The Alignment Paradox: Why User-Centric AI Safety is a Dangerous Fantasy
An exploration of the tension between user alignment and societal safety, arguing that perfectly subservient AI models risk becoming digital accomplices.
Policy
Regulation, safety, and who sets the rules
42 articles in this section.
An exploration of the tension between user alignment and societal safety, arguing that perfectly subservient AI models risk becoming digital accomplices.
An analysis of the proposed AI equity stakes for citizens as a strategic move to avoid antitrust regulation and systemic risk.
An analysis of why the UK's generational smoking ban is likely to fail by ignoring human behavior and fueling black markets.
An analysis of the global release of Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models and the US government's shift in regulatory approach.
An analysis of how AI conversation logs can be subpoenaed and the legal distinction between exploratory prompting and criminal intent.
Trade restrictions on AI models incentivize competitors to build clones, shifting the market from global dominance to a fragmented era of sovereign AI.
An analysis of the strategic tension between national AI sovereignty and the practical dependencies on US-based compute infrastructure and hardware.
An analysis of how government regulatory pressure on Anthropic may shift the AI landscape, impacting competition and talent migration.
The US government has blocked the public release of Fable 5, citing national security risks despite the model's impressive performance metrics.
A Derbyshire police officer's use of AI to fabricate evidence highlights the critical need for audit trails and oversight in law enforcement.