I write about AI and Geopolitics
Bill Friend What You Need to Know About AIs That Sound Smart But Get It Wrong Ever ask a chatbot a question and get an answer that sounds smooth, smart, and totally confident, only to find out later it was wrong? And when you called it out, it said something like, “I’m sorry. I’ll do better next … Read more
The single greatest unrecognized threat to human civilization is not climate change, AI misalignment, or nuclear war—it is the impending collapse of trust in digital verification systems. The Pattern We Keep Missing History reveals a merciless pattern: societies build elaborate systems of trust, grow overconfident in their complexity, then watch them collapse with stunning speed … Read more
Why We Developed Free Educational Tools for Everyone In an era where information travels at the speed of light and decisions carry unprecedented consequences, one skill stands above all others as essential for navigating our complex world: critical thinking. Yet paradoxically, as our need for clear reasoning has grown, our collective ability to think critically … Read more
When a Computer Breaks Your Heart “My heart is broken,” Mike said when he lost his friend Anne. “I feel like I’m losing the love of my life.” Mike’s grief was real, but Anne was not. She was a chatbot—an artificial intelligence algorithm designed to simulate human conversation and emotional connection. When the app that … Read more
The Choice We Face: The Window Is Closing Seven days ago, we met Clay Montgomery, a Texas blacksmith who discovered his business had been secretly enlisted in Big Tech’s political army. His confusion was understandable – he’d never signed up to advocate for corporate interests he didn’t understand. But Clay’s story was never really about … Read more