Craig Cheslog
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The Tech Bros are the Problem with “AI”
Stories I Wanted to Share (#129): The humans are the problem with AI; midterm projections give me hope; wishing Dem consultants would stop defending tech; Hegseth’s Iran War cover-up; EPA capitulates ...
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Stories I Wanted to Share: The humans are the problem with AI; midterm projections give me hope; wishing Dem consultants would stop defending tech; Hegseth’s Iran War cover-up; EPA capitulates to the forced-birth lobby; Congress needs to hire tech staff; and 17 minutes that changed America.
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We should not let Eliezer “I like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but not in the same way you plebeian fools do” Yudkowsky and his weirdo friends regulate and run the U.S. AI sector, which they are perilously close to doing, as I discuss here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/why-we-cant-...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/why-we-cant-...
September 26, 2026 at 9:36 PM
We should not let Eliezer “I like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but not in the same way you plebeian fools do” Yudkowsky and his weirdo friends regulate and run the U.S. AI sector, which they are perilously close to doing, as I discuss here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/why-we-cant-...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/why-we-cant-...
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Piggybacking off of this: the main difference is that men like Eliezer Yudkowsky, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump for that matter never NEEDED to grow up, because nothing on this earth that could compel them to do so chose to actually do it. They don't have to live on the same Earth we do.
like I suspect many of you on This Website, I think a core reason why I find Eliezer Yudkowsky and his rationalist and effective altruist satellites so intensely annoying is because I had a VERY similar “being a super weird, pretentious, hyper-literate kid” experience - I just, you know, grew up.
September 26, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Piggybacking off of this: the main difference is that men like Eliezer Yudkowsky, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump for that matter never NEEDED to grow up, because nothing on this earth that could compel them to do so chose to actually do it. They don't have to live on the same Earth we do.
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It’s extremely funny that Eliezer Yudkowsky thinks people who go to meetings all day are low value, considering that far as I can tell, that’s all that your average “AI safety” researcher actually does
And you may not be terribly surprised to learn that Yudkowsky has strong feelings on whose lives truly matter and whose do not.
September 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
It’s extremely funny that Eliezer Yudkowsky thinks people who go to meetings all day are low value, considering that far as I can tell, that’s all that your average “AI safety” researcher actually does
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Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
Congress funded the CDC's Alzheimer's work, the sickle cell and epilepsy data programs and a rape prevention unit, and Vought simply will not release the money. Grassley told him to his face he lacks the authority. The pocket rescission alone took 4.9 billion.
Republicans furious as Trump’s budget director goes 'rogue'
The director of the Office of Management and Budget is infuriating Republican lawmakers by "going rogue" on what appropriations were approved by the House and Senate.
www.alternet.org
September 27, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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Meanwhile this is also some newly uncovered ‘rogue’ behavior by OpenAI’s technology that deserves a lot more attention in the United States. It certainly has Canada’s attention. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
www.motherjones.com
September 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Meanwhile this is also some newly uncovered ‘rogue’ behavior by OpenAI’s technology that deserves a lot more attention in the United States. It certainly has Canada’s attention. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
He's not going to be the nominee. He shouldn't run. But if he does, I take some solace that more Americans will learn about his history. Like how he didn't care about confirming judges as Obama's Chief of Staff. And how he helped cover up the police murder of Laquan McDonald as Chicago's Mayor.
lolololol come on get real NYT, have some basic editorial standards
September 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
He's not going to be the nominee. He shouldn't run. But if he does, I take some solace that more Americans will learn about his history. Like how he didn't care about confirming judges as Obama's Chief of Staff. And how he helped cover up the police murder of Laquan McDonald as Chicago's Mayor.
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An absolute stunner by Maiara Niehues to put Angel City up 1-0.
September 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
An absolute stunner by Maiara Niehues to put Angel City up 1-0.
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That a Musk-owned X is incompatible with democracy should really go without saying
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there
paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
paydayreport.com
September 26, 2026 at 11:56 PM
That a Musk-owned X is incompatible with democracy should really go without saying
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So while immigrants continue to suffer in his concentration camps, while his employees continue to neglect immigrants' medical conditions and severe illnesses (including cancer), he gets to walk away with millions and focus solely on taking care of himself.
Here's the SEC filing:
Here's the SEC filing:
8-K
www.sec.gov
September 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
So while immigrants continue to suffer in his concentration camps, while his employees continue to neglect immigrants' medical conditions and severe illnesses (including cancer), he gets to walk away with millions and focus solely on taking care of himself.
Here's the SEC filing:
Here's the SEC filing:
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That's just part of the "transition period" deal he got. He's also walking away with two lump sum payments that total about $10.4 million.
September 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
That's just part of the "transition period" deal he got. He's also walking away with two lump sum payments that total about $10.4 million.
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According to an SEC filing about his departure, the company is going to continue to pay Patrick Swindle his annual salary for another 12 months. After that, he'll get half his annual salary for a further 12 months. His base salary last year was $695,999. W/his bonus etc, he took home ~$3.5 million.
CoreCivic's CEO stepped down today to pursue treatment after receiving a diagnosis of stage four metastatic pancreatic cancer.
No schadenfreude here, but no deep well of sympathy either. Swindle has helped deny basic healthcare to countless people in CoreCivic facilities.
No schadenfreude here, but no deep well of sympathy either. Swindle has helped deny basic healthcare to countless people in CoreCivic facilities.
CoreCivic names new CEO after Patrick Swindle steps down due to cancer diagnosis
CoreCivic has named longtime executive Lucibeth Mayberry its new president and CEO after Patrick Swindle resigned less than a year into the role as he undergoes treatment for stage four pancreatic can...
www.newschannel5.com
September 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
According to an SEC filing about his departure, the company is going to continue to pay Patrick Swindle his annual salary for another 12 months. After that, he'll get half his annual salary for a further 12 months. His base salary last year was $695,999. W/his bonus etc, he took home ~$3.5 million.
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Oh and there’s a nonzero chance they were programmed to do this to push the issue of the government bringing in AI development in order to help mediate their giant financial problems and gain more power and control. Cool stuff, really. Not at all problematic.
September 26, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Oh and there’s a nonzero chance they were programmed to do this to push the issue of the government bringing in AI development in order to help mediate their giant financial problems and gain more power and control. Cool stuff, really. Not at all problematic.
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Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
September 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
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No more shoulder-shrugging when a machine programmed by a person commits a crime. That means the person, not the machine, has committed a crime.
Just helping with editing here.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
September 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM
No more shoulder-shrugging when a machine programmed by a person commits a crime. That means the person, not the machine, has committed a crime.
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Includes rave reviews but opens with @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social trolling Elon.
September 27, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Includes rave reviews but opens with @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social trolling Elon.
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it's software
Can the new cutting-edge AI models feel pain? They at least behave as if they do, according to a recent study.
The work, which has not been peer reviewed, has divided #AI researchers. https://scim.ag/4hHU6BA
The work, which has not been peer reviewed, has divided #AI researchers. https://scim.ag/4hHU6BA
September 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM
it's software
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a lot of these red state senators just have a massive sense of entitlement; they think they'll never face a challenge and don't even have to pretend to live in their state.
biting them in the ass this year.
biting them in the ass this year.
“'You don’t live here,' the crowd shouted like they were in a basketball arena...”
kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...
kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...
US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...
kansasreflector.com
September 26, 2026 at 9:37 PM
a lot of these red state senators just have a massive sense of entitlement; they think they'll never face a challenge and don't even have to pretend to live in their state.
biting them in the ass this year.
biting them in the ass this year.
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I bet insurance companies are thrilled with the Trump administration‘s message to policyholders that they need to file claims on every policy they have or they might risk losing it.
September 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I bet insurance companies are thrilled with the Trump administration‘s message to policyholders that they need to file claims on every policy they have or they might risk losing it.
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I think never having suffered a consequence in your life actually makes your ability to reflect on the world this bad. Like, he should have to do a real job for a week, once.
And, in "It never gets old" territory, this from tenured pundit:
September 26, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I think never having suffered a consequence in your life actually makes your ability to reflect on the world this bad. Like, he should have to do a real job for a week, once.
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5) there is a more logical explanation: lots of cheaper ACA plans have very high deductible and copays, so that you’d still avoid getting health care unless or until your seriously needed it. People choose these plans either because they think they’re healthy and won’t need it, or can’t afford it.
September 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
5) there is a more logical explanation: lots of cheaper ACA plans have very high deductible and copays, so that you’d still avoid getting health care unless or until your seriously needed it. People choose these plans either because they think they’re healthy and won’t need it, or can’t afford it.
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2) insurance fraud, from a consumer point of view, consists of filing fake or excessive claims, not paying premiums and then making no claims. Where’s the payout?
September 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
2) insurance fraud, from a consumer point of view, consists of filing fake or excessive claims, not paying premiums and then making no claims. Where’s the payout?
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A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
Assistant AG for Fraud Colin McDonald: "Apparently 35% of people have never even used their Obamacare account for any health services. That is a statistical impossibility and it's because these are not real people seeking real care. These are fraudsters."
September 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.
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"Mr. Vice President: Peter Thiel played a decisive role in your life. Recently, he suggested that evil is good and called the Pope a 'useful idiot.' How do you respond to these extreme statements from your benefactor? Do you agree with him?"
—Question a DC reporter should ask (but likely won't)
—Question a DC reporter should ask (but likely won't)
Peter Thiel praises evil.
Peter Thiel hates democracy.
Peter Thiel founded Palantir.
Peter Thiel owns JD Vance.
Peter Thiel is the most powerful billionaire in the United States.
Peter Thiel can’t stop talking about the “Antichrist.”
Find out why. Read “The Nerd Reich”
Peter Thiel hates democracy.
Peter Thiel founded Palantir.
Peter Thiel owns JD Vance.
Peter Thiel is the most powerful billionaire in the United States.
Peter Thiel can’t stop talking about the “Antichrist.”
Find out why. Read “The Nerd Reich”
September 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
"Mr. Vice President: Peter Thiel played a decisive role in your life. Recently, he suggested that evil is good and called the Pope a 'useful idiot.' How do you respond to these extreme statements from your benefactor? Do you agree with him?"
—Question a DC reporter should ask (but likely won't)
—Question a DC reporter should ask (but likely won't)
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After showing a brief clip of Kamala Harris Laura Ingraham mocked her for the '2020 hoax that Trump wouldn't leave office." I guess she forgot about Jan. 6th. Ingraham actually sent text messages to Trump's chief of staff during the riot.
September 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
After showing a brief clip of Kamala Harris Laura Ingraham mocked her for the '2020 hoax that Trump wouldn't leave office." I guess she forgot about Jan. 6th. Ingraham actually sent text messages to Trump's chief of staff during the riot.