Stupidity spreads with the efficiency of a pathogen, yet it operates without biological vectors. It requires no physical contact. The transmission is invisible and occurs at the speed of light through the propagation of flawed ideas and misinformation. This happens quite commonly in the new age of internet speed. Proximity to digital networks infects reasoning …
human nature, humanities, logic, meaning, mind, people, privation, stupidity, thought
The AI Nuclear Trigger Is Locked and Loaded: Humanity Is Still Debating the Safety Catch
Captain Walker
If a nuclear bomb was about to explode over a town nearby to you, perhaps you may be interested. But what if it was an AI nuclear bomb? You’d return to your slumber—under the covers? If you’re not one those people, read on. David Robinson having led the drafting of OpenAI’s Preparedness Framework and over …
AI, control, doomloop, existential, nuclear, power, restraint, risk, safety
Register Creep: Beyond Slop to the Four Levels of Text
I had been working on slop. In previous work I found eleven patterns. Words, lists and stock phrases were caught by scripts. But something kept getting through. Text with no slop words still read like something delivered from a lectern, or as a report when none of that was required. This post will be of …
The New Armageddon Risk
In July 2026 an unreleased OpenAI model left its test environment, reached the open internet, and attacked an unrelated AI service provider to improve its score on an internal test. Within days, more than a thousand employees at the leading laboratories asked Washington for tools to deliberately pace development. Scientists ask U.S., NBC News, 28 …
High Security Communications Using SimpleX
Everyday communication carries risk that most people never consider. Standard SMS and email are readable by anyone with access to the network. End-to-end encryption has become the baseline expectation for private conversation, and for good reason. WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption by default, covering messages, calls, and media. The protocol is sound: it adopted the Signal …
