In the category of serious editorials I thought I would never read in my life in a mainstream media magazine, there’s this today:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/ai-regulation-transhumanism-oligarchs/689013/?gift=IwTom6kf_sPDx8WzuZ66aUvocwFyfRF_8l54qq3pQcc&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Like many, he says things like “This is absurd.” But he just got done arguing it wasn’t absurd? The entailment and internal consistency checks on these reflections (and also for Strogatz) is a bit lacking. From: Friam <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jon Zingale Sent: Friday, October 16, 2026 11:44 AM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Put the fries in the bag, Terry. Huh, small world.
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