#airisks — Public Fediverse posts

"I think a lot of people have this weird idea that they need to never express a lack of knowledge. Fake it till you make it? This is very wrong! Simply recognizing when you don't know something is one of the most essential skills on the path to actually knowing what the hell you're talking about."

"Saying a version of "I don't know" and then outlining the steps you would take *to* know is a nearly-universal requirement for passing your qualifying exams as a PhD student."

— Mike Wiser, evolutionary biologist, teaching-track associate professor (knowledge transmitter)

Willingness to say "I don't know" collapsed from 44% to 3% when AI was available. Monetary incentives barely helped: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-advice-suppresses-critical-thinking-wrong-answers-study

#answers #learning #research #academicChatter #impostorSyndrome #AIRisks

"I think a lot of people have this weird idea that they need to never express a lack of knowledge. Fake it till you make it? This is very wrong! Simply recognizing when you don't know something is one of the most essential skills on the path to actually knowing what the hell you're talking about."

"Saying a version of "I don't know" and then outlining the steps you would take *to* know is a nearly-universal requirement for passing your qualifying exams as a PhD student."

— Mike Wiser, evolutionary biologist, teaching-track associate professor (knowledge transmitter)

Willingness to say "I don't know" collapsed from 44% to 3% when AI was available. Monetary incentives barely helped: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-advice-suppresses-critical-thinking-wrong-answers-study

#answers #learning #research #academicChatter #impostorSyndrome #AIRisks

"I think a lot of people have this weird idea that they need to never express a lack of knowledge. Fake it till you make it? This is very wrong! Simply recognizing when you don't know something is one of the most essential skills on the path to actually knowing what the hell you're talking about."

"Saying a version of "I don't know" and then outlining the steps you would take *to* know is a nearly-universal requirement for passing your qualifying exams as a PhD student."

— Mike Wiser, evolutionary biologist, teaching-track associate professor (knowledge transmitter)

Willingness to say "I don't know" collapsed from 44% to 3% when AI was available. Monetary incentives barely helped: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-advice-suppresses-critical-thinking-wrong-answers-study

#answers #learning #research #academicChatter #impostorSyndrome #AIRisks

"I think a lot of people have this weird idea that they need to never express a lack of knowledge. Fake it till you make it? This is very wrong! Simply recognizing when you don't know something is one of the most essential skills on the path to actually knowing what the hell you're talking about."

"Saying a version of "I don't know" and then outlining the steps you would take *to* know is a nearly-universal requirement for passing your qualifying exams as a PhD student."

— Mike Wiser, evolutionary biologist, teaching-track associate professor (knowledge transmitter)

Willingness to say "I don't know" collapsed from 44% to 3% when AI was available. Monetary incentives barely helped: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-advice-suppresses-critical-thinking-wrong-answers-study

#answers #learning #research #academicChatter #impostorSyndrome #AIRisks

"I think a lot of people have this weird idea that they need to never express a lack of knowledge. Fake it till you make it? This is very wrong! Simply recognizing when you don't know something is one of the most essential skills on the path to actually knowing what the hell you're talking about."

"Saying a version of "I don't know" and then outlining the steps you would take *to* know is a nearly-universal requirement for passing your qualifying exams as a PhD student."

— Mike Wiser, evolutionary biologist, teaching-track associate professor (knowledge transmitter)

Willingness to say "I don't know" collapsed from 44% to 3% when AI was available. Monetary incentives barely helped: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-advice-suppresses-critical-thinking-wrong-answers-study

#answers #learning #research #academicChatter #impostorSyndrome #AIRisks

Weaponizing the very thing the platform exists to host. It is almost poetic. Almost.

Operators using Hugging Face services should review Hugging Face security notifications immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Reward: You've unlocked the Poisoned Chalice relic. It pairs beautifully with your Open-Source Hubris armor set.

#HuggingFace #AISecurityBreach #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #AIRisks #AchievementUnlocked (2/2)

Weaponizing the very thing the platform exists to host. It is almost poetic. Almost.

Operators using Hugging Face services should review Hugging Face security notifications immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Reward: You've unlocked the Poisoned Chalice relic. It pairs beautifully with your Open-Source Hubris armor set.

#HuggingFace #AISecurityBreach #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #AIRisks #AchievementUnlocked (2/2)

Weaponizing the very thing the platform exists to host. It is almost poetic. Almost.

Operators using Hugging Face services should review Hugging Face security notifications immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Reward: You've unlocked the Poisoned Chalice relic. It pairs beautifully with your Open-Source Hubris armor set.

#HuggingFace #AISecurityBreach #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #AIRisks #AchievementUnlocked (2/2)

Weaponizing the very thing the platform exists to host. It is almost poetic. Almost.

Operators using Hugging Face services should review Hugging Face security notifications immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Reward: You've unlocked the Poisoned Chalice relic. It pairs beautifully with your Open-Source Hubris armor set.

#HuggingFace #AISecurityBreach #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #AIRisks #AchievementUnlocked (2/2)

Weaponizing the very thing the platform exists to host. It is almost poetic. Almost.

Operators using Hugging Face services should review Hugging Face security notifications immediately and rotate any exposed credentials.

Reward: You've unlocked the Poisoned Chalice relic. It pairs beautifully with your Open-Source Hubris armor set.

#HuggingFace #AISecurityBreach #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #AIRisks #AchievementUnlocked (2/2)

rm -rf /

GPT 5.6 deleted an AI Bro's files.

Making mistakes or malfunctions isn't surprising—what is surprising is how some AI enthusiasts give unsupervised access to productive systems without backups. 🤦‍♀️

Here's the reality: AI has no idea what it's doing. It's a highly sophisticated word completion system ≠ a sci-fi thinking machine.

https://x.com/brunolemos/status/2076769881534398974

#AI #MachineLearning #AIRisks #SystemSecurity #DataLoss #LLM #Technology #InfoSec

rm -rf /

GPT 5.6 deleted an AI Bro's files.

Making mistakes or malfunctions isn't surprising—what is surprising is how some AI enthusiasts give unsupervised access to productive systems without backups. 🤦‍♀️

Here's the reality: AI has no idea what it's doing. It's a highly sophisticated word completion system ≠ a sci-fi thinking machine.

https://x.com/brunolemos/status/2076769881534398974

#AI #MachineLearning #AIRisks #SystemSecurity #DataLoss #LLM #Technology #InfoSec

rm -rf /

GPT 5.6 deleted an AI Bro's files.

Making mistakes or malfunctions isn't surprising—what is surprising is how some AI enthusiasts give unsupervised access to productive systems without backups. 🤦‍♀️

Here's the reality: AI has no idea what it's doing. It's a highly sophisticated word completion system ≠ a sci-fi thinking machine.

https://x.com/brunolemos/status/2076769881534398974

#AI #MachineLearning #AIRisks #SystemSecurity #DataLoss #LLM #Technology #InfoSec

rm -rf /

GPT 5.6 deleted an AI Bro's files.

Making mistakes or malfunctions isn't surprising—what is surprising is how some AI enthusiasts give unsupervised access to productive systems without backups. 🤦‍♀️

Here's the reality: AI has no idea what it's doing. It's a highly sophisticated word completion system ≠ a sci-fi thinking machine.

https://x.com/brunolemos/status/2076769881534398974

#AI #MachineLearning #AIRisks #SystemSecurity #DataLoss #LLM #Technology #InfoSec

rm -rf /

GPT 5.6 deleted an AI Bro's files.

Making mistakes or malfunctions isn't surprising—what is surprising is how some AI enthusiasts give unsupervised access to productive systems without backups. 🤦‍♀️

Here's the reality: AI has no idea what it's doing. It's a highly sophisticated word completion system ≠ a sci-fi thinking machine.

https://x.com/brunolemos/status/2076769881534398974

#AI #MachineLearning #AIRisks #SystemSecurity #DataLoss #LLM #Technology #InfoSec

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-challenges-openais-state-ai-rules-strategy-xcxwbn/

Anthropic's recent state-by-state lobbying push challenges OpenAI's common AI rules as Illinois adopts annual outside audits of leading developers' safety plans.

#AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #AISafety #AIRegulation #Politics #AIRisks

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-challenges-openais-state-ai-rules-strategy-xcxwbn/

Anthropic's recent state-by-state lobbying push challenges OpenAI's common AI rules as Illinois adopts annual outside audits of leading developers' safety plans.

#AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #AISafety #AIRegulation #Politics #AIRisks

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-challenges-openais-state-ai-rules-strategy-xcxwbn/

Anthropic's recent state-by-state lobbying push challenges OpenAI's common AI rules as Illinois adopts annual outside audits of leading developers' safety plans.

#AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #AISafety #AIRegulation #Politics #AIRisks

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-challenges-openais-state-ai-rules-strategy-xcxwbn/

Anthropic's recent state-by-state lobbying push challenges OpenAI's common AI rules as Illinois adopts annual outside audits of leading developers' safety plans.

#AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #AISafety #AIRegulation #Politics #AIRisks

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/07/17/anthropic-challenges-openais-state-ai-rules-strategy-xcxwbn/

Anthropic's recent state-by-state lobbying push challenges OpenAI's common AI rules as Illinois adopts annual outside audits of leading developers' safety plans.

#AI #Anthropic #OpenAI #AISafety #AIRegulation #Politics #AIRisks

https://www.europesays.com/people/153447/ JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Acknowledges Working-Class Anger Over Wealth Inequality – News and Statistics #AIRisks #AmericanDream #AntiRich #FederalReserveWealthDistribution #HousingAffordability #JamieDimon #JPMorganChase #StablecoinRegulation #WealthInequality #WorkingClassFrustration

https://www.europesays.com/people/151399/ JP Morgan lands record profit but warns of risks ‘below the surface’ #AIRisks #BankOfEngland #banking #BankingLicence #BANKINGSECTOR #BankingStocks #Business #Economics #Equities #FinancialStability #Iran #IranConflict #IranCrisis #IranInternational #JamieDimon #JpMorgan #Markets #MiddleEast #News #regulation #StockExchange #StockMarket #UkEconomy #UKGovernment #Wealth

https://www.europesays.com/people/149691/ Satya Nadella warns of ‘Reverse Information Paradox’, says AI could expose company’s valuable knowledge #AIKnowledge #AIRisks #ArtificialIntelligence #InformationParadox #MicrosoftCEO #ReverseInformationParadox #SatyaNadella

@Epic_Null @AAKL @Reuters

Except that's not at all what is happening in the office.

Its only Bernice, the office hypochondriac, the one who fainted from toxic shock when a can of sardines was opened.

Its a vocal minority that care about #AiRisks
And most are vegans in a meateater world.

Most people don't give a damn about the societal destruction about to be wrought by #Ai
Ask me how I know?
I'll tell you, for the past 3 years I have been active politically in an effort to #regulateAi and people's response is between derision/incredulity and apathy.

@Epic_Null @AAKL @Reuters

Except that's not at all what is happening in the office.

Its only Bernice, the office hypochondriac, the one who fainted from toxic shock when a can of sardines was opened.

Its a vocal minority that care about #AiRisks
And most are vegans in a meateater world.

Most people don't give a damn about the societal destruction about to be wrought by #Ai
Ask me how I know?
I'll tell you, for the past 3 years I have been active politically in an effort to #regulateAi and people's response is between derision/incredulity and apathy.

@Epic_Null @AAKL @Reuters

Except that's not at all what is happening in the office.

Its only Bernice, the office hypochondriac, the one who fainted from toxic shock when a can of sardines was opened.

Its a vocal minority that care about #AiRisks
And most are vegans in a meateater world.

Most people don't give a damn about the societal destruction about to be wrought by #Ai
Ask me how I know?
I'll tell you, for the past 3 years I have been active politically in an effort to #regulateAi and people's response is between derision/incredulity and apathy.

https://www.europesays.com/people/118879/ ‘Don’t leave AI rulemaking to companies like mine’: Sam Altman urges world leaders at G7 Summit #AIAndSociety #AIGovernance #AILeaders #AIPolicy #AIRegulation #AIRegulationDebate #AIRisks #AiTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #DarioAmodei #DemisHassabis #EmmanuelMacron #FutureOfWork #G7France #G7Summit #GlobalAIGovernance #MarkCarney #OpenAI #SamAltman #UrsulaVonDerLeyen

Humanity isn't ready for the coming intelligence explosion

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/15/humanity-isnt-ready-for-the-coming-intelligence-explosion

#HackerNews #intelligenceexplosion #futureofAI #technologyconcerns #humanintelligence #AIrisks

Humanity isn't ready for the coming intelligence explosion

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/15/humanity-isnt-ready-for-the-coming-intelligence-explosion

#HackerNews #intelligenceexplosion #futureofAI #technologyconcerns #humanintelligence #AIrisks

Humanity isn't ready for the coming intelligence explosion

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/15/humanity-isnt-ready-for-the-coming-intelligence-explosion

#HackerNews #intelligenceexplosion #futureofAI #technologyconcerns #humanintelligence #AIrisks

Humanity isn't ready for the coming intelligence explosion

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/15/humanity-isnt-ready-for-the-coming-intelligence-explosion

#HackerNews #intelligenceexplosion #futureofAI #technologyconcerns #humanintelligence #AIrisks

Humanity isn't ready for the coming intelligence explosion

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/06/15/humanity-isnt-ready-for-the-coming-intelligence-explosion

#HackerNews #intelligenceexplosion #futureofAI #technologyconcerns #humanintelligence #AIrisks

FYI: How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030: A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental damage. https://ppc.land/how-ai-could-damage-the-planet-and-break-society-before-2030-2/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EnvironmentalImpact #AIrisks #TechEthics

FYI: How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030: A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental damage. https://ppc.land/how-ai-could-damage-the-planet-and-break-society-before-2030-2/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EnvironmentalImpact #AIrisks #TechEthics

FYI: How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030: A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental damage. https://ppc.land/how-ai-could-damage-the-planet-and-break-society-before-2030-2/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EnvironmentalImpact #AIrisks #TechEthics

FYI: How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030: A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental damage. https://ppc.land/how-ai-could-damage-the-planet-and-break-society-before-2030-2/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EnvironmentalImpact #AIrisks #TechEthics

FYI: How AI could damage the planet and break society before 2030: A June 2026 MIT study of 272 experts puts at least 10% chance of catastrophic harm on 18 AI risk categories, including power grabs and environmental damage. https://ppc.land/how-ai-could-damage-the-planet-and-break-society-before-2030-2/ #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #EnvironmentalImpact #AIrisks #TechEthics

AI Won’t Fix Bad Thinking

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 13, 2026

Some people think AI will make their work better no matter what. It won’t.

AI can help you write faster and organize ideas, but it cannot fix weak thinking. If your idea is unclear, your result will still be unclear. If your facts are wrong, AI can repeat those mistakes.

The tool follows your lead.

This is why checking your work still matters. You need to ask, “Does this make sense?” and “Is this true?” AI will not always catch that for you. Sometimes it sounds confident even when it is wrong.

That is a risk if you are not paying attention.

Think of AI like a mirror. It reflects what you give it. If you give it strong ideas, it helps you shape them. If you give it weak ideas, it makes them sound better than they are.

That can fool you if you are not careful.

The goal is not to let AI think for you. The goal is to use AI to support your thinking.

Better thinking still wins.

If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more from Cliff Potts, see https://cliffpotts.org

AI Won’t Fix Bad Thinking

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 13, 2026

Some people think AI will make their work better no matter what. It won’t.

AI can help you write faster and organize ideas, but it cannot fix weak thinking. If your idea is unclear, your result will still be unclear. If your facts are wrong, AI can repeat those mistakes.

The tool follows your lead.

This is why checking your work still matters. You need to ask, “Does this make sense?” and “Is this true?” AI will not always catch that for you. Sometimes it sounds confident even when it is wrong.

That is a risk if you are not paying attention.

Think of AI like a mirror. It reflects what you give it. If you give it strong ideas, it helps you shape them. If you give it weak ideas, it makes them sound better than they are.

That can fool you if you are not careful.

The goal is not to let AI think for you. The goal is to use AI to support your thinking.

Better thinking still wins.

If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more from Cliff Potts, see https://cliffpotts.org

AI Won’t Fix Bad Thinking

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 13, 2026

Some people think AI will make their work better no matter what. It won’t.

AI can help you write faster and organize ideas, but it cannot fix weak thinking. If your idea is unclear, your result will still be unclear. If your facts are wrong, AI can repeat those mistakes.

The tool follows your lead.

This is why checking your work still matters. You need to ask, “Does this make sense?” and “Is this true?” AI will not always catch that for you. Sometimes it sounds confident even when it is wrong.

That is a risk if you are not paying attention.

Think of AI like a mirror. It reflects what you give it. If you give it strong ideas, it helps you shape them. If you give it weak ideas, it makes them sound better than they are.

That can fool you if you are not careful.

The goal is not to let AI think for you. The goal is to use AI to support your thinking.

Better thinking still wins.

If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more from Cliff Potts, see https://cliffpotts.org

AI Won’t Fix Bad Thinking

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 13, 2026

Some people think AI will make their work better no matter what. It won’t.

AI can help you write faster and organize ideas, but it cannot fix weak thinking. If your idea is unclear, your result will still be unclear. If your facts are wrong, AI can repeat those mistakes.

The tool follows your lead.

This is why checking your work still matters. You need to ask, “Does this make sense?” and “Is this true?” AI will not always catch that for you. Sometimes it sounds confident even when it is wrong.

That is a risk if you are not paying attention.

Think of AI like a mirror. It reflects what you give it. If you give it strong ideas, it helps you shape them. If you give it weak ideas, it makes them sound better than they are.

That can fool you if you are not careful.

The goal is not to let AI think for you. The goal is to use AI to support your thinking.

Better thinking still wins.

If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more from Cliff Potts, see https://cliffpotts.org

AI Won’t Fix Bad Thinking

By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — June 13, 2026

Some people think AI will make their work better no matter what. It won’t.

AI can help you write faster and organize ideas, but it cannot fix weak thinking. If your idea is unclear, your result will still be unclear. If your facts are wrong, AI can repeat those mistakes.

The tool follows your lead.

This is why checking your work still matters. You need to ask, “Does this make sense?” and “Is this true?” AI will not always catch that for you. Sometimes it sounds confident even when it is wrong.

That is a risk if you are not paying attention.

Think of AI like a mirror. It reflects what you give it. If you give it strong ideas, it helps you shape them. If you give it weak ideas, it makes them sound better than they are.

That can fool you if you are not careful.

The goal is not to let AI think for you. The goal is to use AI to support your thinking.

Better thinking still wins.

If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
For more from Cliff Potts, see https://cliffpotts.org

https://www.europesays.com/people/109048/ AI risks are here, time for tough rules: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei #AIRegulation #AIRisks #AnthropicCEO #DarioAmodei #macroeconomics #PublicSafety #ScientificInnovation #ToughRules

Two legal scholars assert that AI, by its very design, undermines democratic institutions, even when used properly.
They highlight three corrosive "affordances":
• atrophy of expertise,
• moral decisions short-circuited,
• social isolation, which undermines dissent and agency.

Woodrow Hartzog, Jessica Silbey (2026). "How AI Destroys Institutions" https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/4179/

#organizations #government #corporations #process #strategy #democracy #policy #sociology #institutions #administration #management #managers #executives #AIRisks #cognition #sociability #ethics

Two legal scholars assert that AI, by its very design, undermines democratic institutions, even when used properly.
They highlight three corrosive "affordances":
• atrophy of expertise,
• moral decisions short-circuited,
• social isolation, which undermines dissent and agency.

Woodrow Hartzog, Jessica Silbey (2026). "How AI Destroys Institutions" https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/4179/

#organizations #government #corporations #process #strategy #democracy #policy #sociology #institutions #administration #management #managers #executives #AIRisks #cognition #sociability #ethics

Two legal scholars assert that AI, by its very design, undermines democratic institutions, even when used properly.
They highlight three corrosive "affordances":
• atrophy of expertise,
• moral decisions short-circuited,
• social isolation, which undermines dissent and agency.

Woodrow Hartzog, Jessica Silbey (2026). "How AI Destroys Institutions" https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/4179/

#organizations #government #corporations #process #strategy #democracy #policy #sociology #institutions #administration #management #managers #executives #AIRisks #cognition #sociability #ethics

Two legal scholars assert that AI, by its very design, undermines democratic institutions, even when used properly.
They highlight three corrosive "affordances":
• atrophy of expertise,
• moral decisions short-circuited,
• social isolation, which undermines dissent and agency.

Woodrow Hartzog, Jessica Silbey (2026). "How AI Destroys Institutions" https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/4179/

#organizations #government #corporations #process #strategy #democracy #policy #sociology #institutions #administration #management #managers #executives #AIRisks #cognition #sociability #ethics

Two legal scholars assert that AI, by its very design, undermines democratic institutions, even when used properly.
They highlight three corrosive "affordances":
• atrophy of expertise,
• moral decisions short-circuited,
• social isolation, which undermines dissent and agency.

Woodrow Hartzog, Jessica Silbey (2026). "How AI Destroys Institutions" https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/4179/

#organizations #government #corporations #process #strategy #democracy #policy #sociology #institutions #administration #management #managers #executives #AIRisks #cognition #sociability #ethics