Science Policy

The Leiden Declaration Isn’t About Ethics. It’s About Letting AI Steal Science.

The Leiden Declaration claims to protect science from AI, but it deliberately avoids the real issue: data ownership. By focusing on vague ethics instead of who profits from discoveries, it hands AI labs a free pass to privatize publicly funded research. This is a Trojan horse for the corporate takeover of science.

The U.S. Is Betraying Its Own Scientists—And China Is Winning

The U.S. is slashing university research funding to pour money into AI, but the real cost is invisible: a generation of scientists lost to China, and the foundational knowledge that powers all future breakthroughs. This isn’t a trade-off—it’s self-sabotage.

The ‘Golden Age of Science’ Is a Trap. Here’s Why Trump’s Plan Should Terrify You.

A new White House report promises a ‘golden age of science’ under Trump. But history shows that when governments declare golden ages, they’re really about controlling science—not advancing it. This article unpacks the dangerous contradiction between the rhetoric and the reality of defunding, politicization, and the erosion of independent inquiry.