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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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AI Safety for Who?

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Other topics: how "everything machine" marketing & the wellness/healthcare blur isn't a bug but the business model, why solutions like liability frameworks & operational design domains require political action, plus the absolutely unhinged circular money flow in AI investment.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🚨 New muckrAIkers: "AI Safety For Who?" @jacobhaimes.bsky.social & @thegermanpole.bsky.social break down how instruction tuning/RLHF create anthropomorphic chatbots that exploit human empathy—leading to mental health harms. kairos.fm/muckraikers/... Find us wherever you listen! (links in thread)

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AI Safety for Who? | Kairos.fm

AI safety is making you less safe: chatbot anthropomorphization, mental health harms, dark patterns

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Starting with examples like Mecha-Hitler Grok, we explore how real safety engineering differs from AI "alignment," the myth of the alignment tax, and why this semantic confusion matters for actual safety.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

🚨 Newest muckrAIkers episode is live! Hosts @jacobhaimes.bsky.social and Igor Krawczuk dig into how the concept of AI "safety" has been co-opted and weaponized by tech companies. kairos.fm/muckraikers/... Check us out on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Youtube, or whatever podcasting platform you use!

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The Co-opting of "Safety" | Kairos.fm

How "safety" has been misappropriated by developers to justify reckless deployment while avoiding real safety.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

We also dive into the historical parallels - how data consolidation enabled the Holocaust in the Netherlands, and why the US broke up Nazi centralized systems after WWII. This isn't hyperbole; it's documented history repeating itself.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This proposed moratorium on state AI regulation would mean laws already passed in Colorado, California and other states couldn't be enforced. So much for states' rights and small government.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

🚨 New episode is out: "One Big Bad Bill" - breaking down AI's relevance to Trump's bill. We cover automated fraud detection, government data consolidation, and a 10-year ban on state AI regulation. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you listen (links in thread).

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One Big Bad Bill | Kairos.fm

Breaking down Trump's massive bill: AI fraud detection, centralized databases, military integration, and a 10-year ban on state AI regulation.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

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Breaking Down the Economics of AI

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

New muckrAIkers episode drops! We're breaking down the wild economic claims around AI into 3 buckets, and digging into what the data actually shows 📊 kairos.fm/muckraikers/... You can find the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever else you listen (links in thread).

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Breaking Down the Economics of AI | Kairos.fm

We break down 3 clusters of AI economic hype: automating profit centers, removing cost centers, and explosive growth. Reality check included.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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DeepSeek: 2 Months Out

Podcast Episode · muckrAIkers · 04/09/2025 · 1h 32m

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

As systems get more "agentic" and users wait longer for outputs, AI companies keep pushing the value of "reasoning" - but does the data back these claims? We break down the limitations and explore the economic and political aftermath.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

New muckrAIkers episode! DeepSeek R1 - What is "reasoning" and does it actually change the AI landscape? Industry fallout, billion dollar market crash, and why we're skeptical about the hype. kairos.fm/muckraikers/... Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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DeepSeek: 2 Months Out | Kairos.fm

Deep dive into DeepSeek; what is reasoning, and does it change the "AI" landscape?

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

This week's episode of muckrAIkers is a sneak preview at all of the stories we soon are going to tackle in depth on DeepSeek R1. Developments are ongoing, but if you want a good 15 minute overview of new so far, check out kairos.fm/muckraikers/... or find us wherever you listen!

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DeepSeek Minisode | Kairos.fm

A short update on DeepSeek.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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Understanding AI World Models w/ Chris Canal

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

EquiStamp is hiring, so if you're a software developer interested in a fully remote opportunity with flexible working hours, join the EquiStamp Discord server and message Chris directly; oh, and let him know muckrAIkers sent you!

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Chris joins as our first ever guest on the muckrAIkers podcast! Co-founder of EquiStamp, a key contractor with the AI evaluations group METR, Chris and his team have been integral to our understanding of AI’s capability to independently conduct AI research and development.

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muckrAIkers @muckraikers.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Super excited to announce our latest episode of muckrAIkers: Understanding AI World Models w/ Chris Canal! We get into test-time compute, the moving goalposts of “AGI,” and so much more kairos.fm/muckraikers/... You can find the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever else you listen.

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Understanding AI World Models w/ Chris Canal | Kairos.fm

Chris Canal, founder of Equistamp, joins muckrAIkers as our first ever podcast guest to discuss AI risks and the world models that inform them.

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