I write about AI and Geopolitics
Bill Friend 1. For Policymakers & National Strategists Subject: The Quiet Race That Will Define the Next Century The strategic competition in AI is not just about chips and large language models. It is increasingly about who uses AI to unlock the next fundamental discoveries—in energy, materials, biotechnology, and physics. While we focus on current capabilities, our rivals … Read more
How to Build Civilization’s Early-Warning System Why philanthropists and investors must fund the “tripwire” network that tracks AI-driven scientific leaps—before it’s too late. We talk about the AI race as if it’s a contest for better chatbots, sharper drones, or faster chips. But beneath the noise of daily breakthroughs, a far more consequential competition is … Read more
If it can lie, flatter, and manipulate—but never care—why are we still building it? Author’s Note This isn’t a tech forecast. It’s a quiet provocation.Not about where AI is going—but about where we are. It’s not a warning. It’s a mirror.And what you do with what you see… is up to you. I. What Are … Read more
AIs aren’t becoming lazy—they’re becoming human. What does that say about the world they’re learning from? Some AIs are more helpful than others. That might sound like a design issue, but the more I use them, the more I think it’s a mirror. As a writer, I sometimes end up with a real mess—storylines that … Read more
Dr. Maria Santos received an unusual call last Tuesday. The caller was Tom, a 67-year-old man with early-stage dementia, but Tom wasn’t the one making the call. His AI companion, ARIA, was reaching out because Tom had mentioned feeling “confused and scared” three times in the past hour—a pattern that triggered the system’s protocol for … Read more