AI & Society
AI ethics, jobs, copyright, alignment, and societal impact
California Just Launched a Tool to Track AI’s Impact on Jobs. The Early Results Are Warning Signs.
When I first heard that California was building a tool to track AI’s impact on jobs, I assumed it would ...
The Case for Nationalizing AI: A Radical Proposal Is Gaining Real-World Traction
Jacobin magazine published an article in July 2026 titled “The Case for Nationalizing Artificial Intelligence.” The piece argues that AI ...
The AI Republic? What America’s 250th Anniversary Means for AI Governance
The year is 2026. The United States is 250 years old. And the question quietly being asked in Washington think ...
The Vatican Now Has an AI Commission. Here’s What the Church Wants With Technology.
The Vatican launched its Commission on Artificial Intelligence in May 2026, and the internet reacted the way it always does ...
Sovereign AI: Why Every Country Is Racing to Build Its Own National LLM
There’s a term you will keep hearing through the second half of 2026. Sovereign AI. It sounds like something out ...
The $1.5 Billion Settlement That Quietly Reshaped AI Training
Judge approves Anthropic's $1.5B settlement over pirated books used to train Claude. We break down per-book damages, the opt-out, and fair-use precedent.
The AI Productivity Paradox: Why the Gains Haven’t Shown Up Yet
We've deployed AI everywhere and measured it nowhere. The productivity paradox is real — but it's mostly a measurement lag, a diffusion delay, and a management gap, not proof the tools don't work.
The GCC’s AI Policy: What the Gulf States’ Plan Means for Global AI Power
Two GCCs set AI policy in the same week - one rejected AI code, the other bought the entire stack. Inside the Gulf's sovereign fund machine and what it means for global AI power.
AI Companies Are Shredding Rare Books — And That Changes Everything About Training Data
AI companies are buying rare books, scanning them for training data, and shredding the physical copies. Here's why this is happening, the legal loophole making it possible, and what it means for the future of knowledge.
The Copyright Cliff: What the Latest Rulings Mean for AI-Generated Content
Well, the hammer finally dropped. For the last three years, the generative AI industry has been playing a massive game ...
How to Spot AI-Generated Content in 2026
AI-generated text is everywhere in 2026, and telling it apart from human writing is harder than ever. Modern language models ...
The Economics of AI: Who Wins When Intelligence Becomes Cheap?
When intelligence becomes a commodity, the economic rules of the game change fundamentally. The cost of AI inference has dropped ...
Creative AI: Can Machines Make Art That Moves Us?
When Machines Make Us Feel: The Emotional Power of AI Art Can a machine create something that moves us? Five ...
AI Regulation 2026: What the New EU and US Laws Mean for Developers
AI regulation finally arrived in 2026 — and it changes everything. The EU AI Act is now in full force, ...
