Critical Thinking in the Age of AI

There's a concept that reframes everything you thought you knew about AI transparency and it came from one of the most powerful talks on AI I've ever witnessed in person.
At the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI conference in Paris, former White House OSTP Director Dr. Alondra Nelson introduced the concept of algorithmic agnotology: the deliberate, strategic production of ignorance by AI companies to avoid accountability. It's not just corporate spin, but a system.

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What is actually happening at the frontier of AI safety research? I attended Day One of IASEAI 2026, the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI, in Paris, and I'm breaking down everything you need to know.

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We blame students for using ChatGPT to write essays. We shame people for turning to AI companions. We criticize workers for automating emails. But what if the real problem isn't individual moral failure per se, but moreso that generative AI is exposing incentive structures that were already broken?
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In this episode, I unpack Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos and explore what they reveal about AI sovereignty, decentralization, and the global race between the United States and China.

As AI infrastructure consolidates around a handful of powerful labs, countries and individuals are facing a deeper structural question: who controls intelligence infrastructure?

Sorry, I have a bit of a cold, but still wanted to get this voice note out to you all.
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