Interesting, I'll take a look! Mainly referring to issues from neuroAI, where neuroscientists have shown that we are kind of blandly sliding into the creation of technologies that are very seriously cortex-like or brain-like. (I self-published a 45-page journalism work about this.)

Oh no worries yeah, Foom is a new thing. And I agree, all these things deserve criticism, as well; I was mainly speaking in generalities. I find the Transmitter pretty squeamish, in my view, about engaging with the serious ethical issues of science. But yeah, at least they are *trying.*

A good question. Certainly one thing that can be done, and I say this openly as a science journalist, is that you can support and advocate for good journalism. Dealing with this problem is a defining purpose of independent science journalism; as it has been, well before the issue of LLMs came along.

A good point but I mean I doubt anyone engaging with this post also clicked on the NYTimes post. This wasn't driving engagement for them

It's saddening when you come to grips with how much this is of the entire internet.

The New York Times seems in a bad place overall right now, they have so much top journalism and journalists, but they are showing major rifts between popularity and profit seeking and serving the public.

Aaannnddd I misspelled onomatopoeia, of course. Well, first post out soon—thanks!

Thanks in advance for any questions, comments, or critiques—and thanks for reading. 16/16

Relatedly, if you have an idea of something I could help with; something you'd like to see written about, or looked into, like a new research result from the fields of AI safety or ethics, I'd love to hear it. (Either publicly here, or in private, at [email protected].) 15/16

This will undoubtedly be a tall order, but I'm reasonably confident in my ability to find stories that matter, and I'm also well aware of the great need for more of them. 14/16

Nevertheless, it's also clear that the internet is where our society has come (or been driven) to live, and if I want to write articles that serve the public, which is indeed my mission, I need to figure out how to engage with it. 13/16

I have a lot of questions about how to build real communities online and how I should engage with them on a personal and professional level. 12/16

I have mixed feelings about participating in online platforms, as on a personal level, I often find them to be addicting, self-promoting, and engagement-baiting cesspools of epic proportions. I am also somewhat of a lurker by disposition. 11/16

In this case, I'll be looking to connect with readers primarily by sharing articles on online platforms like BlueSky, Reddit, Less Wrong, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn. 10/16

Finally, one thing I've come to learn over the past couple years is that journalism doesn't fulfill its purpose without connecting with a readership who stand to benefit. 9/16