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The Devil You Know
A second look at the tech right
Oct 16
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Anton Leicht
Don’t Build An AI Safety Movement
Once again, the field is summoning spirits it cannot control
Sep 3
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Anton Leicht
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A Moving Target
Why we might not be quite ready to comprehensively regulate AI, and why it matters.
Jul 1
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Anton Leicht
6
The Real Sycophancy Problem
Transparent political opportunism can hurt frontier AI policy on both sides of the aisle.
May 20
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Anton Leicht
The New AI Policy Frontier
Beyond the shortcomings of centralised control and alignment, a new school of thought on AI governance emerges. It still faces tricky politics.
May 5
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Anton Leicht
2
Powerless Predictions
Sophisticated AI predictions fail to affect policy strategy. Changing that requires taking risks.
Apr 24
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Anton Leicht
1
The Early Death of International AI Governance
Why the stars might never align on preventative international governance of AI, and what to do instead.
Mar 31
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Anton Leicht
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Against Wake-Up Calls
Big-ticket AI impacts might soon reshape AI policy. No one is prepared for that, but some people think they are.
Mar 18
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Anton Leicht
1
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of AI Securitisation
The rapid shift of AI into the domain of national security is frequently portrayed as a foregone conclusion. It’s not, and we shouldn’t treat it like…
Mar 12
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Anton Leicht
2
The Most Dangerous Time in AI Policy
If the deployment of human-level AI systems disrupts our political institutions, we won't be prepared for further progress.
Mar 5
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Anton Leicht
3
Unbundling the AI Safety Pitch
A more institutionally and intellectually heterogeneous AI safety policy environment could take more chances and be less strategically vulnerable.
Feb 24
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Anton Leicht
1
AI Safety Policy Can’t Go On Like This
A changed political gameboard means the 2023 playbook for safety policy is obsolete. Here’s what not to do next.
Feb 17
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Anton Leicht
7
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