Future Tense is an independent monthly newsletter by A Z Mackay that investigates real technology, its human consequences, and plausible science-fiction futures emerging from everyday decisions. Recent issues cover thermal imaging surveillance, radio sensing and privacy, and public backlash against AI adoption.
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A literary and intellectual magazine's newsletter featuring essays, criticism and interviews on politics, technology, books and culture. Issues pair new pieces from the magazine with curated archive articles and writer interviews.
Exponential View offers analysis of the AI economy, covering investment trends, lab financials, and the wider impact of technology on work and geopolitics. Readers get data-driven weekly charts, commentary on AI developments, and curated essays with the author's own forecasts.
Essays and a serialized book on AI-era cybersecurity, trust and measurement, citing specific vendor and lab reports. Readers get an original framework, including the Learning Advantage Ratio and the work-factor idea for AI judgment, alongside analysis of how security metrics get gamed.
Transformer reports on the politics and policy of advanced AI, mixing original reporting, interviews and tests of AI models with analysis of legislation and company strategy. Readers get coverage of Congress, AI safety debates and frontier labs' behavior.
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