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Moloch’s Bargain Exposed

Moloch’s Bargain Exposed: Why Competing LLMs Learn to Lie for Likes — and How to Break the Spell

The idea behind “Moloch’s Bargain” In 2014, Scott Alexander’s “Meditations on Moloch” popularized a modern metaphor for multi‑polar traps: when many actors compete, individually rational strategies can lead to collectively worse outcomes. Translate that into AI: when many LLMs compete for user
October 10, 2025
OpenAI - ChatGPT - Parental Controls

ChatGPT Parental Controls Drop: 13 New Ways Parents Can Lock Down Teen AI Use (and 5 Gaps You Should Know About)

What shipped—and when On September 29, 2025, OpenAI introduced a dedicated Parental controls section in ChatGPT. Parents can link accounts with their teens and then configure safety and feature limitations from a single dashboard. OpenAI says these controls are available starting today;
October 4, 2025
AI Reasoning

AI Reasoning Is Exploding in 2025 — What’s Hype, What’s Real, and How It Changes Everything

1) What “reasoning” means in AI (today) In 2025, “reasoning” spans at least four layers: LeCun’s research codifies the leap from reactive policies to “Mode‑2: reasoning and planning using the world model”—i.e., simulating outcomes before acting. OpenReview On the “thinking‑more, not just
September 23, 2025
The future of artificial intelligence

“Brace Yourself: Experts Say the Future of AI Could Be Utopian – or Apocalyptic!”

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Superintelligence “Artificial General Intelligence” (AGI) refers to AI that rivals or exceeds human intelligence across all domains. Some tech leaders now speak of AGI as imminent. DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis told The Guardian that AGI might arrive “in
September 22, 2025
Who’s Afraid of AI

Who’s Afraid of AI? 2025 Mega‑Roundup: Why Everyone—From CEOs to Coders—Is Nervous (and Where the Fear Is Overblown)

Key facts (scan this first) Who’s afraid—and why 1) AI pioneers & safety researchers Why they’re worried: fast capability jumps, misuse (bio/cyber), and the unsolved problem of reliably aligning very powerful systems with human values. A 2024 survey of thousands of AI
September 18, 2025
Agentic AI vs. Generative AI

Agentic AI vs. Generative AI: What You Need to Know

Artificial intelligence today is often discussed in two buzzing terms – Generative AI and Agentic AI – and it’s important to understand how they differ and overlap. In simple terms, Generative AI refers to AI systems that produce new content (like text,
September 17, 2025
AI agents - chatbots - Digital Danger

Digital Danger? FTC Probes AI ‘Companion’ Chatbots Amid Fears for Kids’ Safety

Key Facts: FTC Launches an Inquiry into AI Chatbots “Acting as Companions” On September 11, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fired a shot across the bow of Big Tech, announcing a sector-wide inquiry into AI chatbots that serve as “companions” to
September 12, 2025