noahpinion.blog

23 low-regret recommendations for AI policy

If 'pacing' becomes necessary, we think it should consist of two parts: first, specifying thresholds for when automated AI R&D is likely to pose severe risks; and second, if a threshold is exceeded, incentivizing AI companies to reallocate resources away from the most risky research, and towards activities that make further automation safer, or diffuse the benefits of existing AI faster. Without preparation now, however, our preferred pacing strategy will be impossible to implement.

ai-supremacy.com

The Open Source AI China Problem Just got Worse

If every new Chinese model has the potential to debut in the top five best models by intelligence, that's a big problem for the AI industrial complex of the U.S. The China problem in AI for the United States isn't just there, it's getting worse.

stratechery.com

2026.21: The Data Center Veto

AI, however, depends on data centers in the physical world, and building data centers needs permission. This gives normal people the sort of veto power over AI they didn't have in the face of globalization; I make the case in Monday's Update and on Sharp Tech that understanding this dynamic is more important that trying to correct misinformation, which is a symptom, not a cause, of data center opposition.

3quarksdaily.com

Soon, access to frontier AI will be scarce and selective

Recent events have thrown that view for a loop, and it now seems clear that access to frontier AI will soon be limited by economic and security constraints.

upstartsmedia.com

Cohere's Aidan Gomez On Sovereign AI, Turning Down Big Tech Money, And An IPO

why he sees AI as the best shot at restoring global growth and democratic resilience; and why it's so important that more nations than the world's biggest benefit.

platformer.news

Why Anthropic’s new model has cybersecurity experts rattled

Given the rate of AI progress, it will not be long before such capabilities proliferate, potentially beyond actors who are committed to deploying them safely. The fallout — for economies, public safety, and national security — could be severe.

wired.com

Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are

Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.