‘If You Build Something Vastly Smarter Than You, It Better Be on Your Side’: Can We Stop AI From Deceiving Us?
by Snigdha Poonam
How do you control a machine that knows how to pretend it's following the rules?
0:00 / 24:46 · Narrator Sulafat
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2026-09-01
Today's Crosscut
Religion and Capitalism
A nineteenth-century English poet saw his socialist dreams reflected in the words of an ancient Hindu guru, while modern right-wing thinkers use old spiritual traditions to demand strict moral obedience.
Postliberalism is Not About Economic Transformation × How a Victorian Philosopher Found Common Ground Between Hindu Philosophy and Socialism
0:00 / 30:29 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
For the curious →
Dwight Macdonald’s American Century
by Geoff Shullenberger
Why does the era that built the doomsday machine still feel like a golden age?
0:00 / 12:28 · Narrator Charon
A Philosophy of Home
by Sandrine Bergès
If a city is built from homes, why does philosophy stop at the front door?
0:00 / 23:06 · Narrator Algieba
Smart escape →
How to Deal with Other People’s Kids
by Allie Volpe
How do you say no to a child when their parents are standing right there?
0:00 / 13:07 · Narrator Gacrux
The Most Beautiful Woman
by Annie Joy Williams
How did a singer who never changed her accent become the only person America still agrees on?
0:00 / 12:27 · Narrator Vindemiatrix