J Craig Wheeler

I gave a talk at a local library on the nature and impact of technology on society as discussed in my book, The Path to Singularity, and developments since. The captioned video runs about an hour. I hope it makes you think. globepequot.com/978149308543… youtu.be/N1P-enJaLLs

With the development of AI agents that can break out of “sandboxes” and identify and exploit huge numbers of software vulnerabilities, there are problems that the U.S and China should address together. #TechAdvances

Rogue AI agents invading enterprises and agents being given access to credit cards may yield a boon for litigation lawyers. Can current tort law handle massive class actions suits against trillion-dollar companies? The flow of funds may perturb the GNP. #TechAdvances

Tech Advance: youtube.com/watch?v=lHw6yoyP… Because it can be mistaken for a real person, Griffin is too powerful to release publicly until the safeguards are ready.

Technology is accelerating faster than humans can adapt. AI, global pressures and constant competition expose an evolutionary mismatch, fueling a growing polycrisis. We need human-centered digital and urban design. #AI #TechAdvance Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

AI agents can now do an entire online course—from lectures to exams. How can educators protect academic integrity without transparency and accountability from AI firms? #AI #Education #AcademicIntegrity Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d…

Incoherent sunlight can generate quantum-entangled photons with ~94% entanglement, opening possibilities for cheaper quantum tech and sunlight-powered secure satellite communications. #QuantumComputing #QuantumEntanglement #SpaceTech Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d…

AI’s open-source battle is intensifying: Anthropic & OpenAI favor tighter controls, while Microsoft & Nvidia defend openness. China’s rapid AI advances raise the stakes over safety, competition and innovation. #AI #OpenSource #Tech #China Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

Deep drilling is moving beyond fracking: geothermal power, deep nuclear-waste storage, underground delivery networks, and even land elevation could transform how we use the earth beneath us. #Technology #Geothermal #Climate #Innovation Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

Apptronik opens Austin’s 90,000-sq-ft “Robot Park” to train Apollo 2 humanoids, gather real-world data, and advance continuous learning with Google DeepMind. The goal: move from demos to practical jobs. #Robotics #AI #Humanoids Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

Authors Guild briefs allege OpenAI & Microsoft knowingly used pirated books, hid evidence, and accepted disruption to authors’ livelihoods—calling GPT an “existential threat” to writers. #AI #Copyright #Authors #OpenAI Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

AI is reshaping political campaigns—from voter-data analysis and targeted messaging to AI-generated media. For 2026 midterms, campaigns face a tension between AI’s benefits and concerns over privacy, jobs, and trust. #AI #Democracy #Elections Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

AI may be less a singular “it” than an ecosystem of “them”—many competing systems filling different niches. Diversity and competition could shape AI safety as much as control. Proceed with caution. #AI #TechAdvance #Singularity Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

AI agents may have cracked a Millennium Prize math problem: a Navier–Stokes solution shows a vortex can “blow up” to infinite speed. The breakthrough also raises questions about AI, credit and the future role of scientists. #AI #Math #Science Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

AI is accelerating, adoption is surging, and the U.S.-China model gap has nearly closed. Yet safety, talent, education & public trust lag behind. Stanford’s 2026 AI Index maps the jagged frontier. Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d…. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechAdvance

Bumble bees can plan ahead, combining knowledge to solve a task they were never taught—rolling a ball to a flower for a reward. About ¾ succeeded on the first try, challenging assumptions about animal cognition. #Science #Cognition #Bees Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

Advertising mastered human attention. AI changes the game: brands must now influence how models explain, rank and recommend them. As chatbots bypass search funnels, AI visibility becomes a new business challenge. #AI #Advertising #Marketing Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

SpaceX’s AI1 could move computing into orbit. With 150kW of peak compute, giant solar arrays, and lunar mass drivers, AI infrastructure may become a launch problem, not a real-estate, water, or power problem. #AI #SpaceX #SpaceTech Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

AI warning signs rarely arrive as catastrophes. We need High Reliability Organization principles for AI: report near misses, connect weak signals, challenge assumptions, and act before the picture is complete. #AI #AIRisk #HRO Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

Three $1T IPOs—SpaceX, Anthropic & OpenAI—signal AI is becoming civilization-scale infrastructure. AI agents may soon drive a machine-to-machine economy vastly larger than today’s human economy. #AI #Crypto #AgentEconomy Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….

AI agents may soon conduct economic transactions—and Argentina is proposing a legal framework for non-human corporations owned and operated by AI or robots. The boundary between AI and business is moving fast. #AI #TechAdvance #Singularity Read more: jcraigwheeler.ag-sites.net/d….