#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

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

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

@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

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

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

The World According to Today: A Fragmented Chronicle

Emily in Paris is ending. Pope Leo XIV warns about AI dangers. NASCAR star Kyle Busch dies at 41. US flights checked for Ebola.

#EmilyInParis, #AIrisks, #KyleBusch, #Ebola, #TodayShow

https://newsletter.tf/emily-in-paris-ends-pope-warns-ai-risks-kyle-busch-dies/

Emily in Paris is ending after season 6. Pope Leo XIV is warning people about the dangers of AI. NASCAR star Kyle Busch died at 41. US flights are being checked for Ebola.

#EmilyInParis, #AIrisks, #KyleBusch, #Ebola, #TodayShow
https://newsletter.tf/emily-in-paris-ends-pope-warns-ai-risks-kyle-busch-dies/

Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI risks

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/openai-hit-with-florida-lawsuit-00944215

#HackerNews #Florida #OpenAI #lawsuit #AIrisks #SamAltman #legalnews

Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI risks

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/openai-hit-with-florida-lawsuit-00944215

#HackerNews #Florida #OpenAI #lawsuit #AIrisks #SamAltman #legalnews

Decision-makers are navigating on sight. Meetings do not consider the costs of unwinding decisions.

“Sixty-four percent said the fear of falling behind drives them to invest in technologies before they understand the value.”

“AI does not make bad executives worse. It gives them a faster way to prove they are bad.”

By Sarah Choudhary: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/05/14/the-ai-layoff-bill-is-coming-due-and-ctos-are-going-to-pay-it-twice/

#validation #AIRisks #bias #cognitiveBias #technoCriticism #management #executives #strategy #growth #ai

Decision-makers are navigating on sight. Meetings do not consider the costs of unwinding decisions.

“Sixty-four percent said the fear of falling behind drives them to invest in technologies before they understand the value.”

“AI does not make bad executives worse. It gives them a faster way to prove they are bad.”

By Sarah Choudhary: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/05/14/the-ai-layoff-bill-is-coming-due-and-ctos-are-going-to-pay-it-twice/

#validation #AIRisks #bias #cognitiveBias #technoCriticism #management #executives #strategy #growth #ai

Decision-makers are navigating on sight. Meetings do not consider the costs of unwinding decisions.

“Sixty-four percent said the fear of falling behind drives them to invest in technologies before they understand the value.”

“AI does not make bad executives worse. It gives them a faster way to prove they are bad.”

By Sarah Choudhary: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/05/14/the-ai-layoff-bill-is-coming-due-and-ctos-are-going-to-pay-it-twice/

#validation #AIRisks #bias #cognitiveBias #technoCriticism #management #executives #strategy #growth #ai

Decision-makers are navigating on sight. Meetings do not consider the costs of unwinding decisions.

“Sixty-four percent said the fear of falling behind drives them to invest in technologies before they understand the value.”

“AI does not make bad executives worse. It gives them a faster way to prove they are bad.”

By Sarah Choudhary: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/05/14/the-ai-layoff-bill-is-coming-due-and-ctos-are-going-to-pay-it-twice/

#validation #AIRisks #bias #cognitiveBias #technoCriticism #management #executives #strategy #growth #ai

The role of a "human in the loop" isn't to prevent errors. That human is there to be blamed for errors:
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/30/a-neck-in-a-noose/#is-also-a-human-in-the-loop

#organizations #humanInTheLoop #AIRisks

The role of a "human in the loop" isn't to prevent errors. That human is there to be blamed for errors:
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/30/a-neck-in-a-noose/#is-also-a-human-in-the-loop

#organizations #humanInTheLoop #AIRisks

Autonomous AI Exposes Gaps in Enterprise Resilience Plans

As organizations deploy autonomous AI, they're exposing gaps in their resilience plans, putting business continuity at risk and creating new operational and infrastructure challenges for IT teams to navigate. Traditional security and recovery models are ill-equipped to handle the machine-speed, dynamic environments that…

https://osintsights.com/autonomous-ai-exposes-gaps-in-enterprise-resilience-plans?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#AutonomousAi #EnterpriseResilience #OperationalRisk #InfrastructureSecurity #AiRisks

LLMs Corrupt Your Documents (and the Theory Dies Twice)

by Christian Ekrem: https://cekrem.github.io/posts/llms-corrupt-your-documents/

#commoditization #acceleration #work #productivity #GenerativeAI #AIRisks #chatBots #alienation #tech #technoCriticism #compliance #bias #documents #documentation

LLMs Corrupt Your Documents (and the Theory Dies Twice)

by Christian Ekrem: https://cekrem.github.io/posts/llms-corrupt-your-documents/

#commoditization #acceleration #work #productivity #GenerativeAI #AIRisks #chatBots #alienation #tech #technoCriticism #compliance #bias #documents #documentation

The prEN 18228 Problem: Why Your AI Risk Assessment Will Fail the First Real Test

https://hernanhuwyler.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/the-pren-18228-problem-why-your-ai-risk-assessment-will-fail-the-first-real-test/

The prEN 18228 Problem: Why Your AI Risk Assessment Will Fail the First Real Test

https://hernanhuwyler.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/the-pren-18228-problem-why-your-ai-risk-assessment-will-fail-the-first-real-test/

The prEN 18228 Problem: Why Your AI Risk Assessment Will Fail the First Real Test

https://hernanhuwyler.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/the-pren-18228-problem-why-your-ai-risk-assessment-will-fail-the-first-real-test/

The prEN 18228 Problem: Why Your AI Risk Assessment Will Fail the First Real Test

https://hernanhuwyler.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/the-pren-18228-problem-why-your-ai-risk-assessment-will-fail-the-first-real-test/

The prEN 18228 Problem: Why Your AI Risk Assessment Will Fail the First Real Test

https://hernanhuwyler.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/the-pren-18228-problem-why-your-ai-risk-assessment-will-fail-the-first-real-test/

Washington insiders admit AI is slipping beyond government control

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/ai-regulation-policy-insiders-warning/

Washington insiders admit AI is slipping beyond government control

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/ai-regulation-policy-insiders-warning/

The window of opportunity is still open.
'The fact that agentic Al systems can currently undertake only comparatively simple tasks does not mean the policy community can sit and wait. The early stages of development of a technology provide critical windows of opportunity—that can close very quickly-for implementing effective safety and security measures.'

Excerpt from 'Before it's too late: Why a world of interacting Al agents demands new safeguards' by Dr Vincent Boulanin, Dr Alexander Blanchard and Dr Diego Lopes da Silva for #SIPRI: https://bit.ly/46LQpnS

#agenticAI #lobbying #lobbies #Microsoft #AIEthics #GAFAM #AI #civilLiberties #EU #AIRisks #tech #AIAct

The window of opportunity is still open.
'The fact that agentic Al systems can currently undertake only comparatively simple tasks does not mean the policy community can sit and wait. The early stages of development of a technology provide critical windows of opportunity—that can close very quickly-for implementing effective safety and security measures.'

Excerpt from 'Before it's too late: Why a world of interacting Al agents demands new safeguards' by Dr Vincent Boulanin, Dr Alexander Blanchard and Dr Diego Lopes da Silva for #SIPRI: https://bit.ly/46LQpnS

#agenticAI #lobbying #lobbies #Microsoft #AIEthics #GAFAM #AI #civilLiberties #EU #AIRisks #tech #AIAct

Iran war shows how AI speeds up military ‘kill chains’. #AIrisks #AIwarfare #ArtificialintelligenceAI #ArtificialIntelligenceethics #Futureofwarfare #Iran #IsraelIranwar #Technology #USmilitary
https://iwpost.com/iran-war-shows-how-ai-speeds-up-military-kill-chains/?fsp_sid=7017

Iran war shows how AI speeds up military ‘kill chains’. #AIrisks #AIwarfare #ArtificialintelligenceAI #ArtificialIntelligenceethics #Futureofwarfare #Iran #IsraelIranwar #Technology #USmilitary
https://iwpost.com/iran-war-shows-how-ai-speeds-up-military-kill-chains/?fsp_sid=7017

AI has crossed a threshold – what Claude Mythos means for the future of cybersecurity
#AI #Cybersecurity #ClaudeMythos #DigitalSecurity #AIRisks #Innovation #Finance #FutureOfAI #CyberSafety #CyberThreats #GlobalSecurity #Tech #Ransomware #CyberRisks
https://the-14.com/ai-has-crossed-a-threshold-what-claude-mythos-means-for-the-future-of-cybersecurity/

AI has crossed a threshold – what Claude Mythos means for the future of cybersecurity
#AI #Cybersecurity #ClaudeMythos #DigitalSecurity #AIRisks #Innovation #Finance #FutureOfAI #CyberSafety #CyberThreats #GlobalSecurity #Tech #Ransomware #CyberRisks
https://the-14.com/ai-has-crossed-a-threshold-what-claude-mythos-means-for-the-future-of-cybersecurity/

AI has crossed a threshold – what Claude Mythos means for the future of cybersecurity
#AI #Cybersecurity #ClaudeMythos #DigitalSecurity #AIRisks #Innovation #Finance #FutureOfAI #CyberSafety #CyberThreats #GlobalSecurity #Tech #Ransomware #CyberRisks
https://the-14.com/ai-has-crossed-a-threshold-what-claude-mythos-means-for-the-future-of-cybersecurity/

AI has crossed a threshold – what Claude Mythos means for the future of cybersecurity
#AI #Cybersecurity #ClaudeMythos #DigitalSecurity #AIRisks #Innovation #Finance #FutureOfAI #CyberSafety #CyberThreats #GlobalSecurity #Tech #Ransomware #CyberRisks
https://the-14.com/ai-has-crossed-a-threshold-what-claude-mythos-means-for-the-future-of-cybersecurity/