AI, academia, and the Future

AI safety, doom, theater, and possibilities

An update on the fast-developing story

Sep 21 • Bryan Alexander

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Two things I did on AI this month

A new presentation and a rebooted seminar

Sep 12 • Bryan Alexander

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August 2026

Notes on Bill Gates’ AI manifesto

“The World Needs A Plan.”

Aug 29 • Bryan Alexander

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American opposition to AI grows

On recent polls and politics

Aug 25 • Bryan Alexander

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Scanning for robots, summer 2026

A new environmental scan topic

Aug 7 • Bryan Alexander

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July 2026

Quick notes on the OpenAI-Hugging face cyberattack

Potential implications of an emerging story

Jul 23 • Bryan Alexander

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Major actions on, calls for AI regulation

A potentially decisive moment in AI history

Jul 20 • Bryan Alexander

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How Americans view AI in 2026

A look into a new Pew study

Jul 6 • Bryan Alexander

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June 2026

On the epic and still developing Mythos/Fable story

Implications for AI's future

Jun 24 • Bryan Alexander

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Three years of this newsletter

Reflecting on the future in the recent past

Jun 1 • Bryan Alexander

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May 2026

AI and culture in spring 2026

An environmental scan

May 25 • Bryan Alexander

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AI can be like a robot at the gym

A little analogy

May 9 • Bryan Alexander

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