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What AI Governance Can Learn From Climate – And Why It Mostly Hasn't
What AI Governance Can Learn From Climate – And Why It Mostly Hasn't

AI governance ignores hard-won climate lessons on systemic risk, lock-in, and precaution – doing so at greater speed, with a narrower window to act.

Mar 4, 2026

Big Tech Plans to Move Fast and Break Democracy
Big Tech Plans to Move Fast and Break Democracy

In the wake of many ICE killings, Jacob and Igor discuss the value and importance of calling out techno-authoritarianism

Feb 9, 2026

Scaling AI Safety Through Mentorship w/ Dr. Ryan Kidd
Scaling AI Safety Through Mentorship w/ Dr. Ryan Kidd

Dr. Ryan Kidd of MATS shares what actually works in AI safety field-building, and highlights key areas for improvement

Feb 1, 2026

AI Skeptic PWNED by Facts and Logic
AI Skeptic PWNED by Facts and Logic

Igor shares a surprising update after the late 2025 updates to Claude Code. Even so, some things never change.

Jan 12, 2026

Sobering up on AI Progress w/ Dr. Sean McGregor
Sobering up on AI Progress w/ Dr. Sean McGregor

Why AI benchmarks fail, how safety gets measured wrong, and what real evaluation should look like with Dr. Sean McGregor

Dec 29, 2025

Tech Bros Love AI Waifus
Tech Bros Love AI Waifus

Public sentiment sours 2:1, OpenAI pivots to porn, and data centers strain power grids. The bubble shakes.

Dec 15, 2025

Against 'The Singularity' w/ Dr. David Thorstad
Against 'The Singularity' w/ Dr. David Thorstad

Philosopher Dr. David Thorstad breaks down why AI doom arguments are overblown (and what isn't).

Nov 24, 2025

You Should Sue Your "AI Therapist" for Malpractice
You Should Sue Your "AI Therapist" for Malpractice

Millions are using language models for mental health support, and we're already seeing the damage. Why is this happening, and how can we stop it?

Oct 27, 2025

Getting Agentic w/ Alistair Lowe-Norris
Getting Agentic w/ Alistair Lowe-Norris

Responsible AI veteran Alistair Lowe-Norris on ISO standards, compliance frameworks, and building safer AI by design.

Oct 20, 2025

AI Safety for Who?
AI Safety for Who?

AI safety is making you less safe: chatbot anthropomorphization, mental health harms, dark patterns

Oct 13, 2025