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Pete Hegseth just delivered a terrifying AI demand. The answer is due tomorrow by 5pm.

Feb 26, 2026

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Pete Hegseth just delivered a terrifying AI demand. The answer is due tomorrow by 5pm.

The ultimatum: All safeguards dropped from Anthropic's AI tech. Or else.

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott
Emily Bender: Five ways to resist AI

Feb 13, 2026

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Emily Bender: Five ways to resist AI

The linguist, author, and AI skeptic is the critic the world needs right now.

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott

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How Anthropic won the Super Bowl

Feb 8, 2026

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How Anthropic won the Super Bowl

The 60-second spots exposing ChatGPT's creepiness are driving Sam Altman crazy. Good.

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott

Copyright

Hearing from Judge Alsup: Fairness and the limits of AI copyright claims

Feb 2, 2026

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Hearing from Judge Alsup: Fairness and the limits of AI copyright claims

In which we fly to California to hear from America's leading fair use arbiter.

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott

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ChatGPT Health: A terrible idea to fill a desperate need

Jan 27, 2026

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ChatGPT Health: A terrible idea to fill a desperate need

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott
Stopping AI personhood before it starts

Jan 20, 2026

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9 min read

Stopping AI personhood before it starts

State lawmakers introduce bills to deny personhood to AI systems. Is that really necessary? Well...

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott
What the British Post Office scandal shows us about AI

Jan 10, 2026

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What the British Post Office scandal shows us about AI

Before you assume too much about AI's limited abilities, consider the life-breaking consequences of "automation bias" gone wrong.

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott
Is Google really reading your Gmail to train AI?

Dec 16, 2025

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Is Google really reading your Gmail to train AI?

Let's get to the bottom of this.

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott
The best AI books of the year

Dec 13, 2025

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8 min read

The best AI books of the year

Not the most hyped or best selling, just the titles that shaped my thinking.

Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott
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