In this note I’ll try and lay out briefly some thoughts about corrigibility and why it matters. First, some housekeeping. Definitions When I say “corrigibility”, I mean “correctable” as per the original sense of the term—etymologically derived from corrigible, of the same meaning in French, itself hailing from the Latin...
Introduction: The AI Haters In the early months of 2026, generative AI has now improved (at exceeding speed) to a point where many trademark critiques have become dated. The famous 'gotcha' that AI can never make normal-looking art because it always under or over estimates the number of fingers on...
So there’s been a lot of talk recently about AI slop taking over the internet. And I just wonder if it's going to end up changing the way we talk. And more importantly: should we (want to) change the way we talk? Many places (websites, schools, forums, although strangely enough,...