Artificial intelligence is coming for the meritocracy.
Intelligence Rising
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to be one of the most transformative technologies in human history.
Rolling the ladder up behind us
Who will take over for us if we don't train the next generation to replace us? A critique of craft, AI, and the legacy of human expertise.
Where will AI be at the end of 2027? A bet
We, Gary Marcus, author, scientist, and noted skeptic of generative AI, and Miles Brundage, an independent AI policy researcher who recently left OpenAI and is bullish on AI progress, have agreed to the following bet, at 10:1 odds, with criteria drawn from two earlier Substack essays by Gary that proposed criteria for
Jacob Coxon Warns of Human Extinction and Triggers a Preference Cascade
CEOs of major AI labs, and employees of major AI labs, including OpenAI and Anthropic, often say they plan to build superintelligence soon, as in within a few years create AIs that are superior to humans at essentially all cognitive tasks.
I expect rapid progress but not towards general superintelligence
I’ve often been surprised when I hear from top researchers in industry that they think AI will be better than them at their job in a few years, and I didn’t really know why I doubted it.
Is AI the next Dumbwaiter?
The demand for AI's unbridled growth is reactionary — a way of doubling down on the same old colonizing way of doing things. It doesn't have to be.
70 years of AI hype
Quoting from Olivia Guest et al. (2025) "Against the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia."
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WDR 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence
The World Development Report 2026 explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping development as a general‑purpose technology.
The Era of Experience & The Age of Design: Richard S. Sutton, Upper Bound 2025
The Future of AI Should Serve People, Not Platforms - The Liquid Frontier
AI has begun to reshape every part of our digital experience. I keep coming back to Kranzberg’s first law of technology: “Technology is neither good nor bad;…
Why A Neurotech VC Bet On Anthropic: Intelligence, Interpretability, and the NeuroAI Stack — Kaleida Capital
Why would a neurotech VC bet on Anthropic? This article examines how frontier AI, neuroscience, model behavior, and intelligent systems intersect within Kaleida Capital’s NeuroAI thesis and the infrastructure shaping next-generation intelligence.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Education and Workforce Trajectories in Tech: A Workshop
Convened by the National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Education and Workforce Trajectories in Tech, The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Education and Workforce Trajectories in Tech is a one-day exploratory workshop examining how AI is altering the value of human expertise, organizational workforce structures, and career pathways in the tech sector. Bringing together leaders from higher education, industry, and research institutions, discussions will consider how education and workforce systems can prepare individuals with the ethical, technical, and analytical capabilities needed to adapt and thrive in an AI-impacted landscape.
The people who actually want AI to replace humanity
We need to create a new humanism before the “AI successionists” win.
The people who actually want AI to replace humanity
We need to create a new humanism before the “AI successionists” win.