THE RATIONALITY TRAP

You can listen to the 6,000 words via ElevenLabs

12 hrs ago • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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July 2025

Stop the Monkey Business

The UK AI Security Institute warns that today’s AI ‘scheming’ research is: Big claims, thin evidence. A lot of anthropomorphic hype.

Jul 13 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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May 2025

AI Coverage's Blind Spot

Originally published in FreeThink magazine.

May 16 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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April 2025

The Doomers’ Dilemma

How to adapt to the current AI race?

Apr 14 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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January 2025

The “AI Existential Risk” Industrial Complex

This is your guide to the growing “AI Existential Risk” ecosystem.

Jan 10 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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December 2024

2024: AI Panic Flooded The Zone, Leading To A Backlash

Repost from Techdirt

Dec 31, 2024 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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September 2024

When Effective Altruism Takes a Dark Turn

Prologue

Sep 7, 2024 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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June 2024

The Role of AI Metaphors in Shaping Regulations

Introduction

Jun 12, 2024 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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April 2024

Effective Altruism’s Bait-and-Switch: From Global Poverty to AI Doomerism

Repost from Techdirt.

Apr 29, 2024 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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Panic-as-a-Business is Expanding

An update to the “Ultimate Guide to ‘AI Existential Risk’ Ecosystem”

Apr 15, 2024 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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March 2024

The $665M Shitcoin Donation to the Future of Life Institute

What we currently know: Getting the money | The reporting | The money trail.

Mar 30, 2024 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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December 2023

Effective Altruism Funded the “AI Existential Risk” Ecosystem with Half a Billion Dollars

The “AI Existential Safety” field did not arise organically. Effective Altruism invested $500 million in its growth and expansion.

Dec 5, 2023 • 

Nirit Weiss-Blatt

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