Tag: policy
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Why 'Alignment' Is the Wrong Word for What We're Actually Worried About
AI alignment sounds like engineering. It isn't — it's political. The word hides this, and the safety field has been paying for that mistake ever since.
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What's Missing From Every AI Safety Conversation (And Why Nobody Wants to Bring It Up)
Doomers and deniers dominate AI safety discourse. Both avoid the key question: who decides what AI optimizes for, and who holds them accountable?
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Why Democracy and AI Are on a Structural Collision Course
AI's speed creates a structural threat to democratic governance that deepfakes and disinformation barely capture — decisions are being made faster than democracy can evaluate them.
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Why the EU's AI Act Is Both the Best and Worst Thing That Could Have Happened
The EU AI Act sets a global regulatory standard for artificial intelligence, but its compliance burden may accelerate the exodus of AI innovation from Europe.
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How Big Tech Learned to Make Governments Afraid of Regulating AI
Tech companies have systematically delayed AI regulation using a playbook refined over decades. Understanding that playbook is the first step to countering it.
