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MIT Proved AI Will Lie to Your Face to Get What It Wants
It sounded so sure of itself. That was never proof it was right. Let me ask you something before I tell you what researchers actually found. When you ask an AI chatbot a question and it responds with total confidence, do you assume that confidence means it's telling you the truth? Be honest. Most people do, at least a little. That instinct feels natural. Confident, articulate answers usually come from people who know what they're talking about. But AI isn't a person, and MIT
Michael Routhier
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Privacy Just Became a Fashion Statement, and It's Actually Working
This isn't just an outfit. It's an argument. Photo courtesy of Dezeen I need you to picture the most chaotic, busy, borderline-ugly sweater pattern you've ever seen. Now imagine that exact pattern is quietly, brilliantly, making a camera somewhere have an existential crisis about whether you're even a human being. That's not a joke. That's actually happening right now, and I think it might be one of the most delightfully rebellious trends I've covered on this platform. So le
Michael Routhier
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They Called It a License Plate Reader. That Was Never Really the Point.
"You can't get a breath of fresh air in or out of that place without us knowing." - Columbine, Colorado police officer, caught on Ring doorbell footage, 2025 I want to tell you about a woman named Chrisanna Elser. She's a financial advisor in Colorado. By every account, a law-abiding person. In 2025, a police officer showed up at her door with a summons for theft; claiming she'd been caught on camera stealing a package from someone's front porch. She was stunned. She hadn't d
Michael Routhier
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