The Day the Web Cracked
Black October was billed as an attack on 70% of the internet. What that number really counts, why AI found the PHP bugs first, and what Google’s fall signals.
Seventy-Two Hours in the Dark
The EU says 72 hours, Sweden a week, the US Army 14 days. Why governments now want blackout preparedness at home, and the grid science behind every number.
The Levers and the Current
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UN Autonomous Weapons Treaty
About 128 states agreed a UN text on killer robots, but it is not an autonomous weapons treaty. Here is what the report says and what November decides.
“The singularity is here.”: What Jack Clark Told the IMF About AI
Jack Clark’s IMF speech says the AI singularity has begun and US GDP could hit $44 trillion by 2030. We check the number and the risk he named beside it.
Cut the Cable (The Air Gap Letter)
Air-gapping AI models is the ask of a 13 October letter signed by Hinton and Bengio. Four lab incidents show why it’s sound, and where it falls short.
AI On A Chip – Is it Safer?
AI on a chip sounds like a safety fix. Hardwired models, guard processors and Hinton’s mortal computation: what each can do, and the one thing none of them can.
The Future Dial
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A Stake at Birth
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The Turkey Problem
AI job losses are hiding in plain sight: young workers in exposed jobs face a 19% employment gap while headline data stay calm. Seven predictions follow.
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