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@dkthomp
Substack author. Plain English podcast host. Abundance co-author. Contributing writer at The Atlantic.
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A user called a post they quoted “awesome” without explaining what they liked about it.
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The host says he and Roose discuss what motivates Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and Demis Hassabis.
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OpenAI says it drew on an independent mathematics advisory group’s advice about how to release the results.
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A user quoted a post from @theallinpod with the single-word comment “True.”
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Model Republic, in an analysis shared by The Midas Project, argues that industry-linked political groups helped amplify attacks on AI safety advocates after a former Anthropic employee's viral resignation.
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A user recalls dismissing effective altruists’ AI forecasts and uses a hypothetical early prediction of Trump’s presidency to explain why they pay attention now.
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One commenter finds a two-point Republican edge on AI surprising, then offers a tentative explanation: partisan views on the technology remain unsettled.
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One post finds the apparent advantage surprising, arguing that Americans are concerned about AI and dislike both data centers and Trump, whom it describes as repeatedly embracing the industry.
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The AI as Normal Technology authors argue that loss-of-control incidents are primarily a security story, while warning that controlling AI agents isn't a solved problem.
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Amodei says Anthropic will give third-party evaluators permanent, employee-level access to its systems to verify adherence to safety measures, report incidents and assess models’ alignment during training.
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A self-described technological accelerationist says they’re puzzled by some people’s dismissiveness, despite their own aversion to regulation and apocalyptic thinking.
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Podcast episode covers AI-written content growth and detection efforts.
