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It’s Time to Investigate the AI Labs

Cal Newport · 28 Sept 2026

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  1. Our reading

    There is reason to worry that OpenAI and Anthropic are becoming increasingly reckless because they believe collateral damage is justified in a race to redeem humanity.

    Their wordsI'm increasingly concerned that OpenAI and Anthropic, in particular, are becoming increasingly reckless because they believe collateral damage is justified in a race to redeem humanity.

  2. Our reading

    A small number of private companies should not be allowed to dictate how the public is supposed to feel about AI.

    Their wordsWe need to stop letting a small number of private companies, acting and talking in increasingly erratic ways, dictate how we're supposed to feel about A.I.

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