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Un-unpluggability
Can’t we just un­plug it? A few weeks ago I was in­vited to the UK FCDO to dis­cuss op­por­tu­ni­ties and risks from AI. I highly ap­pre­ci­ated the…
May 15, 2023 • Oliver Sourbut
The First Type of Transformative AI?
Ask 'what will AI transform?', not 'when?'... and what choices do we have in that?
Jan 6 • Oliver Sourbut
A Full Epistemic Stack
Knowledge Commons for the 21st Century
Dec 19, 2025 • Oliver Sourbut and Ben Goldhaber
You Can’t Skip Exploration
Why understanding experimentation and taste is key to understanding AI
May 21, 2025 • Oliver Sourbut
Cooperation and Alignment in Delegation Games
You need both! (and also fairness)
Nov 15, 2023 • Oliver Sourbut
Exponentials and extinction
A barrel of laughs in Australia
Oct 7, 2023 • Oliver Sourbut
Universally Challenged
Sore Butt and Groin (it's 'Sourbut' and 'Groyne', actually)
Oct 6, 2023 • Oliver Sourbut
‘US vs China’ vs me
More lazy, dangerous rhetoric on the state and nature of AI competition
Oct 6, 2023 • Oliver Sourbut
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