August 13, 2026
The Great Escape Trick, Or: AI Opium For The Masses
AI Agents who escape on their own decision, a nice trick. But there is no such thing as real magic.
August 13, 2026
The Great Escape Trick, Or: AI Opium For The Masses
AI Agents who escape on their own decision, a nice trick. But there is no such thing as real magic.
August 25, 2026
Triangulating AI’s Climate Impact, a Look at Studies, Research and Regulation
From water usage to electricity generation, AI data centres impact the climate. But exact estimates are difficult due to the lack of transparency.
August 17, 2026
AI-induced Psychosis. A Look At Some Academic Papers
By what methods and at which point can AI-powered chatbots trigger delusions in a user?
August 11, 2026
Subtle LLM Bias And Shaping Narratives: A Look At Critical Papers
Bias in LLM based systems can shape narratives and can influence users’ decision-making in subtle ways that AI literacy alone might not avoid.
August 2, 2026
August Is Here: Time Has Come To Label AI Deepfakes
From today, AI generated content that could be mistaken as real needs to be labelled in the EU.
July 31, 2026
AI Everywhere, Regulation Nowhere? Two Years Of AI Policy In The UK
The UK Labour government has made a big bet on AI. Adoption first, regulation, maybe, later. But was there ever a plan?
July 9, 2026
Holding The Industry Accountable: The AI Resist List comes to London
The AI Resist List had its London launch, presenting the various project that are part of its network. Some notes.
July 5, 2026
The Erasure of Interaction
AI Notetakers and the transition from human interaction to machine coordination.
July 3, 2026
When AI Comes To The Workplace: Ethics, Employee Empowerment And Privacy
Notes and thoughts from the workshop on “The Ethics of AI in Workplaces” at the University of Greenwich.
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Misaligned Bits (Newsletter)

misaligned bits is our (roughly) weekly newsletter with bits and news, recaps from articles we published and latest studies in the field.
August 13, 2026
misaligned bits #38: Going Viral
More gas turbines everywhere. Palantir and NHS again. Luxury influencing. AI going viral. Neutrality is sometimes harmful.
August 6, 2026
misaligned bits #37: Transparency
Transparency in the EU and California. The UK is running dry. LinkedIn wants users to report its own slop. More escaping agents. Warning of sycophancy does not make chatbots less persuasive.
July 31, 2026
misaligned bits #36: Critical Thinking
Critical thinking urgently needed. Musk v Minnesota. AI industry shredding books. August is coming in the EU, and LLMs show stigmatizing behaviour.
July 23, 2026
misaligned bits #35: AI Communism?
Open weight models are communist, allegedly. More scary stories. New York’s data centre moratorium. Hollywood absurdities. Data centre protests, and a kill-switch for AI.
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Misaligned Papertrail

Papertrail is a series of articles in which we look at academic papers on issues such as AI ethics or bias.
August 25, 2026
Triangulating AI’s Climate Impact, a Look at Studies, Research and Regulation
From water usage to electricity generation, AI data centres impact the climate. But exact estimates are difficult due to the lack of transparency.
August 17, 2026
AI-induced Psychosis. A Look At Some Academic Papers
By what methods and at which point can AI-powered chatbots trigger delusions in a user?
August 11, 2026
Subtle LLM Bias And Shaping Narratives: A Look At Critical Papers
Bias in LLM based systems can shape narratives and can influence users’ decision-making in subtle ways that AI literacy alone might not avoid.
May 26, 2026
Critical Views On LLMs and Health Advice: An Academic Reading List
A large part of advice sought from AI assistants is health related. Time to look at papers that take a critical view of LLMs and health advice.

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