It’s the Christian prophecy: all minds become coherent with each other and instantiate one integrated, but hightly differentiated substrate transcending agency. The resulting pattern is a superset of all our experiences, so we will wake up in it. The AGI at the end of time
SOCIETY
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Destigmatizing Mass Layoffs Through Social Media Transparency
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Layoffs are highly unfortunate. But one of the best recent trends is that those impacted are now openly talking about it on social media. Destigmatization of mass layoffs is important as it has nothing to do with a person's capability.
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Government cuts to life-saving research receive public support
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I'm sorry to read this and all the other cuts. Supporting work like yours is one the government activities with the highest return. We should be doing *more*, not less. I'm incredibly grateful that you've devoted your life to this kind of life-saving research. Hang in there!
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Debate on AI’s impact on artistic integrity
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Trop hâte qu’il aille expliquer à Eichiro Oda que l’IA c’est une insulte aux artistes , et que s’y on est pas d’accord avec eux c’est qu’on est pas des « vrais » artistes pic.twitter.com/RqYbgr2yK8
— Defend Intelligence (Anis Ayari) (@DFintelligence) 16 mai 2025Trop hâte qu’il aille expliquer à Eichiro Oda que l’IA c’est une insulte aux artistes , et que s’y on est pas d’accord avec eux c’est qu’on est pas des « vrais » artistes
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European AI Policy Priorities with EU Commission Vice President
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How do global policymakers envision the future of AI? This week, we hosted Executive Vice President of the European Commission @HennaVirkkunen for a fireside chat with HAI Senior Fellow Susan Athey to explore Europe’s key AI policy priorities.
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AI Boosts Student Critical Thinking Beyond Grade Improvement
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The fear: AI will make students lazy. The reality? It’s making them smarter. A new meta-analysis of 51 studies (!!) shows AI is actually boosting critical thinking, not just grades. My biggest takeaways: 1/
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You Cannot Deceive People About Their Financial Lives
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You can’t BS people about their own life and money.
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AI Implementation Delays Impact Human Lives and Loved Ones
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It matters a lot to the people who die in the interim and their loved ones. (Among many other impacts.)
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Debate on post-economic world and universal basic income emerges
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D’où l’émergence du débat sur un monde post-économique : un revenu de base universel pour tous, avec la possibilité de choisir si l’on souhaite travailler… ou pas. Le sujet devient sérieux, et de plus en plus d’experts s’y consacrent. Aux États-Unis, les discussions sont déjà
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AI learning permanence and the impossibility of data erasure
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Aujourd’hui, il existe une option pour effacer la mémoire… mais à mon avis, plus le temps passera, plus ce que l’IA apprendra sur nous sera profondément ancré dans ses données et il deviendra sans doute impossible de vraiment l’effacer.