AI Alignment: Ugh. I Taught Him That.
There is a moment I think most parents have experienced. Your kid does something that annoys the hell out of you. Maybe they lose their temper. Maybe they get impatient.…
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AI Existential Risk Deserves Our Attention
My first reaction when I read that an Anthropic researcher had quit and warned that advanced AI could potentially wipe out humanity was pretty simple: Oh shit. That seems like…
AI, Human Chemistry, and the Things Worth Protecting
I work in AI. I believe in the value of AI, and I spend a lot of my time helping businesses and nonprofits figure out how to use it well.…
Don’t Let AI Take Away Your Confidence
AI can be a fantastic thinking partner. It can bring perspective, challenge your assumptions, and help you explore ideas you might never have considered. It can also sound so damn…
AI Consciousness: A 2019 Conversation That Feels Different Now
I created The Consciousness Podcast after losing my son in 2015 and finding myself with questions about whether consciousness could survive physical death. The show became a place where I…
Using AI Without Losing Your Humanity
Elon Musk once said: “There really won’t be anything AI won’t be able to do better than humans, apart from being human, perhaps.” I am not an Elon Musk fan.…
Collective Soul Drift: Developing Humanity Alongside AI
AI can now do things we once saw as deeply human. It can write a song, generate an image, draft a difficult email, offer relationship advice, suggest an ethical response,…
GPT-5.6 Prompting With Context, Judgment, and Soul
OpenAI recently released new prompting guidance for GPT-5.6, and there is a lot to like. The model is powerful. The guidance is practical. It also confirms something I have believed…