https://www.mollywhite.net/reading/feed.xmlMolly White molly@mollywhite.net https://www.mollywhite.nethttps://mollywhite.net/assets/images/icons/apple-touch-icon.pnghttps://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/molly_illustration.pnghttps://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/molly_illustration.png#5948a4 2026-08-23T17:27:48+00:00Copyright &copy; Molly White&nbsp;2026.2026-08-19T23:56:40+00:002026-08-23T17:27:48+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=The%20Last%20Devil%20to%20Die<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62226126-the-last-devil-to-die"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680740298i/62226126.jpg" alt="Cover image of The Last Devil to Die" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Thursday Murder Club</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">4</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">The Last Devil to Die</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">Richard Osman</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2023">2023</time>. 421 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-08-19">August 19, 2026</time>; completed August 21, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-07-18T02:27:48+00:002026-08-16T15:13:56+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=The%20Palace%20Job<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18318648-the-palace-job"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1654561471i/18318648.jpg" alt="Cover image of The Palace Job" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Rogues of the Republic</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">1</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">The Palace Job</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">Patrick Weekes</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2012">2012</time>. 438 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-17">July 17, 2026</time>; completed August 16, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-08-05T16:52:22+00:002026-08-05T16:52:22+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/shortform?search=Senators%20demand%20crackdown%20on%20wildfire%20%22prediction%20market%22%20bets<div class="article h-entry hentry"><div class="title"><a class="u-url u-repost-of" href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/senators-demand-crackdown-on-wildfire-prediction-markets/" rel="bookmark">&ldquo;<span class="p-name">Senators demand crackdown on wildfire &quot;prediction market&quot; bets</span>&rdquo;</a>. </div><div class="byline"><span class="p-author h-card">Ars Contributors</span> in <i class="p-publication">Ars Technica</i>. </div><div class="details"><span class="read-date">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-08-05">August 5, 2026</time>. Read on <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-08-05">August 5, 2026</time>. </span></div><div class="summary p-summary entry-summary">Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.</div><img src="https://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/placeholder_social.png" alt="Illustration of Molly White sitting and typing on a laptop, on a purple background with 'Molly White' in white serif." style="display: none;"/></div>

"Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" bets". Ars Contributors in Ars Technica on August 5, 2026. Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.

2026-07-28T17:28:55+00:002026-07-28T17:28:55+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/shortform?search=Justin%20Sun%20Is%20Blowing%20the%20Whistle%20on%20Trump's%20World%20Liberty<div class="article h-entry hentry"><div class="title"><a class="u-url u-repost-of" href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/justin-sun-world-liberty-lawsuit-trump-crypto-herro.html" rel="bookmark">&ldquo;<span class="p-name">Justin Sun Is Blowing the Whistle on Trump's World Liberty</span>&rdquo;</a>. </div><div class="byline"><span class="p-author h-card">Jen Wieczner</span> in <i class="p-publication">Intelligencer</i>. </div><div class="details"><span class="read-date">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-07-27">July 27, 2026</time>. Read on <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-28">July 28, 2026</time>. </span></div><div class="summary p-summary entry-summary">World Liberty Financial has put $800 million in the president's pocket. Justin Sun made a huge investment — and was shocked by what he saw, reports Jen Wieczner.</div><img src="https://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/placeholder_social.png" alt="Illustration of Molly White sitting and typing on a laptop, on a purple background with 'Molly White' in white serif." style="display: none;"/></div>

"Justin Sun Is Blowing the Whistle on Trump's World Liberty". Jen Wieczner in Intelligencer on July 27, 2026. World Liberty Financial has put $800 million in the president's pocket. Justin Sun made a huge investment — and was shocked by what he saw, reports Jen Wieczner.

2026-07-19T23:11:51+00:002026-07-19T23:11:51+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/shortform?search=Two-Thirds%20of%20Shri%20Thanedar's%20Campaign%20Cash%20Came%20Through%20AIPAC%20as%20He%20Lost%20Over%20%24600K<div class="article h-entry hentry"><div class="title"><a class="u-url u-repost-of" href="https://theintercept.com/2026/07/17/shri-thanedar-crypto-donavan-mckinney-michigan-aipac/" rel="bookmark">&ldquo;<span class="p-name">Two-Thirds of Shri Thanedar's Campaign Cash Came Through AIPAC as He Lost Over $600K</span>&rdquo;</a>. </div><div class="byline"><span class="p-author h-card">Akela Lacy</span> in <i class="p-publication">The Intercept</i>. </div><div class="details"><span class="read-date">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-07-17">July 17, 2026</time>. Read on <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-19">July 19, 2026</time>. </span></div><div class="summary p-summary entry-summary">Two-thirds of the Michigan congressman's campaign cash last quarter came from AIPAC bundlers after he invested millions in crypto.</div><img src="https://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/placeholder_social.png" alt="Illustration of Molly White sitting and typing on a laptop, on a purple background with 'Molly White' in white serif." style="display: none;"/></div>

"Two-Thirds of Shri Thanedar's Campaign Cash Came Through AIPAC as He Lost Over $600K". Akela Lacy in The Intercept on July 17, 2026. Two-thirds of the Michigan congressman's campaign cash last quarter came from AIPAC bundlers after he invested millions in crypto.

2026-07-17T16:55:21+00:002026-07-18T02:00:13+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Gideon%20the%20Ninth<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42036538-gideon-the-ninth"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546870952i/42036538.jpg" alt="Cover image of Gideon the Ninth" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>The Locked Tomb</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">1</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Gideon the Ninth</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">Tamsyn Muir</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2019">2019</time>. 448 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-16">July 16, 2026</time>; completed July 17, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-07-14T01:52:24+00:002026-07-16T17:33:50+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Wasteland%20Warlords%206<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203421139-wasteland-warlords-6"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1701969628i/203421139.jpg" alt="Cover image of Wasteland Warlords 6" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Wasteland Warlords</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">6</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Wasteland Warlords 6</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">James A. Hunter</span> and <span class="p-author h-card">Eden Hudson</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2024">2024</time>. 158 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-12">July 12, 2026</time>; completed July 15, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-07-14T01:51:43+00:002026-07-14T01:51:43+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Wasteland%20Warlords%205<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203421116-wasteland-warlords-5"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1701969603i/203421116.jpg" alt="Cover image of Wasteland Warlords 5" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Wasteland Warlords</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">5</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Wasteland Warlords 5</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">James A. Hunter</span> and <span class="p-author h-card">Eden Hudson</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2024">2024</time>. 131 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-12">July 12, 2026</time>; completed July 12, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-07-11T03:30:06+00:002026-07-14T01:50:50+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Wasteland%20Warlords%204<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203421361-wasteland-warlords-4"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1701969907i/203421361.jpg" alt="Cover image of Wasteland Warlords 4" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Wasteland Warlords</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">4</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Wasteland Warlords 4</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">James A. Hunter</span> and <span class="p-author h-card">Eden Hudson</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2024">2024</time>. 141 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-10">July 10, 2026</time>; completed July 11, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-07-09T19:20:20+00:002026-07-09T19:20:20+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Wasteland%20Warlords%203<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202378461-wasteland-warlords-3"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1703146411i/202378461.jpg" alt="Cover image of Wasteland Warlords 3" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Wasteland Warlords 3</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">James A. Hunter</span> and <span class="p-author h-card">Eden Hudson</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2024">2024</time>. 141 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-09">July 9, 2026</time>; completed July 9, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-07-09T19:19:16+00:002026-07-09T19:19:16+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Wasteland%20Warlords%202<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202378402-wasteland-warlords-2"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1700344924i/202378402.jpg" alt="Cover image of Wasteland Warlords 2" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Wasteland Warlords</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">2</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Wasteland Warlords 2</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">James A. Hunter</span> and <span class="p-author h-card">Eden Hudson</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2023">2023</time>. 159 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-07">July 7, 2026</time>; completed July 8, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-06-26T02:38:12+00:002026-06-26T02:38:12+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Kiosk%20Kingdom<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237735252-kiosk-kingdom"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1751370683i/237735252.jpg" alt="Cover image of Kiosk Kingdom" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Discount Dan's Backroom Bargains</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">3</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Kiosk Kingdom</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">James A. Hunter</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-03-31">March 31, 2026</time>. 680 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-25">June 25, 2026</time>; completed July 6, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-07-07T02:01:14+00:002026-07-07T04:04:50+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Wasteland%20Warlords%201<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201044505-wasteland-warlords-1"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1698673897i/201044505.jpg" alt="Cover image of Wasteland Warlords 1" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Wasteland Warlords</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">1</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Wasteland Warlords 1</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">James A. Hunter</span> and <span class="p-author h-card">Eden Hudson</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2023">2023</time>. 150 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-07-06">July 6, 2026</time>; completed July 6, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-06-22T13:24:27+00:002026-06-26T02:22:02+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Scarpetta<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2833172-scarpetta"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1358277265i/2833172.jpg" alt="Cover image of Scarpetta" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Kay Scarpetta</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">16</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Scarpetta</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">Patricia Cornwell</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2008">2008</time>. 500 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-21">June 21, 2026</time>; completed June 25, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-06-22T13:23:59+00:002026-06-22T13:23:59+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Book%20of%20the%20Dead<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6526.Book_of_the_Dead"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442534083i/6526.jpg" alt="Cover image of Book of the Dead" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Kay Scarpetta</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">15</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Book of the Dead</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">Patricia Cornwell</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2007">2007</time>. 511 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-20">June 20, 2026</time>; completed June 21, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-06-22T13:23:12+00:002026-06-22T13:23:12+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/books?search=Predator<div class="book h-entry hentry"><a class="book-cover-link" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6528.Predator"><img class="u-photo book-cover" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1310552145i/6528.jpg" alt="Cover image of Predator" style="max-width: 300px;"/></a><div class="book-details"><div class="top"><div class="series-info"><i>Kay Scarpetta</i> series, book&nbsp;<span class="series-number">14</span>. </div><div class="title-and-byline"><div class="title"><i class="p-name">Predator</i> </div><div class="byline">by <span class="p-author h-card">Patricia Cornwell</span>. </div></div><div class="book-info">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2005">2005</time>. 453 pages. </div></div><div class="bottom"><div class="reading-info"><div class="reading-dates"> Started <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-19">June 19, 2026</time>; completed June 20, 2026. </div></div></div></div></div>2026-06-17T12:48:10+00:002026-06-17T12:48:10+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/shortform?search=Leak%20Exposes%20Members%20of%20Peter%20Thiel's%20Secretive%20'Dialog'%20Society<div class="article h-entry hentry"><div class="title"><a class="u-url u-repost-of" href="https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/" rel="bookmark">&ldquo;<span class="p-name">Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel's Secretive 'Dialog' Society</span>&rdquo;</a>. </div><div class="byline"><span class="p-author h-card">Dell Cameron</span> and <span class="p-author h-card">Yulia Almazova</span> in <i class="p-publication">Wired</i>. </div><div class="details"><span class="read-date">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-06-16">June 16, 2026</time>. Read on <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-17">June 17, 2026</time>. </span></div><div class="summary p-summary entry-summary">More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking.</div><img src="https://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/placeholder_social.png" alt="Illustration of Molly White sitting and typing on a laptop, on a purple background with 'Molly White' in white serif." style="display: none;"/></div>

"Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel's Secretive 'Dialog' Society". Dell Cameron and Yulia Almazova in Wired on June 16, 2026. More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking.

2026-06-16T13:03:51+00:002026-06-16T13:03:51+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/shortform?search=MAGA%20Pronatalism%20is%20Anti-Freedom%20No%20Matter%20the%20Packaging<div class="article h-entry hentry"><div class="title"><a class="u-url u-repost-of" href="https://nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/maga-pronatalism-is-anti-freedom-no-matter-the-packaging/" rel="bookmark">&ldquo;<span class="p-name">MAGA Pronatalism is Anti-Freedom No Matter the Packaging</span>&rdquo;</a>. </div><div class="byline"><span class="p-author h-card">Anne Lutz Fernandez</span> in <i class="p-publication">Nobody Wants This</i>. </div><div class="details"><span class="read-date">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-06-15">June 15, 2026</time>. Read on <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-16">June 16, 2026</time>. </span></div><div class="summary p-summary entry-summary">But its sanewashing is underway</div><img src="https://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/placeholder_social.png" alt="Illustration of Molly White sitting and typing on a laptop, on a purple background with 'Molly White' in white serif." style="display: none;"/></div>

"MAGA Pronatalism is Anti-Freedom No Matter the Packaging". Anne Lutz Fernandez in Nobody Wants This on June 15, 2026. But its sanewashing is underway

2026-06-16T01:19:08+00:002026-06-16T01:19:08+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/shortform?search=Anthropic's%20Safety%20Superpower<div class="article h-entry hentry"><div class="title"><a class="u-url u-repost-of" href="https://stratechery.com/2026/anthropics-safety-superpower/" rel="bookmark">&ldquo;<span class="p-name">Anthropic's Safety Superpower</span>&rdquo;</a>. </div><div class="byline"><span class="p-author h-card">Ben Thompson</span> in <i class="p-publication">Stratechery</i>. </div><div class="details"><span class="read-date">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-06-15">June 15, 2026</time>. Read on <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-15">June 15, 2026</time>. </span></div><div class="summary p-summary entry-summary">Here’s the thing about these safety justifications: I think they work because, to Anthropic, they aren’t justifications. The company really believes that they are the only ones who believe in super intelligence, and thus are the only ones who are sufficiently concerned about the dangers. That excuses decision after decision, policy after policy, and confrontation after confrontation that, to people on the outside, look like a bizarre combination of cynicism and naiveté. The contrast to OpenAI is massive: I think that one way to understand how and why OpenAI lost its lead is that, in the years following the release of ChatGPT, the company has been at war with itself internally as what used to be a research lab was suddenly seized with the burden of being the accidental consumer tech company; to the extent OpenAI solved that conflict, it was by bleeding huge amounts of talent to Anthropic in particular. Anthropic, on the other hand, has perfect alignment between talent and mission and business. The company gets to sell to researchers the creation of a machine god, with the mantle of being the sort of person who cares about the dangers and is smart enough to navigate them on behalf of humanity; that every policy change that falls out of that happens to be great for business is the most beautiful coincidence in the world.</div><img src="https://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/placeholder_social.png" alt="Illustration of Molly White sitting and typing on a laptop, on a purple background with 'Molly White' in white serif." style="display: none;"/></div>

"Anthropic's Safety Superpower". Ben Thompson in Stratechery on June 15, 2026. Here’s the thing about these safety justifications: I think they work because, to Anthropic, they aren’t justifications. The company really believes that they are the only ones who believe in super...

2026-06-16T00:55:39+00:002026-06-16T00:55:39+00:00https://mollywhite.net/reading/shortform?search=Choosing%20to%20Stay%20Human<div class="article h-entry hentry"><div class="title"><a class="u-url u-repost-of" href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-196018638" rel="bookmark">&ldquo;<span class="p-name">Choosing to Stay Human</span>&rdquo;</a>. </div><div class="byline"><span class="p-author h-card">Ethan Mollick</span> in <i class="p-publication">One Useful Thing</i>. </div><div class="details"><span class="read-date">Published <time class="dt-published published" datetime="2026-05-26">May 26, 2026</time>. Read on <time class="dt-accessed accessed" datetime="2026-06-15">June 15, 2026</time>. </span></div><div class="summary p-summary entry-summary">To be clear, I am cool with a lot of cognitive surrender. I don’t remember phone numbers anymore because my phone does that for me. I am happy my kids didn’t need to learn cursive. I am fine with calculators doing my daily math and my computer figuring out how to schedule my classes. These were once useful skills, but we were probably right to get rid of them. AI is different because the technology is general enough that virtually any cognitive task can be offloaded into it to some degree. I don’t want to be too precious about writing: there is no principle that says a polished email draft has to come out of a human mind any more than a column of arithmetic has to. But we don’t want to give up everything, and that we mostly don’t know yet, for any specific task, what is important and what is not. Deciding that is going to be a real challenge.</div><img src="https://www.mollywhite.net/assets/images/placeholder_social.png" alt="Illustration of Molly White sitting and typing on a laptop, on a purple background with 'Molly White' in white serif." style="display: none;"/></div>

"Choosing to Stay Human". Ethan Mollick in One Useful Thing on May 26, 2026. To be clear, I am cool with a lot of cognitive surrender. I don’t remember phone numbers anymore because my phone does that for me. I am happy my kids didn’t need to learn cursive. I am fine with...