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Reaction converging What Policymakers and the Public Need to Know About the Cult of AI Policy & governance · 6 attributable reactions Reaction converging Apocalypse Now and Then • EQUATOR Concern & critique · 5 attributable reactions Multiple readings - YouTube Concern & critique · 3 attributable reactions
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Established AI research Research 18d ago
⚡ 1235 h early
neural networks mysterianism mechanism paper

Understanding Artificial Neural Networks: Mysterianism about Known Mechanism is Mysticism

4 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“🍃 What happens when these ideas radiate outwards from cognitive science? What Does ‘Human-Centred AI’ Mean? doi.org/10.3390/bs16... Understanding Artificial Neural Networks: Mysterianism about Known Mechanism is Mysticism doi.org/10.5281/zeno...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest

“🍃 What happens when these ideas radiate outwards from cognitive science? What Does ‘Human-Centred AI’ Mean? doi.org/10.3390/bs16... Understanding Artificial Neural Networks: Mysterianism about Known Mechanism is Mysticism doi.org/10.5281/zeno...”

4 experts discussed this · 17 posts
Shannon Vallor: I was in two intensive week-long workshops this year with neuroscientists, philosophers and computer scientists and not *one* thought LLMs are conscious, or that anything is ‘mysterious’ in a model…
Shannon Vallor: Because none of those scientists and philosophers were on an AI company payroll
rev. howard arson: fwiw it is actually a reallly interesting question but it is interesting in terms of "what about the optimization dynamics results in this phenomenology" rather than "is the thing making an accurat…
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Established AI field signal Resource 10d ago
⚡ 742 h early
AI models Zenodo research deposit

Models

2 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“🍃 How do we use formal models to reason about cognition? Models doi.org/10.5281/zeno... On Models, Prediction, and Scientific Roles Thereof: Commentary on Sanbonmatsu et al. (2025) doi.org/10.5281/zeno...” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest Dwayne Monroe

“🍃 How do we use formal models to reason about cognition? Models doi.org/10.5281/zeno... On Models, Prediction, and Scientific Roles Thereof: Commentary on Sanbonmatsu et al. (2025) doi.org/10.5281/zeno...”

“It this piques your interest, you also absolutely need to check out @olivia.science's piece on 'Models'. 📝 Guest, O. (2026). Models. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Trust me! You will not regret it 😎”

2 experts discussed this · 29 posts
Olivia Guest: I wrote a very short piece on models & modelling in part because we need to protect our scientific praxis damage caused by AI in terms of addictive frictionless thinking, esp since it harms society…
Olivia Guest: > [We need] to push back against correlationism[:] the idea that because things can appear similar that therefore their [other properties match. A] video of me may directly coincide with many of my…
Olivia Guest: > This becomes utterly damaging pedagogically when we assume the ‘output’ of an assignment, the essay or horrifically the grade, is the essence. The point is for students to engage with the subject…
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Established Policy & governance Analysis 15d ago
⚡ 4 h early
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.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Meredith Martin
“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." …” evidence ↗
13 experts 4 communities 1 sources clustered
Meredith Broussard Justin Hendrix Olivia Guest M.J. Crockett Hypervisible Nick Diakopoulos David Kaye Meredith Martin +5
How the network is reacting 5 experts are independently emphasizing policy & governance.
Reaction converging

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

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." …”

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 field signal Analysis 3d ago
AI apocalypse framing essay

Apocalypse Now and Then • EQUATOR

10 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Justin Hendrix
“"It feels a little like that moment before the tsunami in 2004. Remember how, in Thailand and Indonesia, the ocean drew back from the coastline? ... We’re in that moment now. A towering wall of stupidity is about to inundate us."” evidence ↗
10 experts 3 communities 1 sources clustered
Abeba Birhane Justin Hendrix Olivia Guest Eryk Salvaggio AI Now Institute Tamara Kneese Joris van Hoboken Bhaskar Mitra | ভাস্কর মিত্র +2
How the network is reacting 3 experts are independently emphasizing concern & critique.
Reaction converging

Concern & critique

3 experts

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“From the promises and catastrophic musings of tech CEOs to extraction from the earth and from human creativity to AI's inevitable end → read the full essay: www.equator.org/articles/aru...”

Markets & investment

1 expert

Capital, companies and commercial impact.

“Artificial intelligence is capitalism’s final destination -- Arundhati Roy www.equator.org/articles/aru... 🧵”

Questions & unknowns

1 expert

What remains unresolved or contested.

“"It feels a little like that moment before the tsunami in 2004. Remember how, in Thailand and Indonesia, the ocean drew back from the coastline? ... We’re in that moment now. A towering wall of stupidity is about to inundate us."”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Justin Hendrix: "It feels a little like that moment before the tsunami in 2004. Remember how, in Thailand and Indonesia, the ocean drew back from the coastline? ... We’re in that moment now. A towering wall of stu…
David Kaye: i had to scroll to the end for this modest, "arundhati roy is a writer"
Eryk Salvaggio: "It feels a little like that moment before the tsunami in 2004. Remember how, in Thailand and Indonesia, the ocean drew back from the coastline? ... We’re in that moment now. A towering wall of stu…
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Established AI field signal Signal 18d ago
⚡ 1009 h early

mdpi.com

3 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“🍃 What happens when these ideas radiate outwards from cognitive science? What Does ‘Human-Centred AI’ Mean? doi.org/10.3390/bs16... Understanding Artificial Neural Networks: Mysterianism about Known Mechanism is Mysticism doi.org/10.5281/zeno...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest

“🍃 What happens when these ideas radiate outwards from cognitive science? What Does ‘Human-Centred AI’ Mean? doi.org/10.3390/bs16... Understanding Artificial Neural Networks: Mysterianism about Known Mechanism is Mysticism doi.org/10.5281/zeno...”

3 experts discussed this · 6 posts
Mary Branscombe: I don't find the "AI tools train you to rely on them" thing very compelling, like yeah, that's how good tools work. It sucks when someone takes away your phillips screwdriver or your autocomplete I…
Mary Branscombe: the magnetic plate in the box the screwdriver lives in needs to come with a hand that grabs the screwdriver, the spare bit and the screw and places them on the plate when I forget
alanau.bsky.social: I think maybe the difference is that we aren't using AI to do anything we couldn't do just fine without it. Maybe this is a failing of imagination, like maybe we should be trying to figure out what…
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Established Compute & infrastructure Development 7d ago
⚡ 81 h early
data centers taken to court podcast

- YouTube

2 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
“For those who are unable to attend, you can find a version of Olivia’s talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...” evidence ↗
3 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈
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Multiple readings

Concern & critique

1 expert

Risks, limits and unintended consequences.

“☀️ 📚 Day 1 of the Summer School, we had the inspiring and thought-provoking keynote by @olivia.science, titled: “What is AI, and why is it harmful?” You can watch it here 🎬 🍿 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85... 2/🧵”

Opportunity & adoption

1 expert

New capabilities, benefits and practical upside.

“maybe some useful points on this terminological issue here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...”

Questions & unknowns

1 expert

What remains unresolved or contested.

“For those who are unable to attend, you can find a version of Olivia’s talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...”

2 experts discussed this · 5 posts
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: Excited to hear @olivia.science’s research on what #AI is and why it is harmful at today’s @adaptcentre.bsky.social webinar. (Happening now!) #PhilAI #CogSci
Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈: For those who are unable to attend, you can find a version of Olivia’s talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi85...
Olivia Guest: oh you already found it! thank youu 🩵
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Established AI field signal Resource 7d ago
⚡ 236 h early
OSF open science framework platform

OSF

5 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“We also make the case that the Turing test, the imitation game (see "Interlude: Can women think?" in doi.org/10.31235/osf...) rhetorically helps to form the founding historical example of Pygmalion displacement: when women computers were replaced by digital…” evidence ↗
5 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Abeba Birhane Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest Jed Brown Andrew Hundt

“We also make the case that the Turing test, the imitation game (see "Interlude: Can women think?" in doi.org/10.31235/osf...) rhetorically helps to form the founding historical example of Pygmalion displacement: when women computers were replaced by digital…”

“Erscoi, L., Kleinherenbrink, A., & Guest, O. (2023). Pygmalion Displacement: When Humanising AI Dehumanises Women. SocArXiv. doi.org/10.31235/osf...”

2 experts discussed this · 2 posts
Olivia Guest: Ignoring this crucial distinction is BTW at the root of many instances of xenophobia/racism. People often assume that "defective" output (i. e. non-native register) equals a lack of cognitive capac…
Olivia Guest: I have lots on this angle of you're interested 🫶🏼 Sexism: doi.org/10.31235/osf... Racism: doi.org/10.48550/arX... Also... bsky.app/profile/oliv... and more but I'll not overwhelm you needlessly!
Iris van Rooij: Also here bsky.app/profile/iris...
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Established Models & releases Development 16d ago
⚡ 55 h early
Anthropic ex-employee quit tweets revealed

You Know That Anthropic Employee Who Quit Citing Risks to Humankind? These Strongly Appear to Be His Bizarre Old Tweets

4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Jillian C. York
“AI is going to kill us but also string theory is bullshit and the rainforest is gay. This guy's a real winner, huh? futurism.com/artificial-i...” evidence ↗
4 experts 2 communities 1 sources clustered
Emily M. Bender Mar Hicks Olivia Guest Jillian C. York

“AI is going to kill us but also string theory is bullshit and the rainforest is gay. This guy's a real winner, huh? futurism.com/artificial-i...”

“surprise surprise he’s a climate change denier and doesn’t seem to understand basic reality futurism.com/artificial-i...”

2 experts discussed this · 3 posts
Mar Hicks: surprise surprise he’s a climate change denier and doesn’t seem to understand basic reality futurism.com/artificial-i...
Mar Hicks: Media stop taking grifting dudes seriously challenge
Emily M. Bender: surprise surprise he’s a climate change denier and doesn’t seem to understand basic reality futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Established AI research Research 18d ago
⚡ 2752 h early
scientific model prediction roles commentary

On Models, Prediction, and Scientific Roles Thereof: Commentary on Sanbonmatsu et al. (2025)

2 experts are actively discussing the implications.

Why this matches Questions & unknowns reaction 1 attributable expert contribution · Olivia Guest
“🍃 How do we use formal models to reason about cognition? Models doi.org/10.5281/zeno... On Models, Prediction, and Scientific Roles Thereof: Commentary on Sanbonmatsu et al. (2025) doi.org/10.5281/zeno...” evidence ↗
2 experts 1 community 1 sources clustered
Iris van Rooij Olivia Guest

“🍃 How do we use formal models to reason about cognition? Models doi.org/10.5281/zeno... On Models, Prediction, and Scientific Roles Thereof: Commentary on Sanbonmatsu et al. (2025) doi.org/10.5281/zeno...”

2 experts discussed this · 5 posts
Olivia Guest: Slight update to our — @andreaeyleen.eurosky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social — preprint, I added this table to help tease these out: > A glossary for some of the key terminology we use to discuss …
Iris van Rooij: Slight update to our — @andreaeyleen.eurosky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social — preprint, I added this table to help tease these out: > A glossary for some of the key terminology we use to discuss …
Olivia Guest: Will try my best to check! Migraine 🫠
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2 experts · 14 posts · 15d ago
Emily M. Bender Olivia Guest
Matches Questions & unknowns
“But mixed in, Prof. Turkle kept saying things like "It's totally fine to use ChatGPT to ask xyz medical question" or "It's great if AI is going to help find lots of new drugs". >>” evidence ↗
Emily M. Bender: But mixed in, Prof. Turkle kept saying things like "It's totally fine to use ChatGPT to ask xyz medical question" or "It's great if AI is going to help find lots of new drugs". >>
Emily M. Bender: And all of this is summed up with "Stay in your lane" aimed at the chatbots: a righteous and rightful call to keep them out of psychotherapy and related fields. >>
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2 experts · 11 posts · 12d ago
Olivia Guest Matthew Kirschenbaum
Matches Questions & unknowns
“I appreciate this reference. I wish folks could talk about these questions, which have long philosophical and imaginative antecedents, without so much dogmatic certainty.” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Opportunity & adoption · 1 Questions & unknowns · 1
Matthew Kirschenbaum: My understanding of the LLM pain discourse is that no one is claiming that if the model says, “Ouch, my toe hurts,” it is feeling “pain.” Rather, there are patterns of activity which, —by some inte…
Matthew Kirschenbaum: But perhaps someone like @davidcrespo.bsky.social can correct me if I’m wrong.
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3 experts · 5 posts · 18d ago
Olivia Guest Hypervisible Anthony Moser
Matches Questions & unknowns
“"Used to find a restaurant menu" is a curious minimum to choose. Search, while degraded, still exists? And even if you use a delivery app you search for a restaurant and click to see a menu Feels l…” evidence ↗
Multiple readings Concern & critique · 1 Questions & unknowns · 1
Hypervisible : Non-consensual, hard-to-avoid "use" of GenAI (like asbestos shoved into every crevice) does not invalidate critique of GenAI (primarily, its political economy of resource extraction, labor exploita…
Anthony Moser: "Used to find a restaurant menu" is a curious minimum to choose. Search, while degraded, still exists? And even if you use a delivery app you search for a restaurant and click to see a menu Feels l…
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2 experts · 6 posts · 12d ago
Olivia Guest Hagen Blix
Matches Questions & unknowns
“I think that "we" is where ideology lives. Who makes decisions? Who gets to make decisions? What kind of decisions beget decision making power? If we're not talking about those things in the contex…” evidence ↗
Hagen Blix: Crucial for more people to make this link very explicitly, imho! In Why We Fear AI, we connect this to the fact that AI is a deskilling device - technology that serves the devaluation of knowledge …
Hagen Blix: Personally, I think the AGI/"general substitute for labor" framing is totally missing the point
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