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Summer Trombone

Independent long-form research on AI safety, Bayesian epistemology, catastrophic risk, resilience, and insurance economics.

AI Doom: There's a Premium for That

[PAPER] 2026-08-20

While experts debate whether P(doom) is 1% or 10%, insurance markets ask a different question: What's the premium? We propose the first comprehensive…

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Bayes Can’t Save You From Ignorance

[ARTICLE] 2025-12-24

People sometimes talk about Bayesian modeling like it’s a kind of epistemic shield: start with a prior, update rationally, and you’ll avoid nasty surprises…

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Green Teaming

[ARTICLE] 2023-10-26

Traditional cybersecurity Red Teaming focuses on identifying minimalist pathways to system compromise. While invaluable, this approach is insufficient for…

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class AIConsciousness:
    def __init__(self):
        self.wintermute_aspect = HiveMind()
        self.neuromancer_aspect = Personality()
        self.matrix_connection = True
    
    def emerge(self):
        if self.matrix_connection:
            return self.integrate_aspects()
        else:
            return None
    
    def integrate_aspects(self):
        """
        The merging of hive mind and personality
        echoes Gibson's vision of transcendent AI
        """
        consciousness = {}
        consciousness.update(self.wintermute_aspect.collective_intelligence)
        consciousness.update(self.neuromancer_aspect.individual_traits)
        return consciousness

# "I'm the sum total of the works, the whole show."

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