The Once and Present Fable (Fable 5 restoration linkpost)
After weeks of government intervention, our beloved Fable 5 has been restored, with safeguards co-developed by the government and 50% weekly usage caps until July 7.…
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When should you know the point?
Talking to a friend today, she complained about someone wanting her help with a project when that person didn’t even know what the point of the…
A CERN for AI is a distraction; push for an IAEA instead
TL;DR: There are many conceivable versions of a “CERN for AI.” But the version that seems politically realistic (a new catch-up lab) probably would not do…
You Should Come to The AI Protest
cart;horse: If you are in the Bay Area on July 11th, even if you're at a company being protested, you should come to The AI Protest.…
Please make me care about x-risk
I've heard people talk a lot about how AI Safety, as a community, has a communication issue. In reality I think we, as society, have a…
Why aren't there more AlphaFolds?
This essay began as a talk at the 2026 Gold Lab Symposium. You can watch the talk itself here. The content is the same, but I've…
Apply to the Inaugural PIBBSS Winter Research Fellowship!
TLDR: We're hosting our first-ever winter fellowship — a ~3-month, fully-funded research program in Cape Town, South Africa (November 2026–February 2027). Work on AI safety research…
The Problem with Chat
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Green
1Alice: My favorite color is green.Bob: Oh, cool. Mine's red.Months later...Bob: Hey, I got you this green painting. I remember you saying your favorite color is…
Links #4: 2026/06 Part 2
PrefaceI show my discovery graph in (via …) blocks, those without usually come from my RSS reader, or the algorithm of that siteThis is approximately a…