AI’s Health Promise Has to Reach the Patient
When someone you care about needs a treatment that does […]
Articles by Alan Shimel
The Words Didn’t Change, Regardless of Who Wrote Them
If readers loved a book before learning AI helped create it, did the writing itself become worse? The real questions are quality, disclosure and who takes responsibility for the finished work.
AI May Make Your Doctor Better. Will It Make Your Healthcare Better?
AI may help doctors work better, but whether it improves healthcare for patients depends on access, affordability, communication and whether human care remains available when it matters.
When AI Knows Which Gamblers to Pursue, Who Is Watching?
A Techstrong special report examines how AI-driven gambling promotions, predictive targeting and responsible-gambling protections intersect with regulatory oversight.
Recursive AI: When the Product Becomes Its Own R&D Department
AI systems are beginning to improve the software and procedures behind their own performance. The business opportunity starts well before superintelligence. So does the responsibility to control what changes.
Free to Read Does Not Mean Free to Train On
Free-to-read journalism is not free for AI companies to take. Alan Shimel examines copyright, licensing, fair use and the economics of AI training.
Palantir’s Karp Says the Indispensability Trap Is Coming for the AI Labs
Alan Shimel examines Alex Karp’s warning that indispensable AI could bring greater liability, oversight and even nationalization—and what that means for control, competition and public responsibility.
Where Is the Force in the AI Force?
President Trump has created the AI Force brand. What he has not yet created is the mission, authority or constitutional foundation that would make it a real and durable institution.
AI, the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of “You First”
Slowing AI development sounds simple until competition, commercial incentives and geopolitics enter the picture. The real challenge may be making cooperation credible enough that rivals are willing to accept restraint.
AI Extinction Warnings Deserve an Engineering Answer
If you tell me the technology you are building could […]
