Alethios
@alethios.bsky.social
Transhumanist, public servant, forecaster, AI enjoyer, and writer @ alethios.substack.com
What do the latest generation of AI reasoning models mean for people, institutions, and society?
AI reasoning has completely revolutionized capabilities this year, but we're still catching up to the implications of GPT-4. How will we need to adapt to GPT-5?
alethios.substack.com/p/anish-tond...
AI reasoning has completely revolutionized capabilities this year, but we're still catching up to the implications of GPT-4. How will we need to adapt to GPT-5?
alethios.substack.com/p/anish-tond...
Anish Tondwalkar - The Societal Implications of Reasoning Models
Anish Tondwalkar is a former employee of OpenAI and Google Brain, now the co-founder of Y-Combinator-backed AI interpretability startup ‘dmodel.ai’.
alethios.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What do the latest generation of AI reasoning models mean for people, institutions, and society?
AI reasoning has completely revolutionized capabilities this year, but we're still catching up to the implications of GPT-4. How will we need to adapt to GPT-5?
alethios.substack.com/p/anish-tond...
AI reasoning has completely revolutionized capabilities this year, but we're still catching up to the implications of GPT-4. How will we need to adapt to GPT-5?
alethios.substack.com/p/anish-tond...
New Zealand's recent regulatory changes and high geothermal capacity help create an exceptionally low-risk environment for AI hyperscaler investment.
See also: high data bandwidth, no visa quotas, geopolitical alignment, simple logistics.
alethios.substack.com/p/why-new-ze...
See also: high data bandwidth, no visa quotas, geopolitical alignment, simple logistics.
alethios.substack.com/p/why-new-ze...
Why New Zealand is an Overlooked AI Hyperscaler Opportunity
'Flops in the wop-wops'
alethios.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
New Zealand's recent regulatory changes and high geothermal capacity help create an exceptionally low-risk environment for AI hyperscaler investment.
See also: high data bandwidth, no visa quotas, geopolitical alignment, simple logistics.
alethios.substack.com/p/why-new-ze...
See also: high data bandwidth, no visa quotas, geopolitical alignment, simple logistics.
alethios.substack.com/p/why-new-ze...
Every organisation thinks they have one. Few do.
Almost every strategy can be more accurately described as a marketing exercise incapable of guiding action as circumstances change.
Change is always hard, and we need to get real about strategy to deliver it.
Alethios.substack.com/on-strategy
Almost every strategy can be more accurately described as a marketing exercise incapable of guiding action as circumstances change.
Change is always hard, and we need to get real about strategy to deliver it.
Alethios.substack.com/on-strategy
On Strategy
Do we want to win, or just show up?
Alethios.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Every organisation thinks they have one. Few do.
Almost every strategy can be more accurately described as a marketing exercise incapable of guiding action as circumstances change.
Change is always hard, and we need to get real about strategy to deliver it.
Alethios.substack.com/on-strategy
Almost every strategy can be more accurately described as a marketing exercise incapable of guiding action as circumstances change.
Change is always hard, and we need to get real about strategy to deliver it.
Alethios.substack.com/on-strategy
Hello? (hello, hello, hello)
Is there anybody out there?
Just heart if you can hear me.
Is there anybody home?
Is there anybody out there?
Just heart if you can hear me.
Is there anybody home?
November 26, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Hello? (hello, hello, hello)
Is there anybody out there?
Just heart if you can hear me.
Is there anybody home?
Is there anybody out there?
Just heart if you can hear me.
Is there anybody home?
Does Midjourney dream of electric sheep? Is AI an existential risk, as some claim?
I've been working with an international team of experts and forecasters for the past year or so trying to answer these questions:
https://alethios.substack.com/p/is-artificial-intelligence-an-existential
I've been working with an international team of experts and forecasters for the past year or so trying to answer these questions:
https://alethios.substack.com/p/is-artificial-intelligence-an-existential
Is Artificial Intelligence an Existential Risk?
Seperating genuine concerns from science fiction
alethios.substack.com
May 18, 2023 at 1:58 AM
Does Midjourney dream of electric sheep? Is AI an existential risk, as some claim?
I've been working with an international team of experts and forecasters for the past year or so trying to answer these questions:
https://alethios.substack.com/p/is-artificial-intelligence-an-existential
I've been working with an international team of experts and forecasters for the past year or so trying to answer these questions:
https://alethios.substack.com/p/is-artificial-intelligence-an-existential
Cities sensors are multiplying exponentially, while our ability to process this data through modern AI grows apace.
There's gold in them there hills, but we risk sleepwalking into a tyranny beyond Orwell's wildest dreams.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/at-the-dawn-of-the-smart-city-age
There's gold in them there hills, but we risk sleepwalking into a tyranny beyond Orwell's wildest dreams.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/at-the-dawn-of-the-smart-city-age
At the Dawn of the 'Smart City' Age
Making space for humans in a world of data
alethios.substack.com
April 23, 2023 at 10:04 PM
Cities sensors are multiplying exponentially, while our ability to process this data through modern AI grows apace.
There's gold in them there hills, but we risk sleepwalking into a tyranny beyond Orwell's wildest dreams.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/at-the-dawn-of-the-smart-city-age
There's gold in them there hills, but we risk sleepwalking into a tyranny beyond Orwell's wildest dreams.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/at-the-dawn-of-the-smart-city-age
TweetBot looking increasingly rusty these days...
April 23, 2023 at 6:45 AM
TweetBot looking increasingly rusty these days...
The Exile Rides. Midjourney v4.
April 22, 2023 at 7:28 PM
The Exile Rides. Midjourney v4.
Taiwan not only supplies 90% of cutting edge chips, but also presents an alternative to the West's regulatory and public sector sclerosis. The things they're doing there should excite anyone that still believes in building a better future.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/why-we-need-taiwan
https://alethios.substack.com/p/why-we-need-taiwan
Why we need Taiwan
Taiwan is a shining example of the value of a relentless drive for finding innovative ways of improving people's lives, while preserving their dignity and privacy.
alethios.substack.com
April 22, 2023 at 6:57 AM
Taiwan not only supplies 90% of cutting edge chips, but also presents an alternative to the West's regulatory and public sector sclerosis. The things they're doing there should excite anyone that still believes in building a better future.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/why-we-need-taiwan
https://alethios.substack.com/p/why-we-need-taiwan
Sundar Pichai announces Google SkyTwitBook. Midjourney v5.
April 22, 2023 at 4:01 AM
Sundar Pichai announces Google SkyTwitBook. Midjourney v5.
Small town big dreams food truck
April 21, 2023 at 9:59 PM
Small town big dreams food truck
Become an early adopter!
Deal digging your ai creations 🫶
April 21, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Become an early adopter!
Steve Jobs Celebrity Chef. Midjourney v5.
April 21, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Steve Jobs Celebrity Chef. Midjourney v5.
Reposted by Alethios
Biden and Trump share icecream at a rodeo. Midjourney v5.
April 21, 2023 at 6:41 AM
Biden and Trump share icecream at a rodeo. Midjourney v5.
FLAMING HOT cannabis themed condom ads, Taipei MRT
April 21, 2023 at 6:29 AM
FLAMING HOT cannabis themed condom ads, Taipei MRT
Hello Kitty themed departure lounge, Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei).
April 21, 2023 at 6:23 AM
Hello Kitty themed departure lounge, Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei).
The main effect of cannabis is decreasing your peripheral awareness. This enables a deeper attention on novelty and effective relief of chronic pain. However, it also limits info, which compounds errors in cases of chronic use.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/a-critique-of-the-subjective-effects
https://alethios.substack.com/p/a-critique-of-the-subjective-effects
A Critique of the Subjective Effects of Cannabis
Cannabis has an enormous presence in our culture and has numerous sub-cultures across Western society. Generations of chart-topping music have been written under its influence. One can find THC cooking shows on Netflix, stoner slang in professional contexts, and an unofficial annual ‘holiday’ celebrated by millions. Legalisation is progressing,
alethios.substack.com
April 21, 2023 at 6:10 AM
The main effect of cannabis is decreasing your peripheral awareness. This enables a deeper attention on novelty and effective relief of chronic pain. However, it also limits info, which compounds errors in cases of chronic use.
https://alethios.substack.com/p/a-critique-of-the-subjective-effects
https://alethios.substack.com/p/a-critique-of-the-subjective-effects