AI & Machine Learning

AI Self-Improvement Is a Trap. And We’re Walking Right Into It.

Someone recently asked for a critique on an AI-generated thesis about AI recursion. It sounds harmless, but it exposes a terrifying epistemological blind spot. When we use AI to analyze AI, we aren’t getting objective truthโ€”we’re stepping into a self-referential loop where errors are amplified, not optimized, and the truth is the first casualty.

Stop Begging for Cheaper AI APIs. You’re Being Played.

AI providers aren’t dropping prices out of the goodness of their hearts. By keeping legacy models like Opus expensive while discounting newer ones like Sonnet, they are using pricing as a demand-shaping tool. You’re not getting a discount; you’re being herded.

ICE’s $20 Million Shock Gloves Aren’t for Safety. They’re for Torture.

ICE is spending $20 million on electric shock gloves, claiming they are for officer safety and pain compliance. But the mechanics of these devices reveal a darker truth: they are useless against active resistance and only function when a suspect is already restrained. This isn’t about safety; it’s about funding the mechanization of cruelty.

Stop Pretending the Liberal Turn Against Free Speech Is About Principles. It’s About Status.

The liberal turn against free speech isn’t a betrayal of principlesโ€”it’s a revelation of them. Driven by status anxiety and tribal loyalty, progressives are increasingly silencing dissent not to protect the vulnerable, but to enforce ideological conformity and secure their own moral standing. The real battle is over who gets to set the boundaries of acceptable discourse.