Governments scramble for AI oversight
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Governments were increasingly left behind as artificial intelligence accelerated, creating a global policy vacuum and prompting divided calls for brakes and for independent public oversight.
Reposted by Steve Peers, Martin J. Attrill
I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently.
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
September 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently.
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/t...
As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind
The gap between technology and policymaking has gotten wider than ever with artificial intelligence, leaving a global policy vacuum as A.I. models rapidly advance.
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2026 at 11:37 AM
As A.I. Accelerates, Governments Are Increasingly Being Left Behind www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/t...
This is another great, approachable explainer on “the rationalist wackos who have managed to take over much of the AI industry, and who now have tons of money and political power.”
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse - Ian Duncan
How a community devoted to thinking clearly incubated salvation stories, abusive experiments, race science, and an affection for autocracy, and why that history matters now that its alumni are asking ...
www.iankduncan.com
September 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This is another great, approachable explainer on “the rationalist wackos who have managed to take over much of the AI industry, and who now have tons of money and political power.”
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
www.iankduncan.com/personal/202...
Indeed, the common element in the successful cases has been that the AI user was able to provide substantial intellectual investment, but we will never get a real answer of where is the line. I think this is the correct approach.
September 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Indeed, the common element in the successful cases has been that the AI user was able to provide substantial intellectual investment, but we will never get a real answer of where is the line. I think this is the correct approach.
by Grady Booch
I can’t decide if people who assert that contemporary AIs can think or are conscious do so out of fear or out of envy.
But I can say that any such people do so either out of emotion or perhaps driven by some pecuniary interest in it being true, not from any fully informed or defensible position.
But I can say that any such people do so either out of emotion or perhaps driven by some pecuniary interest in it being true, not from any fully informed or defensible position.
September 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I can’t decide if people who assert that contemporary AIs can think or are conscious do so out of fear or out of envy.
But I can say that any such people do so either out of emotion or perhaps driven by some pecuniary interest in it being true, not from any fully informed or defensible position.
But I can say that any such people do so either out of emotion or perhaps driven by some pecuniary interest in it being true, not from any fully informed or defensible position.
The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*.
If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2026 at 6:11 AM
The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*.
If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Unesco Biosphere Reserves are apparently regions where “science, culture, & inclusive governance come together, showing how conservation & sustainable development can go hand in hand”
Hard to see how building a massive AI data centre on green fields fits that
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Hard to see how building a massive AI data centre on green fields fits that
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Unesco Biosphere Reserves are apparently regions where “science, culture, & inclusive governance come together, showing how conservation & sustainable development can go hand in hand”
Hard to see how building a massive AI data centre on green fields fits that
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Hard to see how building a massive AI data centre on green fields fits that
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Bit weird that increasing uptake of Chinese AI models, or indeed China's place in this sector, is not mentioned once here, especially as the FT reported on this aspect of AI geopolitics in July: www.ft.com/content/9c8f...
Maybe interrogate big companies' claims as claims not facts?
Maybe interrogate big companies' claims as claims not facts?
Big companies warn lack of ‘AI openness’ could hit investment in Europe
Multinationals evaluating countries’ approach to AI before making expansion plans, say executives
www.ft.com
September 27, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Bit weird that increasing uptake of Chinese AI models, or indeed China's place in this sector, is not mentioned once here, especially as the FT reported on this aspect of AI geopolitics in July: www.ft.com/content/9c8f...
Maybe interrogate big companies' claims as claims not facts?
Maybe interrogate big companies' claims as claims not facts?
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.