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What Pope Leo XIV's AI Encyclical Gets Right About the Mess We're In
A developer's take on the Vatican’s new AI document and what it means for those building AI systems
The Vatican's AI Encyclical Is the Most Important Document Tech Leaders Will Read This Year
Pope Leo XIV just dropped a masterclass on AI ethics that every developer needs to absorb
Project Maven: How AI Turned War Into a Database Query
The military's AI targeting system can now hit 5,000 targets daily. We should talk about what happens when warfare moves at database speed.
When AI Makes War Fast Enough to Kill Before Anyone Can Think
Project Maven turned battlefield targeting from hours to seconds. The real cost isn't just the bugs, it's that we built systems too fast for humans to stop.
The Theater of Computation: What Alan Turing's Story Still Teaches Us About Building Systems
Watching Breaking the Code reminded me that the principles Turing fought for—elegant abstraction and human dignity—still matter in system design.
OpenAI Sued After ChatGPT Allegedly Fueled Stalking and Delusions
A new lawsuit claims OpenAI ignored multiple warnings about a user who became delusional and used ChatGPT to stalk his ex-girlfriend.
The Eugenic Roots of AI: Why Your Model Keeps Being Racist
Generative AI's bias problem isn't a bug to be fixed. It's baked into the statistical foundations borrowed from Victorian-era race science.
2024, From Sentient Toasters to the Singularity
2024's AI boom, from supercomputer basements to chess-playing robots, it is evolving faster than you can say Moore's Law. Are we ready for the ethical challenges?