Archive - Simon Smith on AI

April 2025

Be Careful What You Wish For

How optimizing AI models for human preference backfired

Apr 28 •

The End of the Centaur Era

How The Intelligence Curse changed my mind about the future of work—someone using AI may take your job, but AI may take theirs, and undemocratic…

Apr 26 •

Why Gen Z’s ChatGPT Boycott Backfires

Virtue signaling over AI is sabotaging students academically and professionally

Apr 24 •

I Work in AI. Here’s How I’m Preparing My Kids for the Future.

Instead of banning them in schools, let's use ChatGPT and similar transformative tools to empower children

Apr 22 •

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