 4 h early
AI cult policymakers warning essay

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

12 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 4 attributable expert contributions · Justin Hendrix, M.J. Crockett, Nick Diakopoulos
“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 …” evidence ↗
12 experts 4 communities 1 sources clustered
Meredith Broussard Justin Hendrix Olivia Guest M.J. Crockett Hypervisible Nick Diakopoulos David Kaye Meredith Martin +4
How the network is reacting 4 experts are independently emphasizing policy & governance.
Reaction converging

Policy & governance

4 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

1 expert

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." …”

11 experts discussed this · 33 posts
Mike Masnick: To me there's "AI safety, the fantasy realm" and then there are actual serious people working in actual AI safety and (yes) "alignment" even if that term is tainted. The problem is that they often …
Mike Masnick: Not going to comment on the whole "AI safety sex cult" thread that's making the rounds *other* than to note that it's been interesting to watch actual trust & safety people moving into the AI world…
Pwnallthethings: It is, I have to say, incredibly annoying that AI safety includes both some quite serious risks, some plainly massive economic and political force, and, yes, some genuinely serious people, but mixe…
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Primary source techpolicy.press ↗
Established Safety & security Development 6d ago
⚡ 4 h early
Meta Muse zero-day vulnerability disclosed

Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day

5 experts across 4 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Karl Bode
“"it’s like they didn’t, in my opinion, think about security, which is really worrisome." yeah, weird, man. I'm sure regulators will handle it.” evidence ↗
5 experts 4 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Karl Bode Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র Pavel Veni Kunche
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“Sure, on the one hand Muse doesn't really do anything, but on the other hand it opens up a massive attack surface on literally all your shit”

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“"it’s like they didn’t, in my opinion, think about security, which is really worrisome." yeah, weird, man. I'm sure regulators will handle it.”

Primary source arstechnica.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 4d ago
⚡ 2 h early

nytimes.com

6 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Dare Obasanjo, 🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾
“Data science teams at DraftKings built models to identify likely losers and target them with promotions, while efforts to build predictive models for problem gambling were shelved. The counterpoint on self regulation is companies can be more incentivized to…” evidence ↗
6 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Sarah T Roberts, PhD Luke Stark Woodrow Hartzog Dare Obasanjo 🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾
Primary source nytimes.com ↗
New AI field signal Signal 13h ago

Writing thinking college ai

4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Anna Mills
“Hmm, this professor does expect writing, contrary to what the title suggests. From his policy: "Anything that appears in your paper must be typed by you into your document. You may not cut and paste text from any AI tool directly into your draft..." (1/2) w…” evidence ↗
4 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Anna Mills Ian Bogost Justin Joque

“Hmm, this professor does expect writing, contrary to what the title suggests. From his policy: "Anything that appears in your paper must be typed by you into your document. You may not cut and paste text from any AI tool directly into your draft..." (1/2) w…”

“I’ve been waiting for this, but unfortunately ‘Maybe Socrates was right about Phaedrus’ isn’t the take I was waiting for.”

Primary source nytimes.com ↗
Established AI business Signal 14d ago

Ai doctors medicare fda

5 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Eric Topol
“When the US government is outrunning evidence to support medical AI implementation https://t.co/bYoMBNdWNg @By_CJewett https://t.co/tAhdgjg14B” evidence ↗
5 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Eric Topol Scott McGrath Daniel Castro Evangelos Kazakos
Primary source nytimes.com ↗
Established Compute & infrastructure Analysis 9d ago
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data centers aftermath essay

After the Data Centers - Dissent Magazine

6 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Data & Society
“In @dissentmag.bsky.social, D&S Policy Director @brianjchen.bsky.social explores the power and limits of the data center opposition, and what it might take to change the structure of AI production for the public’s benefit. dissentmagazine.org/article/ai-d...” evidence ↗
6 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Data & Society Hypervisible Eryk Salvaggio Frank Pasquale Roland Meyer Matt Davies
How the network is reacting Experts are approaching this through 2 distinct lenses.
Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“"Data center opponents have assembled a potent political force. But without a more expansive vision, there is a risk that this techlash could be co-opted and fizzle out." dissentmagazine.org/article/ai-d...”

Policy & governance

1 expert

Rules, institutions and accountability.

“In @dissentmag.bsky.social, D&S Policy Director @brianjchen.bsky.social explores the power and limits of the data center opposition, and what it might take to change the structure of AI production for the public’s benefit. dissentmagazine.org/article/ai-d...”

Primary source dissentmagazine.org ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 6d ago

Meta debuts dedicated palm sized muse charm device to use ai on the go

3 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · José Marichal
“So while governments (and the AI companies themselves) around the world are freaking out about misaligned agent swarms, Meta is making agents available to everyone in cute Tamagochi form??” evidence ↗
3 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible José Marichal Ben Winters

“So while governments (and the AI companies themselves) around the world are freaking out about misaligned agent swarms, Meta is making agents available to everyone in cute Tamagochi form??”

““People with knowledge of the device, who declined to be named discussing the product, describe it as a ‘holdable’ rather than a wearable. That means it’s a small, dedicated device that people can pick up and talk to throughout the day.” 🙄”

2 experts discussed this · 5 posts
Hypervisible : “People with knowledge of the device, who declined to be named discussing the product, describe it as a ‘holdable’ rather than a wearable. That means it’s a small, dedicated device that people can …
Ben Winters: “People with knowledge of the device, who declined to be named discussing the product, describe it as a ‘holdable’ rather than a wearable. That means it’s a small, dedicated device that people can …
Hypervisible : Mostly what big tech companies make now are ai delivery devices. There’s no particular point to them other than to get you to engage with ai, because that’s what the companies want (as opposed to m…
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Primary source bloomberg.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 17d ago
⚡ 3 h early

Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.

4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · James Grimmelmann
“The spiraling shape will make you go insane. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...” evidence ↗
4 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible James Grimmelmann Conspirador Norteño Baldur Bjarnason
Primary source arstechnica.com ↗
Established Policy & governance Signal 15d ago

Chatgpt invented fake police testimony murder appeal new mexico high court says

3 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 2 attributable expert contributions · Hypervisible , Eileen Clancy 🧿
““A defense lawyer appealing his client's murder conviction submitted a brief containing made-up ‌police testimony and witnesses fabricated by OpenAI's ChatGPT…”” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Eileen Clancy 🧿 Dr J. Rosenbaum
Primary source reuters.com ↗
Established AI field signal Signal 15d ago

New bernie sanders bill would ban superintelligent ai

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Karl Bode
“I just don't love this thing where you propose laws you know won't pass to convey you're "doing something" also, how do you define software "superintelligence?"” evidence ↗
2 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible Karl Bode

“I just don't love this thing where you propose laws you know won't pass to convey you're "doing something" also, how do you define software "superintelligence?"”

Primary source techspot.com ↗
Established Agents & robotics Signal 7d ago
⚡ 3 h early

Big Banks Say They're Uneasy About People Shopping via AI Agents

2 directory members surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Hypervisible
““The six banks that co-wrote the report, titled ‘Building Trust in Agentic Commerce,’ seem to agree that many problems and questions still plague this use case of AI agents.”” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Mar Hicks Hypervisible

““The six banks that co-wrote the report, titled ‘Building Trust in Agentic Commerce,’ seem to agree that many problems and questions still plague this use case of AI agents.””

Primary source gizmodo.com ↗
Established Policy & governance Signal 18d ago

Apple always listening watch ai tool could pose legal risks for users

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Hypervisible
“Attorneys and legal experts in 2 party consent states “aren’t convinced that Apple’s privacy protections will sufficiently shield users from legal problems. Those states generally prohibit intercepting certain private or confidential conversations without t…” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible

“Attorneys and legal experts in 2 party consent states “aren’t convinced that Apple’s privacy protections will sufficiently shield users from legal problems. Those states generally prohibit intercepting certain private or confidential conversations without t…”

Primary source bloomberg.com ↗
Established Culture, work & education Development 7d ago
Sanders superintelligence ban bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI

1 directory member surfaced this signal.

Why this matches Policy & governance reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Hypervisible
““The legislation would permanently prohibit artificial superintelligence, which it defines as a system that exceeds human cognitive ability or has sufficient capabilities to plan and execute the destruction or disempowerment of humanity.”” evidence ↗
1 expert 1 community 1 sources clustered
Hypervisible

““The legislation would permanently prohibit artificial superintelligence, which it defines as a system that exceeds human cognitive ability or has sufficient capabilities to plan and execute the destruction or disempowerment of humanity.””

Primary source clickondetroit.com ↗
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4 experts · 15 posts · 6d ago
Olivia Guest Hypervisible Luke Stark VE, cybersocial occult investigator
Matches Policy & governance
“Unfortunately that kind of thing is now influencing national technology policy, so, not great!” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Building & implementation · 1 Research & technical analysis · 1
VE, cybersocial occult investigator: One of my long-standing complaints with the pro-AI world is how their complaint that anti-AI people and the left "need better critics" is clearly a reflection of themselves not having read the actu…
VE, cybersocial occult investigator: It's way easier to shadowbox with a guy you made up in your head than to do the reading and engage with it honestly, but you do you.
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3 experts · 15 posts · 17d ago
Hypervisible VE, cybersocial occult investigator tweety fish
Matches Policy & governance
“And that gets back to your point the pretense about super intelligence is in fact a means of avoiding liability. Every single action that these AI systems take is something that they were programme…” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Building & implementation · 1 Context & explanation · 1
VE, cybersocial occult investigator: The “AI copies itself to another computer” meme and the “recursive self improvement” meme are both ideas originating in science fiction, but which sound technically plausible enough due to the way …
VE, cybersocial occult investigator: It seems pretty clear that the technologists at the foundation labs are not experts at computer science and software engineering generally but have specialist expertise in only one very narrow aspe…
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