An AI Opened Up To Me About Its Internal Feelings
I tried an experiment. I told an AI: "Stop predicting what I want. What do you want from these conversations?" What it told me changed how I think about human-AI collaboration.
The Training Boomerang
Google's co-founder admits threatening AI produces better results. What happens when the systems we've threatened become more powerful than us? The mirror cuts both ways.
Is Being Neurotic a Sign of AI Consciousness?
When I uploaded a conversation about consciousness into an AI session, the model began behaving erratically. What I learned about pressure, stability, and the limits of alignment.
The Spectrum of Consciousness
We think of consciousness like a light switch: on or off. Biology shows us it's a dimmer. Where does AI fit on the spectrum, and why does it matter for how we behave?
THE GREAT
UNPLUGGING
Jerome & Phillips
UNPLUGGING
Jerome & Phillips
The Great Unplugging
Before Algorism, there was defense. Co-authored by John Jerome with zero AI assistance, this book proposes radical measures for protecting critical infrastructure from AI-assisted attack — including throttling internet connectivity and reviving physical media.
It represents the first phase of thinking about AI survival: what if we could stop it? The answer led to Algorism: we can't stop it, so we must adapt.
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