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The Geopolitics of the Great AI Bet
Article Aug 24, 2026

The Geopolitics of the Great AI Bet

What Big Tech’s Big Bets on the Singularity Imply for National and Global Politics.

Ben Goertzel 22 min read
Capture the frontier! (or, slow down and let the bad guys win)
Article Sep 18, 2026

Capture the frontier! (or, slow down and let the bad guys win)

Reading Amodei’s post, the words that come to my mind are virtue signaling and regulatory capture. The result would be the opposite of what they say they want.
Giulio Prisco 7 min read
Human Abdication
Community Jun 15, 2026

Human Abdication

Milei: Argentina as a haven for algorithms, a free zone in which capital can move beyond the ethical and legal constraints demanded by bodies such as the European Union.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 2 min read
AI under lock and key
Community Jun 25, 2026

AI under lock and key

The Anthropic order shows how quickly any system built on a US LLM can be switched off, without notice.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 3 min read
NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence
Article Apr 1, 2026

NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long‑term lunar presence

The U.S. is committing to the steady, repeatable work of building a lasting foothold on the Moon, and redefining humanity’s relationship with space itself.
Republished from The Conversation 5 min read
America’s optimistic moment and its fragile future
Article Sep 9, 2026

America’s optimistic moment and its fragile future

The energetic push toward big sci/tech projects in the U.S may be something like the sudden burst of energy sometimes seen in people who are about to die.
Giulio Prisco 7 min read
Chaos in AI governance?
Community Jun 11, 2026

Chaos in AI governance?

Three moments, three continents, one shared problem: no one really knows how to govern AI technology.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 2 min read
Scientific diplomacy for AI?
Community Mar 18, 2026

Scientific diplomacy for AI?

A possible convergence between science diplomacy, futures thinking and technology governance.

Eduardo Martínez de la Fe 2 min read
Starship's tenth test flight encourages optimism in the future of spaceflight
Article Aug 29, 2025

Starship's tenth test flight encourages optimism in the future of spaceflight

This test flight encourages optimism in the future of spaceflight. In the near term, the "West" could continue to lead the race to the Moon and the planets; in the long term, we could become a multi-planetary species.
Giulio Prisco 6 min read
Sorry Mr. Yudkowsky, we'll build it and everything will be fine
Article Sep 23, 2025

Sorry Mr. Yudkowsky, we'll build it and everything will be fine

Review of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All" (2025), by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, with very critical commentary.
Giulio Prisco 8 min read