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Washington Restricted China's AI Chips. Silicon Valley Adopted Its Models.
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Washington Restricted China's AI Chips. Silicon Valley Adopted Its Models.

The models are free to use. The next generation may not be.

Oct 25, 2026 27 min read
AI Labels Can Identify the Tool. They Cannot Measure the Human Behind It.
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AI Labels Can Identify the Tool. They Cannot Measure the Human Behind It.

The platforms record whether AI was used. European law now asks who answers for the result. The gap between the two is where creative work is being sorted.

Oct 23, 2026 20 min read
Everyone Is Watching the Rogue AI Agents. Nobody Is Watching Who Gets Access.
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Everyone Is Watching the Rogue AI Agents. Nobody Is Watching Who Gets Access.

The rules for dangerous AI were written before the incidents that now justify them, and they bend in only one direction.

Sep 28, 2026 22 min read
Everyone Is Watching the AI Rules. Nobody Is Watching the $16,000 Graphics Card.
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Everyone Is Watching the AI Rules. Nobody Is Watching the $16,000 Graphics Card.

How the money that made AI cheap to rent made it expensive to own.

Sep 17, 2026 30 min read
How AI Training Data Gets Selected (And Why That Matters)
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How AI Training Data Gets Selected (And Why That Matters)

The institutions that choose which data trains your AI also profit from what your system learns.

May 23, 2026 13 min read
Autonomous AI Propaganda: How the USC Viterbi Study Documented a Threshold Already Crossed
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Autonomous AI Propaganda: How the USC Viterbi Study Documented a Threshold Already Crossed

How three independent layers produce a disinformation architecture without a center.

May 13, 2026 10 min read