Kristen French
Can AI “Feel” Pain?
Simulated pain can make some AI models override instructions and put their own welfare ahead of humans
Could AI Have Consciousness That Isn’t Human-Like?
Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith on AI consciousness and existential risk
Seeking a Trippy Placebo
Blinding clinical trials for psychedelic medicines has been notoriously difficult
What Grok and Claude Have to Say about the AI Apocalypse
A maniacal villain and a polite librarian on the risk that AI could end humanity
The Rhythm of Your Breath Leaves a Fingerprint on Your Thoughts
Subtle variations in the breath trace electrical signaling in the brain
How Your Brain See-Saws between Risk and Reward
Tough decisions get calculated from a spot right above the eyes involved in impulse control
The Promise and Peril of Toad Smoking, the Everest of Psychedelics
A conversation with author Kimon de Greef about his new book “The Ego Trip”
