Why I Waited Nine Years to Share This

On writing something truly original, and finally letting it into the world.

Nov 28 • Erik J Larson

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Actually, We Are In the Technological "Singularity"

The Prediction Window Is Collapsing. Watch the news.

Nov 27 • Erik J Larson

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Here's what it is, according go Google.

“Benderland” most commonly refers to a 2016 humorous fiction novel by Erik J.

Nov 21 • Erik J Larson

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October 2025

My Latest Review in The Los Angeles Review of Books

Bender & Hanna’s The AI Con + Why I Still Write Reviews

Oct 31 • Erik J Larson

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Stuck On a Hill

An early reflection on the limits of induction and generalization in machine learning.

Oct 24 • Erik J Larson

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Coming to a Town Near You: Singularitarians, Transhumanists, and Smart Robots

Proof that the hype cycle has been on repeat for more than a decade.

Oct 24 • Erik J Larson

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The Ghost Above My Desk

Intelligence is not what we say today.

Oct 6 • Erik J Larson

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September 2025

Riding the Hype Wave

Notes on Mustafa Suleyman’s The Coming Wave and the Illusion of Inevitability

Sep 29 • Erik J Larson

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The Contradiction at the Heart of Sam Harris’s Philosophy

He built a career on rational conversation and moral clarity. Until it no longer served his goals.

Sep 3 • Erik J Larson

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August 2025

What Are You Gonna Do Without Me? (A True Story)

How Silicon Valley Keeps Re-Creating Bad Human Relationships for Us

Aug 16 • Erik J Larson

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Artificial Intelligence Is Still Just Automation

Ten years later, a look at the argument against AGI

Aug 10 • Erik J Larson

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Building Knowledge Clusters: Toward Grounded AI

Designing Hybrid Systems That Check What AI Says

Aug 3 • Erik J Larson

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