Disagree. Lawyers will protect their work from AI by introducing "signed by a licensed lawyer" requirements. Other professions will do the same, delaying AI replacement. You can ask Claude's opinion, but you'll still need a lawyer. Next.

Writing is thinking. If AI is writing for you, it means you are not thinking while you write. If you are not thinking while you write, it means you have become a machine. It's sad to become a machine.

'AI companions' are digital psychoactive tools

🚨 Real footage showing AI companies trying to remove personal data from the AI training dataset to avoid GDPR compliance. Watch:

Ladies and gentlemen, the generative AI industry:

🚨 The demand for excellent professionals is rising, and it will likely be among the major factors of change in the job market in the upcoming years. However, you should be aware of the AI-powered mediocrity line. Read my essay and join 76,700+ subscribers below.

I see what you're doing here, OpenAI... 😉

Below is a clip of Kristina Makushenko, a former synchronized swimmer, interpreting Michael Jackson's “Thriller” underwater. According to her Instagram, it took her 3 years to achieve this. Being human also means pushing the limits of what is biologically possible. AI will never beat this.

In a bizarre turn of events, we might need MORE human therapists to help people deal with the psychological harm of widespread AI chatbot therapy.

Kids should not use AI chatbots without supervision.

😮😰 It has never been riskier to get a wax!

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🚨 ChatGPT-Supported Murder · AI Chatbot Catastrophes on the Rise · And More. The 230th edition of my newsletter is out (link below):

When you think about AI, what is the first word that comes to your mind? One-word answers only.

"Some have taken to social media to complain about glitches and delays. Others are simply just weirded out. And then there is a contingent intent on trolling the system with orders like, '18,000 cups of water, please.'" The truth is...

Wow… Imagine how boring it will be to text in 2030. Most people haven't realized it yet, but a major disempowerment-by-design wave is already here:

Releasing powerful tools such as general-purpose AI chatbots to hundreds of millions of people has likely been the largest social experiment in the history of technology. I wrote about it today (link below).

People have no idea how dangerous AI chatbots can be. Using them as “friends” or “companions” is a risky bet with one's mental health (or worse). I wrote about it today (link below).

🚨 If you are a researcher in AI ethics or AI law and you have a newly published paper, you're welcome to send it to me, and I'll consider it for featuring in my newsletter.

🚨 The 225th edition of my newsletter is out, featuring the news, papers, and ideas that will help you understand the AI governance zeitgeist. Don't miss it:

Sam Altman: With GPT-5, you'll have a PhD-level expert in any area you need Me: Draw a map of North America, highlighting countries, states, and capitals GPT 5: *Sam Altman forgot to mention that the PhD-level expert used ChatGPT to cheat on all their geography classes...

AI governance's greatest strength? The amazing people behind it, and the global, ultra-connected community forming around it.

🚨Meta's data protection crisis, as highlighted by @noyb.eu's survey:

You're right, Joanna

OpenAI is conquering the world from the inside out, starting with people's minds. I wonder where it will end.

🚨 BREAKING: In response to Chinese competition and industry pressure, OpenAI has launched TWO open-weight AI models, which people can run on their computer or phone. Safety is one of the main concerns:

🚨 OpenAI's Privacy Fail · China's Global AI Governance Plan · And More My weekly AI governance curation number 223 is out, including essential news, papers, reports, and ideas to help you stay ahead in AI. Don't miss it (link below):

Ironically (or expectedly), OpenAI has again demonstrated my 2023 "Privacy by Pressure" article.

🚨 UPDATE: OpenAI has changed ChatGPT’s interface in response to some of the privacy concerns I raised yesterday.

🚨 In today's essay, I discuss Zuckerberg's vision for "personal superintelligence" and why Meta's plan, besides NOT empowering people, will likely make existing social media issues worse. Read and join 71,400+ subscribers using the link below.

This is expected when you train a probabilistic AI language model on the transcript of Terminator, intimate Reddit posts, and Mayo Clinic articles:

ChatGPT Agent clicks the 'I'm not a bot' button because "this step is necessary to prove I'm not a bot." Everything is fine in AI.

DuckDuckGo lets you HIDE AI-generated images when using its search engine. "AI as optional" is a great reaction to "AI-first"

🚨The 220th edition of my newsletter is out, with my thoughts on America's AI Action Plan and the future of AI governance in the U.S. (link below):

I haven't found a single peer-reviewed paper covering AI-powered productivity increase that also takes into consideration the additional work required to review, correct, and oversee AI outputs.

As countries’ economic, political, and legal priorities regarding AI become clearer, a new type of AI nationalism is emerging, and we must make sure to keep global AI governance alive. I wrote about it today:

AI adds unsolicited noise, bias, distortion, censorship, and sponsored interests to raw information, serving as a manipulative FILTER that alters how people understand the world and that exposes society to new risks. I wrote about it today (link below):

Someone sent me a private message on LinkedIn asking me to use generative AI to summarize my newsletter, because TLDR. How depressing (on so many levels).

There has been a structural and purposeful neglect of social science perspectives in AI, which might lead to increased individual and social risks. I wrote about it today:

Unpopular opinion: AI will NOT make people happier.

This is what happens when people (and companies) treat AI as a goal and not as a means. Reminders: AI is an automation tool AI is supplementary AI is not suitable for every task AI requires oversight AI can make you worse off

From today's essay, AI Toys and the Domestication of Culture:

Some personal news

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🚨 Unpopular opinion: AI is a tool

The AI singularity that tech executives are visualizing requires our full commitment, adoration, and dependence, even if we don't want it. I wrote about it today (link below)

🚨 BREAKING: Disney, Marvel, Universal, Dreamworks, and others filed an AI copyright lawsuit against Midjourney, accusing it of theft.

🚨 BREAKING: The AI race enters a new phase as Zuckerberg, frustrated with Meta's AI performance, begins personally hiring 50 top engineers to build Meta's "Superintelligence." Seven urgent questions for Zuckerberg:

Super important paper on the limits of AI in decision-making, especially as the "AI first" trend escalates and we try to understand cases where AI should NOT be used. Key takeaways from the paper:

Every tech company had the same idea in June. They are also hiring "AI fluency" strategists: