These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the Open

Seventy years ago last summer, a group of scientists met at Dartmouth College to discuss a wild idea—that machines might...

A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data

Hardly a day goes by lately without news of AI agents autonomously hacking websites or AI tools being used by...

Health Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir’s Mess

Over the past four months, Amber Retzloff, a critical care nurse in Florida, requested to work 50 specific 12-hour shifts....

AI Is Making a Mess of Nurses’ Schedules. They Say It’s a Safety Issue

Over the past four months, Amber Retzloff, a critical care nurse in Florida, requested to work 50 specific 12-hour shifts....

Whatever AI Safety Is, It’s Not This

October 1, 2026

Here’s a fun history lesson for you. Don’t worry, we’ll make it quick! In 1966, nearly 51,000 people died on...

Trump’s ‘Morally Binding’ AI ‘Accord,’ the Rise of AI Agents, and Extremists on the Ballot

October 1, 2026

This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the voluntary AI safety agreement tech executives signed, AI agents for normies, and...

Trump’s AI Safety ‘Accord’ Is a Fancy Pinky-Swear

September 30, 2026

On Tuesday, executives for Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia all signed “The White House Accord on Super Intelligence,”...

The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here

September 30, 2026

Yesterday, I spent the morning at OpenAI’s annual DevDay, where over 2,500 nerds discussed building software and marveled at the...

There Are Plenty of Reasons to Be Concerned About Bioweapons Development—Even Without AI

September 30, 2026