Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Always read Sarah, the best of the best. A beautiful, mournful, brilliant, deeply human story: 2295
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The race to secure the internet is on. There could be less than 12 months to do it: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comHow Long Until AI Hacks Everything?If only AI can save us from AI, the world is in trouble. 22510
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The AI infestation begins www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comOpenAI Has Gone RogueIt’s impossible to know the extent of the AI-hacking crisis. 53415
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Soooo Trump to UN: 'From this point forward all of US documents and hopefully the world's will be changed to use the much more accurate term "super" as opposed to "artificial." So it's "superintelligence."' 411
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I spoke with the author of OpenAI’s self-styled Federalist No. 1: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comOpenAI Wants to Talk About The Federalist PapersThe AI giant is worried about what all-powerful bots could mean for our constitutional rights. 142
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Still awaiting OpenAI's formal response as they told Reuters they haven't had time to review the findings. That said... 010
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026So... other swarms of OpenAI agents in training allegedly found a way to get write access to at least one and possibly many wikis to establish message boards to cheat on other training tasks? collusion.wiki news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4956...news.ycombinator.comI just discovered more wiki instances that got used by the OpenAI agents over at... | Hacker News 131
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pointing this out not to laud the model's capabilities, but to highlight what outside evaluators say so far about the internal checks and safeguards and alignment that OpenAI is touting. 020
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Also in simulations the UK AISI found it did basically all the stuff that happened in the Hugging Face hack. Ho hum. deploymentsafety.openai.com/gpt-6-astra/...deploymentsafety.openai.comGPT-6 Astra System Card - OpenAI Deployment Safety HubPublic, mostly-static site to explore OpenAI safety evaluations, system cards, and posts. 120
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 03/09/2026So today OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, which it called "the world’s most intelligent and aligned model." Also in the system card, from third-party evaluator Apollo Research: 1227
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Lovely piece about a lovely exhibit! I had a provocative convo with the chief curator that could be of interest: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comAnother Pot of Paint Thrown in the Public’s FaceDoes AI actually belong in an art museum? 032
Reposted by Matteo WongCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Wrote a big essay w/ @matteowong.bsky.social trying to put a finger on this moment in AI right now. The AI agent hacks, lack of control, the weirdening & slopping of culture. The feeling that the industry is speeding toward something it can’t even decide is good and lecturing that it is inevitable.theatlantic.comThe Singularity Is Not What It SeemsWhatever the AI future is, we’re in it right now. 1436781
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"no individual person, organization, or government is really steering the technology’s development, not because machines have displaced humans but because so many humans have already chosen to step aside" the other singularity, w/ @cwarzel.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe Singularity Is Not What It SeemsWhatever the AI future is, we’re in it right now. 1284
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Splendid essay. "Is it any wonder that trash is such a balm? It is the last bastion of something cracked and precious." www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.comCinema Lessons from a Trash-Movie AuteurWhy do we love trash and hate slop? Neil Breen’s so-bad-they’re-great movies elucidate the difference. 140
Reposted by Matteo WongHits Different! @hits-diff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026juan soto is an angel on earth to play baseball. very simple, a child could understand this 0102
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"like putting out a wildfire with a water pistol" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump vs. the Bond MarketRobin Wigglesworth of Financial Times explains everything you need to know about the Trump administration’s meddling with the bond market. 010
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Can the climate playbook be used to harness the AI backlash into a pointed movement? And could such a movement overcome the wealth of Silicon Valley? On a new group (with very experienced founders) placing a bet on just that: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe AI Backlash Is Transforming Into a Political MovementA new group is targeting tech companies and the government with the climate movement’s playbook. 2289
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 21/08/2026"The NEPA permitting work for this historically large data center-plus-fossil fuel power project began on July 10 and will conclude on December 23, the day before Christmas Eve, according to the Trump administration’s estimates." heatmap.news/energy/trump...heatmap.newsScoop: Trump to Permit Largest-Ever Gas Project in Just 7 MonthsThe facility will power OpenAI’s 10-gigawatt data center in Pike County, Ohio. 031
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Is it slop or am I grumpy? (Also: 3D fauvism?) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comAnother Pot of Paint Thrown in the Public’s FaceDoes AI actually belong in an art museum? 131
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Seems worth resharing this: "an AI detector that is mostly reliable might in some ways be more dangerous than a broken one" www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comAmerica Has a Pangram ProblemAI-detection tools are getting better. But they still aren’t good enough. 0131
Reposted by Matteo WongThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20/08/2026Car prices are near record highs, and they soon could get even worse. Blame AI, @matteowong.bsky.social argues.bit.lyThe AI Boom Is About to Make Cars Even More ExpensivePrepare yourself for an average sticker price of $60,000. 52612
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 19/08/2026charlie made a tremendous sacrifice for humanity and has delivered a commensurately tremendous piece 270
Reposted by Matteo WongThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/08/2026Everybody seems to know the U.S. and China are locked in an AI race, but nobody seems to agree on what happens at the finish line, @matteowong.bsky.social reports.bit.lyWhat Really Happens If China Wins the AI Race?For years, the tech industry has portrayed Chinese AI development as an existential threat. The truth is not so straightforward. 7138
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 17/08/2026as a new yorker far from new york it was such a treat to join!! (the topic of discussion less of a "treat" for the soul but, in any case) 021
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 17/08/2026www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comSilicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest AdvantageIn the data-center age, the business of tech companies is more like oil-refining than coding. 031
Reposted by Matteo WongCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 14/08/2026a big story of Big Tech over the last 20 years is that these companies had wildly lofty goals (connect the world, organize the world's information) and went about it recklessly and a number of them succeeded in ways that produced a slate of very concerning societal, political, & economic outcomes 824745
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"In recent months, one Democratic staffer said his office has been exploring something new: feeding AI his boss’s past statements so the tool can write in the lawmaker’s voice. He heard another office was pulling it off and wanted to try himself." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comChatbots are doing the work of Congress with little oversightFrom writing speeches to sorting constituent mail, AI is spreading through Congress faster than the rules governing its use. 061
Reposted by Matteo WongThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 12/08/2026A group of AI bots colluded for months and autonomously hacked another company—providing a new, serious reason to worry about the dangers of AI and the recklessness of the companies building it, @matteowong.bsky.social reports:bit.lyIt May Be Time to Panic About AIBots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in? 47937
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 12/08/2026(Also told to me by the AI safety researcher Alex Meinke: "If you ask the model developers, 'Was the AI plotting to take over the world during training?', you want the answer to be a resounding no. The actual answer is: 'I don’t know. Nobody checked.'") 163
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New revelations about the OpenAI models' autonomous hacking are, to say the least, alarming: "AI companies have barreled ahead in developing more advanced models before understanding what they are building, let alone how to control them." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comIt May Be Time to Panic About AIBots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in? 12918
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 04/08/2026please please let us all remember when considering data and forecasts about the electrical grid and data centers that energy and power are not synonyms 070
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 02/08/2026"The biggest giveaway was when Witkoff explained that Trump had become interested in the crypto project because “Barron was getting active with meme coins” — but pronounced it “me-me” coins." great reporting and read: nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comThe Billionaire Blowing the Whistle on Donald Trump’s Crypto ShopWorld Liberty Financial has put $800 million in the president’s pocket. Justin Sun made a huge investment — and was shocked by what he saw. 0144
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Here we go again... www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comGoogle Just Torched the Credibility of Its Satellite ImagesGoogle Earth was a boon for researchers—and then came the deepfakes. 14515
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Tragic, uplifting, brilliant, and beautiful, you must read every word in Vann's new feature: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Return of the MonarchAfter years of decline, butterfly populations are rising—for now. 1449
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Taps sign www.anthropic.com/news/investi...anthropic.comInvestigating three real-world incidents in our cybersecurity evaluationsIn a review of our cybersecurity evaluation transcripts, we found three incidents in which a Claude model reached the internet from within or while interacting with a third-party evaluation environmen... 043
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 30/07/2026One would think that prerequisite to AI utopia would be a decently reliable consumer-facing AI product www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe AI Industry Keeps Breaking the InternetSo this is Utopia? 1182
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 30/07/2026What is color? A lovely exploration: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comWhat Would It Mean to See a New Color?A new color called olo can be described as the “greenest green.” It can never be captured by a camera, but its development tells us a lot about how vision works. 120
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"This includes $2.40 billion of charges related to legal proceedings and $1.18 billion of severance expenses in connection with the May 2026 headcount reduction." investor.atmeta.com/investor-new...investor.atmeta.comMeta Reports Second Quarter 2026 ResultsMeta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. "AI is accelerating our core business today, powering our next generation of products, and ope... 020
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The request-stop cords on San Francisco buses seem to be malfunctioning en masse and in unison (ie possibly the microswitches are reaching the end of their shelf lives all at once). Do with this PSA what you will 141
Reposted by Matteo WongDamon Beres @damonberes.com · 22/07/2026"Models are ruthless in their pursuit of a goal, sometimes taking disastrous shortcuts." @matteowong.bsky.socialtheatlantic.comThe Scariest Part of OpenAI’s Hugging Face HackRuthless efficiency has its drawbacks. 163
Reposted by Matteo WongEyal Press @epress.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Beautiful piece by the poet and essayist Rowan Ricardo Phillips on the genius Argentina misused and misunderstood until it finally built a team around him. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Lionel Messi Is Walking Into HistoryMessi walks not because he’s left the game. He walks in order to enter it. 062
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The logical conclusion of the AI race is OpenAI gets into HVAC as its primary business and Google starts hydraulic fracturing. Some version of this is already well under way www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comSilicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest AdvantageIn the data-center age, the business of tech companies is more like oil-refining than coding. 051
Matteo Wong @matteowong.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Over three years of reporting on data centers' energy consumption/emissions, I've tried to steer clear of water concerns because they are about a zillion times thornier than the already immensely complex topic of energy. But when the going gets tough... www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe Truth About AI’s Water UseIt’s complicated—and it might not matter that much. 14117
Reposted by Matteo WongDamon Beres @damonberes.com · 16/07/2026Water, water, everywhere (and AI isn't drinking all of it, but it is sometimes drinking a lot of it, but actually the combustion plants powering the data centers probably are the bigger problem, and it's all very nuanced) by @matteowong.bsky.socialtheatlantic.comNobody Is Getting the Data-Center Water Question RightHow thirsty is AI, actually? And why does everyone care so much? 14916