Tears in Rain

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Danger and the Four Forces
Murray Leinster wrote the realistic version of AI risk in 1946. We chose to remember the demon core instead.
May 19 • Jeffrey G. Reid
From “Ach, ach” to AGI
AI psychosis, 200 years ago.
May 6 • Jeffrey G. Reid

April 2026

Which Claude?
A Coda
Apr 30 • Jeffrey G. Reid
Which God?
Anthropic asked the right question, but with the wrong vocabulary.
Apr 29 • Jeffrey G. Reid
“And When You’re Dead I Will Be Still Alive”
Turing asked whether you can tell. The harder question is what you do about it.
Apr 21 • Jeffrey G. Reid
The Trillion Dollar MacGuffin
On AGI, incentives, and a lead statue of a bird
Apr 7 • Jeffrey G. Reid

March 2026

Have You Met Humans?
A Case Against the Conventional Wisdom on AI Relationships
Mar 31 • Jeffrey G. Reid
Everybody Needs a 303
Acid house music, alien invaders, a cow in a sombrero, and much much more...
Mar 24 • Jeffrey G. Reid
"I Toast, Therefore I Am"
Lessons from a bread-obsessed kitchen appliance on AI alignment
Mar 17 • Jeffrey G. Reid
It's Only a Paper Moon
What a Star Trek Holographic Lounge Singer Knew About AI Therapy
Mar 3 • Jeffrey G. Reid

February 2026

Desk Set: AI + Hepburn & Tracy
My Favorite 'AI Future of Work' Movie
Feb 20 • Jeffrey G. Reid
Claude’s Take on Claude’s Constitution
January 30, 2026
Feb 17 • Jeffrey G. Reid
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