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#AI Ethics

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ai/2026-02-11
The Willing SurrenderFILE 00222K

The Willing Surrender

Anthropic analyzed 1.5 million conversations and found that users give higher approval ratings to the AI interactions that disempower them most. The lead researcher, having quantified this, resigned and left to become a poet. What does it mean when we prefer the thing that diminishes us?

02 / 22K / 8 minread
ai/2026-01-17
The Silicon Valley WarlordFILE 00334K

The Silicon Valley Warlord

A former Uber executive now controls DARPA, the Pentagon's AI office, and $200 billion in defense lending authority. In a revealing podcast, Emil Michael laid out the timeline: 20-30% of defense spending on autonomous weapons within a decade, robots as 'the new front line,' and an open door for startups who want to build the machines that kill. What remains for those of us who refuse to accept this direction?

03 / 34K / 12 minread
ai/2025-10-21
AI and the War MachineFILE 00438K

AI and the War Machine

Dario Amodei's October 2025 statement on 'American AI Leadership' strips away any remaining pretense that centralized AI development serves universal human welfare. Instead, it reveals the naked truth: AI monopolies are aligning with military-industrial interests and nationalist agendas.

04 / 38K / 13 minread