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AI safety

Whether AI and the companies that build it are dangerous, from the people who test them.

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    Is AI dangerous?

    AI brings real risks and large benefits. Here is how to tell evidence from fear, and where to follow AI safety news at the source.

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    Is AI bad?

    AI is a tool. Here is what it does well, where it causes harm, and where to read what safety researchers actually find.

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    Is Chinese AI bad?

    What Chinese AI models do well, where they have limits, and what to think about before you use one.

  • The Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai by day

    Is Chinese AI dangerous?

    The real risks of AI models from China, the ones that are overstated, and what government safety testers report.

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    Is Anthropic a cult?

    Why some people call Anthropic a cult, what the company actually is, and how to judge it by what it publishes.

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    Is OpenAI dangerous?

    OpenAI builds some of the most capable AI models. Here is what its critics worry about, what OpenAI says it does, and what independent testers find.

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    Will AI take over the world?

    Films make it look likely. Here is what AI can and cannot do today, what researchers worry about, and what safety testers find.

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