Research papers, investigations, explainers, videos, laws and the organizations doing the work, from people who are alarmed and people who are skeptical. New additions are checked by two people before they are listed. The launch collection was compiled with the help of AI research assistants, and every link was opened and checked on 22 September 2026.
3 works on “Can we stop it?” · Essay · clear filters
The 'normal technology' authors analyze the Hugging Face incident: they see an urgent cyber risk, but argue for stronger control, security, liability and transparency rather than slowing AI down.
Worth knowing: Argues against pauses; one side of a live debate.
Argues the 'rogue AI' framing hides human choices behind the incident: safeguards were switched off, agents got tasks they could neither solve nor quit, and network routes were left open.
Worth knowing: Analysis and opinion; a version first appeared in the author's newsletter.
Argues AI labs should build safeguards that still prevent disaster even if a model is misaligned and actively trying to get round them, and that this is achievable for early powerful systems.