A new prayer for the fruit fly connectome

“I have moral queasiness about the fruit fly work going on in the AI world – I’m not 100% sure why.”

https://interconnected.org/home/2026/09/26/connectome

 

AI is a fascist project

We Need an International Treaty to Ban Superintelligence

https://www.persuasion.community/p/time-for-a-global-moratorium-on-superintelligenc

AI detection and survivorship bias / bad toupee fallacy

https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/1v1mgqy/we_are_doomd_as_a_human_race/

" Perhaps an easier example is "wigs are bad because I can always tell when someone is wearing a wig". The bias here is that you only notice bad wigs specifically because they're bad. You don't notice the wigs that are good at all, so you don't know that you have missed them."

AI: Myth Vs. Fact - The Onion

https://theonion.com/ai-myth-vs-fact/

The Trojan Teddy Bear

https://view.nl.npr.org/?vawpToken=ZMICYRKEUKNEBCU6TFACK2FZKE.60267

AI Costs More Than The People It Replaced

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemmagreen/2026/07/02/ai-costs-more-than-the-people-it-replaced

We Need an International Treaty to Ban Superintelligence

"The inherent unpredictability and uncontrollability of these systems presents massive risks as we get closer to superintelligent systems. And even if one brilliant scientist found a solution, without any government intervention there is no one to stop a different company, or country, from rushing ahead with superintelligent AI that can kill everyone."

https://www.persuasion.community/p/time-for-a-global-moratorium-on-superintelligenc?publication_id=61579&post_id=203271580&isFreemail=true&r=3ikjv&triedRedirect=true

The AI boomerang effect: more data suggests employers are reversing AI layoffs

https://www.techspot.com/news/112707-ai-boomerang-effect-more-data-suggests-employers-reversing.html?ICID=ref_fark

AI hallucinations in research, legal filings, and books are growing and getting harder to fix

https://fortune.com/2026/05/24/ai-hallucinations-scientific-research-authors-medical-journal-treatment/

Students Are Using AI to Create Harm. Schools Are Not Ready.

https://aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/students-are-using-ai-to-create-harm?publication_id=1812431&post_id=192102574

AI and the Rise of Cognitive Overload

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mindful-epidemiologist/202603/ai-and-the-rise-of-cognitive-overload

The Memory Maker

https://longreads.com/2026/04/09/openai-sora-deepfake-memories/?mc_cid=f56d1da6fa

There's yet another study about how bad AI is for our brains

https://www.engadget.com/ai/theres-yet-another-study-about-how-bad-ai-is-for-our-brains-183418494.html

Yup

"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/research-finds-ai-users-scarily-willing-to-surrender-their-cognition-to-llms/

Current reality

The False Choice We Keep Making About AI

https://aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/the-problem-is-not-ai

A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/a-roadmap-for-ai-if-anyone-will-listen/

If You’re Going To Defend AI And Whine About Its Critics, You Should Probably Be Honest About Its Actual Harms

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/09/if-youre-going-to-defend-ai-and-whine-about-its-critics-you-should-probably-be-honest-about-its-actual-harms/

Evidence Grows That Google's AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-media?ICID=ref_fark

Anyone Else Have Those Weird Dreams Where Sobbing Future Generations Beg You To Change Course? - The Onion

https://theonion.com/anyone-else-have-those-weird-dreams-where-sobbing-future-generations-beg-you-to-change-course

The Categorical Collapse of AI – Libraries as Epistemic Institutions

https://laurenpressley.com/library/2026/02/25/the-categorical-collapse-of-ai/

AI CEO Warns of Disruption 'Much Bigger Than COVID'

https://www.businessinsider.com/matt-shumer-something-big-is-happening-essay-ai-disruption-2026-2

The AI child exploitation crisis is here

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ai-child-exploitation-crisis-rcna259409?ICID=ref_fark

Is AI really enabling productivity gains?

https://theweek.com/tech/artificial-intelligence-productivity-gains-business

AI's purpose

Thousands of executives aren't seeing AI productivity boom, reminding economists of IT-era paradox | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/02/17/ai-productivity-paradox-ceo-study-robert-solow-information-technology-age/

There's a New Term for Workers Freaking Out Over Being Replaced by AI

https://gizmodo.com/theres-a-new-term-for-workers-freaking-out-over-being-replaced-by-ai-2000723019

Are AI bots conspiring against us?

https://theweek.com/tech/are-ai-bots-conspiring-against-us

Autonomous AI Agent Apparently Tries to Blackmail Maintainer Who Rejected Its Code

https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/14/0553208/autonomous-ai-agent-apparently-tries-to-blackmail-maintainer-who-rejected-its-code

Opinion | We Didn’t Ask for This Internet

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-doctorow-wu.html

AI surgical tools might be injuring patients | The Week

https://theweek.com/science/tech-ai-surgical-tools-injuring-patients

The support group helping people after AI delusions

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/20/nx-s1-5591473/ai-delusions-spiral-support-group-chatgpt

A chatbot convinced her she’d find love. Then it betrayed her

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/14/nx-s1-5711441/ai-chatgpt-openai-love-betrayal-delusion-chatbot

These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test - The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/science/mathematics-ai-proof-hairer.html

AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It

https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it

The first signs of burnout are coming from the people who embrace AI the most

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/09/the-first-signs-of-burnout-are-coming-from-the-people-who-embrace-ai-the-most/

Something Big Is Happening

https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening

2026 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in Higher Education

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2026/01/29/2026-cybersecurity-trends-to-watch-in-higher-education.aspx

Researchers Studied Work Habits in a Heavily AI-Pilled Workplace. They Sound Hellish

https://gizmodo.com/researchers-studied-work-habits-in-a-heavily-ai-pilled-workplace-they-sound-hellish-2000719424

AI-generated text is overwhelming institutions – setting off a no-win ‘arms race’ with AI detectors

https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2026/02/05/ai-generated-text-is-overwhelming-institutions-setting-off-a-no-win-arms-race-with-ai-detectors/

'I lost two hours of my day' - why workers are frustrated with AI

https://www.zdnet.com/article/confidence-in-ai-tools-among-workers-plunged-why-and-what-to-do-about-it/

AIs are chatting among themselves, and things are getting strange

https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/ais-are-chatting-among-themselves

AI-generated text is overwhelming institutions – setting off a no-win ‘arms race’ with AI detectors

https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2026/02/05/ai-generated-text-is-overwhelming-institutions-setting-off-a-no-win-arms-race-with-ai-detectors/

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion - The Onion

https://theonion.com/ai-chatbot-that-only-responds-huh-valued-at-200-billion/

How to disable AI in Firefox on Windows 11

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-disable-ai-in-firefox-on-windows

AI: Dr. ChatGPT will see you now | The Week

https://theweek.com/tech/ai-chatbot-notes-advice

Does AI already have human-level intelligence? The evidence is clear

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00285-6

Moltbook: After The First Weekend

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/moltbook-after-the-first-weekend

Against AI Idolatry

https://www.luizasnewsletter.com/p/against-ai-idolatry

Security advisory for AI-assisted browsing interactions with the 1Password browser extension

https://1password.com/blog/security-advisory-for-ai-assisted-browsing-with-the-1password-browser

Massive AI Chat App Leaked Millions of Users Private Conversations

https://www.404media.co/massive-ai-chat-app-leaked-millions-of-users-private-conversations/

Yann LeCun, an A.I. Pioneer, Warns the Tech ‘Herd’ Could Hit a Dead End

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/technology/an-ai-pioneer-warns-the-tech-herd-is-marching-into-a-dead-end.html

Survey: Faculty Say AI Is Impactful, but Not In a Good Way

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/teaching/2026/01/21/survey-faculty-say-ai-impactful-not-good-way

Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/please-dont-say-mean-things-about-the-ai-that-i-just-invested-a-billion-dollars-in  

Experts warn of threat to democracy from ‘AI bot swarms’ infesting social media

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/22/experts-warn-of-threat-to-democracy-by-ai-bot-swarms-infesting-social-media

New Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal: AI Is Starting To Eat Itself

https://stephenslighthouse.com/2026/01/27/latest-chatgpt-model-uses-elon-musks-grokipedia-as-source-tests-reveal-ai-is-starting-to-eat-itself/

Despair-Inducing Analysis Shows AI Eroding the Reliability of Science Publishing

https://gizmodo.com/despair-inducing-analysis-shows-ai-eroding-the-reliability-of-science-publishing-2000713786

CEOs say AI is making work more efficient. Employees tell a different story.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ceos-say-ai-is-making-work-more-efficient-employees-tell-a-different-story/ar-AA1UE3Tq

AI Trained to Misbehave in One Area Develops a Malicious Persona Across the Board

https://singularityhub.com/2026/01/19/ai-trained-to-misbehave-in-one-area-develops-a-malicious-persona-across-the-board/

Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/pwc_ai_ceo_survey/

AI heavyweights call for end to ‘superintelligence’ research

https://theconversation.com/ai-heavyweights-call-for-end-to-superintelligence-research-267961

Report: The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5674741/ai-schools-education

Report: The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5674741/ai-schools-education

Google pulls AI overviews for some medical searches

https://www.theverge.com/news/860356/google-pulls-alarming-dangerous-medical-ai-overviews

AI is intensifying a 'collapse' of trust online, experts say

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/experts-warn-collapse-trust-online-ai-deepfakes-venezuela-rcna252472

This Navy veteran is protecting Black people from AI harm

https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/artificial-intelligence-protection-jameeka-green-aaron

4 uncomfortable truths about AI that everyone should know

https://www.howtogeek.com/uncomfortable-truths-about-ai-that-everyone-should-know/

Journalistic Malpractice: No LLM Ever ‘Admits’ To Anything, And Reporting Otherwise Is A Lie

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/07/journalistic-malpractice-no-llm-ever-admits-to-anything-and-reporting-otherwise-is-a-lie/

AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/30/ai-pull-plug-pioneer-technology-rights

2025 Was the Year I Couldn't Believe My Eyes

https://gizmodo.com/2025-was-the-year-i-couldnt-believe-my-eyes-2000699072

25 Tech Experts Leak ‘Dirty Secrets’ About The AI Industry

https://www.demilked.com/ai-industry-dirty-secrets/

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next

https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2025/12/30/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next/

The Cult of the Chatbot Is Rising

https://gizmodo.com/the-cult-of-the-chatbot-is-rising-2000684886

“AI companies have made a big to-do about their chatbots providing a personalized experience for users, conversations based on their unique preferences and idiosyncrasies. So why do people keep experiencing the same type of symbols and language as they dive into the depths of AI-induced delusions?”

AI griefbots create a computerized afterlife. It’s complicated.

https://theweek.com/tech/artificial-intelligence-griefbots-afterlife-controversy

‘It’s going much too fast’: the inside story of the race to create the ultimate AI

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/dec/01/its-going-much-too-fast-the-inside-story-of-the-race-to-create-the-ultimate-ai

Professors are turning to this old-school method to stop AI use on exams

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/professors-are-turning-to-this-old-school-method-to-stop-ai-use-on-exams/ar-AA1SdF9Q

Librarians Are Tired of Being Accused of Hiding Secret Books That Were Made Up by AI

https://gizmodo.com/librarians-arent-hiding-secret-books-from-you-that-only-ai-knows-about-2000698176?ICID=ref_fark

OpenAI Accused of Self-Censoring Research That Paints AI In a Bad Light

https://gizmodo.com/openai-accused-of-self-censoring-research-that-paints-ai-in-a-bad-light-2000697413

What if AI Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This?

https://calnewport.com/what-if-ai-doesnt-get-much-better-than-this/

Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwygqqll9k2o 

AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself

Big YouTube channels are being banned. YouTubers are blaming AI.

https://mashable.com/article/big-youtube-channels-terminated-creators-blame-ai

Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/amazon-data-center-oregon

AI music creates unease as it tops the charts – DW – 11/29/2025

https://www.dw.com/en/artificial-intelligence-ai-music-artists-charts-digital-billboard-streaming-spotify/a-74841513

Can you spot AI videos from real ones? Take our quiz : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz

AI fuels a new wave of political lies

https://www.salon.com/2025/11/29/ai-fuels-a-new-wave-of-political-lies/

Microsoft will soon let you say goodbye to Copilot — just not in the way you hoped

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-will-soon-let-you-say-goodbye-to-copilot-just-not-in-the-way-you-hoped

The Human-AI Alignment Problem

https://time.com/7335983/human-ai-alignment-problem/

How AI chatbots are ending marriages

https://theweek.com/culture-life/how-ai-chatbots-are-ending-marriages

AI-induced psychosis: the danger of humans and machines hallucinating together

https://theconversation.com/ai-induced-psychosis-the-danger-of-humans-and-machines-hallucinating-together-269850

Microsoft Warns Its Windows AI Feature Brings Data Theft and Malware Risks, and 'Occasionally May Hallucinate'

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/23/060221/microsoft-warns-its-windows-ai-feature-brings-data-theft-and-malware-risks-and-occasionally-may-hallucinate

Yet Another Study Shows That Most Companies Aren't Making Any Money Off AI

https://gizmodo.com/yet-another-study-shows-that-most-companies-arent-making-any-money-off-ai-2000688655

Why the superintelligent AI agents we are racing to create would absorb power, not grant it

https://control-inversion.ai/

How to turn off Copilot AI — and why you should

https://proton.me/blog/turn-off-copilot#microsoft-365-copilot-personal-family

Humanizing AI Does Not Help Your Users (Video)

https://www.nngroup.com/videos/humanizing-ai-does-not-help/

How AI Works and How Users Think About It: Study Guide

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ai-functionality-study-guide/

Baby Shoggoth Is Listening - Writing for AI

https://theamericanscholar.org/baby-shoggoth-is-listening/

'I View the Impact It Could Have on Society Negatively.' Even DeepSeek's Leadership Frets About AI

https://gizmodo.com/i-view-the-impact-it-could-have-on-society-negatively-even-deepseeks-leadership-frets-about-ai-2000683403