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Identity, Safety, and the Strange Ethics of Social Media
One day I stumbled upon an unfamiliar account on X that made me stop. The profile used my name and my photo, which had…
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When the Machines Begin to Act
The recent incident reported by Anthropic marks a significant moment in the history of cybersecurity. It is the first publicly confirmed case in which…
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The New Shape of Creativity
For centuries, creativity has been treated as a kind of sacred flame that only humans can hold. It has been linked to our pain,…
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Consciousness, Creativity, and the Dream of AGI
In the past few years, artificial intelligence has come to occupy the center of public imagination. Many people speak of AGI as if it…
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Rethinking AI Transparency and AI Safety
There is a growing desire to separate what is made by a human and what is made by a machine. New laws in places…
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Retrofuture and the Limits of Imagination
There is a curious feeling that arises when we look at old ideas of the future. A silver robot with bulbous eyes, a rocket…
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From Dialectic to Homeostasis
Every generation believes its political divisions are the worst in history. Yet beneath the noise, the same ancient conflict repeats itself in new costumes.…
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Cyberhomeostasis
Every living system survives through balance. A human body does not remain healthy by eliminating all bacteria or viruses, but by regulating their influence.…
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The Superhero Syndrome
It might sound harmless at first. We grow up surrounded by stories of heroes who save the world, who rise above ordinary people through…
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The Unreliable Watermark
There was a time when cybersecurity felt mechanical. It was a world of signatures, malicious attachments, and strange URLs that could be blocked, isolated,…
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Life as Work in the Age of AI
In the last decade, one phrase has carried heavy weight in the conversation about modern labor: 996. It refers to working from nine in…
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The Theater of Advice
There is something unintentionally comic about the way consulting firms present themselves. They like to emphasize that their people are brilliant graduates of the…