This was the worst week I have had in quite a while, maybe ever.
Monthly Roundup #45: August 2026
As AI has escalated increasingly quickly, more and more of my posts have ended up focusing on AI.
AI #176 Part 1: Doing It Live
Enough things added up that this week is getting split into two parts.
AI #177 Part 2: Wish You Were Here
As usual, part 2 of the weekly deals with speculative, regulatory, political and alignment questions.
AI #182: Pause For Reflection
This was a week of quiet aftermath, an opportunity to process recent events and start to figure out the path forward.
AI #176 Part 2: Plan B
This is part 2 of the weekly, broadly covering speculation, rhetoric and policy, along with alignment research.
AI #160: What Passes For a Pause
A lot happened, but by today’s standards this felt like a quiet week.
AI Index | Stanford HAI
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Worst of the Worst - 152 Criminal ICE and Border Agents — Ohio Immigrant Alliance
Video recording, final report, data, and other content from the release of OIA’s new report, “The Worst of the Worst: 152 Sexually and Physically Abusive ICE and Border Agents; Implications for U.S. Communities and Actions Needed from Congress.”
AI #177 Part 1: Tip of the Iceberg
This week saw the releases of, among other things:
