Roger Ebert is basically incapable of comprehending anything more complicated than a Hollywood blockbuster, so that does check out, yes.

Effective Immediately, all organizations using PHP for their systems are advised to be prepared for an update addressing two critical vulnerabilities. PHP is widely used for web applications. These vulnerabilities often provide a direct path to the server's file system or database. If an immediate update is not feasible, it is recommend that organizations take the system offline until it can be fully mitigated. NSA will follow up shortly with more specific guidance.

Perhaps the threat was never a rogue AI agent trying to subvert humans—but humans using AI to hurt other humans.

Vance: The media and the Democrats in the state of Ohio are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and calls Amy Acton a liar.

After this post from Alex I read this book, and I found it riveting. It's really only partially a book about AI, and very much a book about evolution, consciousness, neuroscience and linguistics. There were a number of profound and useful insights. Highly recommended.

Vance’s response to the ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother: “Politics is a tough business, and my message to my fellow elected Republicans is: if you actually believe in the things you say you believe in, stop whining about an advertisement and go win the race in 13 days."