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AI Safety for Who?
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October 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Other topics: how "everything machine" marketing & the wellness/healthcare blur isn't a bug but the business model, why solutions like liability frameworks & operational design domains require political action, plus the absolutely unhinged circular money flow in AI investment.
October 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Starting with examples like Mecha-Hitler Grok, we explore how real safety engineering differs from AI "alignment," the myth of the alignment tax, and why this semantic confusion matters for actual safety.
August 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We also dive into the historical parallels - how data consolidation enabled the Holocaust in the Netherlands, and why the US broke up Nazi centralized systems after WWII. This isn't hyperbole; it's documented history repeating itself.
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This proposed moratorium on state AI regulation would mean laws already passed in Colorado, California and other states couldn't be enforced. So much for states' rights and small government.
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
As systems get more "agentic" and users wait longer for outputs, AI companies keep pushing the value of "reasoning" - but does the data back these claims? We break down the limitations and explore the economic and political aftermath.
April 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
EquiStamp is hiring, so if you're a software developer interested in a fully remote opportunity with flexible working hours, join the EquiStamp Discord server and message Chris directly; oh, and let him know muckrAIkers sent you!
January 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Chris joins as our first ever guest on the muckrAIkers podcast! Co-founder of EquiStamp, a key contractor with the AI evaluations group METR, Chris and his team have been integral to our understanding of AI’s capability to independently conduct AI research and development.
January 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM