Powerful AI will open a new period of institutional invention. Pax Machina is a publication for working out, in public, what those institutions should become.
Pax Machina — Institutions in a World with Powerful AI
Proposals and debate, for institutions in a world with powerful AI.
How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies encourage cooperation and stability, while also adapting to changing circumstances. The real superpower of institutions is their ability to evolve and adapt within a hierarchy
context-constitution/constitution/CONSTITUTION.md at main · letta-ai/context-constitution
Viva la machina. Contribute to letta-ai/context-constitution development by creating an account on GitHub.
3: Consulting the Record: AI Consistently Fails the Public - AI Now Institute
Amid the excitement over AI’s (speculative, hypothetical) potential, we have lost sight of the sobering reality of its present and recent past. AI is already intermediating critical social infrastructures, materially reshaping our institutions in ways that ratchet up inequality and concentrate power in the hands of the already powerful. It is consistently deployed in ways […]
Existing Human Institutions — AGI Institutions Wiki
How existing human institutions handle coordination across scales — and how autonomous AI agents break them. Maps protocols, preferences, rights, incentives, expertise, norms, and thick commitments from dyadic to global.
AI as the greatest source of empowerment for all
I’ve always considered myself a pragmatic technologist—someone who loves technology not for its own sake, but for the direct impact it can have on people’s lives. That’s what makes this job so exciting, since I believe AI will unlock more opportunities for more people than any other technology in history. If we get this right, AI can give everyone more power than ever.
How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—like the rule of law, higher education, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex s
Technological Dramas - Bryan Pfaffenberger, 1992
This article examines the technological construction of political power, as well as resistance to political power, by means of an 'ideal-typical' mode...
“The more women take part in shaping AI, the more balanced and responsible this techn | Ctech
With the AI revolution still in its relative infancy, leaders from Women in Tech Israel and KPMG say it presents a rare opportunity for women to establish themselves as leaders in a defining new sector. Just as importantly, they argue that to build technology that serves everyone, women must secure their place in the conversation.
Piri – Manu
Let's start from the basics: can you introduce yourself? Hey, I'm Piri. I'm a software designer, engineer, and artist of sorts. I build Kinopio, and …
How the Protocol Institute is Adopting AI
What building a research institute at 100% adoption actually looks like
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
Palantir's social media manifesto is a blueprint for technofascism
The surveillance firm’s viral X post calls for hard power, conscription and the end of pluralism. AI expert and academic Mark Coeckelbergh on what happens when technology becomes the gateway to authoritarianism
science in the age of AI
What does it mean to be a human researcher in the age of powerful AI?
Claude-shaped science
Agentic Laboratories of the Future: Towards World Models for Scientific Discovery
On the Value of Doing a PhD in the Age of AI
Applied Pure Mathematics
What Next for Academia?
The Age of Wonders and Terrors