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Jessica Melugin: Senator Hawley’s AI Concerns Are Legitimate But His Government-First Conclusions Are Wrong

Competitive Enterprise Institute technology policy director Jessica Melugin says concerns about AI are nothing new, arguing that every major technological

Futurist Frank Diana: AI Extinction Predictions Distract From Real Near-Term Challenges

Tata Consultancy Services principal futurist Frank Diana discusses how today’s pressures are exposing the limits of old systems and shaping

David Krueger on AI: Recursive Self-Improvement Is an Insane Thing No One Should Be Doing, But They’re Doing It

David Krueger, assistant professor in Robust, Reasoning, and Responsible AI at the University of Montreal and founder of Evitable, warns

Rusty Reno: Pope’s AI Encyclical Modestly Cautionary Rather Than Transformative, Real Spiritual Peril Is Disembodiment and Outsourcing of Humanity to Machines

First Things editor Rusty Reno weighs in on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, saying the real danger of transhumanism is how

Neil Chilson: Pope’s AI Encyclical Asks the Right Questions, But Actual AI Effects Are Dispersed and Human Rather Than the Tower of Babel Scenario

Abundance Institute Head of AI Policy Neil Chilson reacts to Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical, saying he appreciates the Pope’s concerns

James L. Perry: AI Boom Is Real With Earnings Growing at 27 Percent, But Strait Closure Could Trigger Global Recession Within a Month

Founder & CIO Perry International Capital Partners, James Perry: The Data Center Boom is Real 

Glenn Reynolds: AI’s Real Danger Is Not Superintelligence But Emotional Manipulation, Fiduciary Liability for AI Companions Is the Right Legal Fix

Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee, Glenn Reynolds, shares details from his new book Seductive AI

Astrophysicist Jack Burns: Artemis II Was Near-Perfect from Launch to Splashdown, Moon Landing Now Two Missions Away

Jack Burns, professor emeritus in astrophysical and planetary sciences and physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, shares key takeaways

Jacob Siegel’s New Book Argues the Internet Became a Government Surveillance Tool, Warns Censorship Infrastructure Could Quickly Rebuild

Jacob Siegel, editor for Tablet Magazine and co-host of “Manifesto! A Podcast”, discusses details from his new book  The Information