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The Invisible Breach

M.L. Pedrosa / May 27, 2026

Your developer’s laptop is the weakest link in your security stack. Inside software supply chain attacks — and how Perplexity’s Bumblebee is fighting back.

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Magnifica Humanitas

M.L. Pedrosa / May 27, 2026

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical draws on 135 years of Catholic moral tradition to demand AI regulation. Here’s why secular scientists and policymakers should take it seriously.

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The Succession

M.L. Pedrosa / April 27, 2026

Hinton now puts AI extinction risk above 50%. Amodei says AI could cure all disease in a decade. These are not opposite visions — they are the same trajectory.

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The Key That Breaks Everything

M.L. Pedrosa / April 26, 2026

Quantum computers will shatter the encryption protecting global finance. AI is both accelerant and the only tool fast enough to rekey every lock.

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AI Safety & Governance, Existential Risk

AI Two Futures

M.L. Pedrosa / April 12, 2026

The trajectory of AI development points toward either a scientific golden age or civilizational catastrophe. A rigorous look at both outcomes, the evidence, and who decides.

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AI Safety & Governance, Existential Risk

AI Visions and Fears

M.L. Pedrosa / April 12, 2026

Sam Altman predicts a golden age. Geoffrey Hinton estimates 20% chance of extinction. New polls show 80% of Americans are worried. The AI debate mapped with data and primary sources.

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AI & Scientific Discovery, AI Safety & Governance

The Mirror Problem

M.L. Pedrosa / April 7, 2026

Grok 3 recognised its own output. Claude shows introspective awareness. But can we tell genuine self-awareness from sophisticated mimicry? The mirror test for AI minds.