The arguments everyone is having, backed up by facts and analysis.
23 August 2026
A humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.32 seconds in Beijing on Saturday. The number worth reading was ten centimetres: the length its builders added to its legs over the summer. We keep measuring machines against ourselves, and the measurement hides what they can already do that we cannot.
The Second Look · In preparation
The one where being on the right side of history might be a good idea, if only we could work out where that will be. We will examine the models, the philosophy, the neuroscience, and the ethics.
The Second Look · In preparation
Energy, water, land, and money, without panic or boosterism.
The Second Look · In preparation
Weights, power and safety: the tradeoffs beneath the slogans.
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