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Engaging weekly briefings for decision-makers navigating the AI economy from outside the frontier. Latest issues:

Paul Duignan: The Psychology Of AI Overdrive

November 1, 2026

Paul Duignan: The Psychology Of AI Overdrive

This episode I talk with psychologist Dr Paul Duignan about “AI overdrive”, a topic that anyone working intensively with AI will recognise. Paul separates AI Overdrive from so-called “AI psychosis”, w...

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Memia Writing

Mind-expanding essays and frameworks on AI, accelerating technology, and the future.

🎭Cheap signals: the game theory of AI safety theatre

September 27, 2026

🎭Cheap signals: the game theory of AI safety theatre

Performing restraint pays better than practising it...

Anatomy of an AI agent (mid-2026 edition)

June 9, 2026

Anatomy of an AI agent (mid-2026 edition)

Models, tokens, harnesses, agents, skills, tools - making sense of a dynamic vocabulary....

The Intelligent Interstitium: What Lies Between

April 2, 2026

The Intelligent Interstitium: What Lies Between

An exploration of the connective layer between human minds, tracing how communication media have evolved from passive channels into increasingly agentic systems that now participate in thought itself....

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Sensorium Signal Scanning

Real-time links and signal scanning from across the web, tracked through Memia Sensorium.

Nous Research strips CCP bias from Qwen with Arete-27B

Nous Research strips CCP bias from Qwen with Arete-27B

Signals:

  • →Chinese open-weight models carry state-aligned bias that can affect agent judgment and code security.
  • →A small fine-tune removes propaganda bias without capability loss, showing values are adjustable.
  • →Open evaluation and weights let organizations test and align models to their own values.
AI acceleration at Anthropic points toward superintelligence within a year

AI acceleration at Anthropic points toward superintelligence within a year

Signals:

  • →AI R&D acceleration may already double progress, shortening superintelligence timelines to roughly one year.
  • →Compounding acceleration could outpace safety, security, and governance readiness, raising extinction and disempowerment risks.
  • →Industry security is far below state-adversary bar; leaders must demand transparency, monitoring, and pacing.
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Interpret the future

Key narrative axes which Memia is tracking relating to Artificial Intelligence trends and impacts

There is no AI investment bubble

AI companies continue to justify their vast valuations and continue to raise capital. Valuations do not collapse suddenly.

The AI investment bubble will burst imminently

The gigantic amounts of money flowing into AI companies in 2022-2026 is seen not to generate returns and AI company valuations collapse very soon.

Robust Solutions

Robust, verified alignment solutions are developed and thoroughly tested before AGI deployment, ensuring AI systems reliably pursue intended goals and values.

Minimal Safeguards

Minimal safeguards are implemented due to competitive pressures and technical challenges, leaving significant alignment problems unsolved at AGI arrival.

Global Coordination

Strong international governance frameworks emerge with coordinated policies, standards, and oversight mechanisms for AGI development and deployment.

Fragmented Landscape

Fragmented regulatory landscape develops with inconsistent national policies and AI development havens undermining global coordination efforts.

New Breakthrough Computing Technologies

AGI requires quantum, photonic, thermodynamic or other breakthrough computing technologies, creating additional technical barriers and development timelines.

Existing Architectures

AGI emerges through scaling existing semiconductor architectures and optimizing current computing paradigms without fundamental hardware breakthroughs.

Gradual Integration

Gradual economic integration allows for smooth adaptation, retraining programs, and managed transition of workforce and business models.

Sudden Displacement

Sudden economic displacement occurs as AGI capabilities rapidly automate broad sectors, causing significant disruption and social adjustment challenges.

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