When is AI 'going rogue' and when is it just sloppy oversight by the companies designing the models? The answer won't surprise you -- probably -- but in this episode we discuss why we can both not believe the doom-hype marketing hype of AI companies and still be a bit worried about where this is all taking us. Erik Salvaggio unpacks and explains all of this better than anyone I know. Recorded Aug 27, 2026. Released Aug 31, 2026.
Eryk Salvaggio’s website
Linked In: Eryk Salvaggio’s Post
The System From Nowhere
https://mail.cyberneticforests.com/the-system-from-nowhere/
On Stochastic Flocks & The Critical Problem of Useful AI
https://www.techpolicy.press/stochastic-flocks-and-the-critical-problem-of-useful-ai/
On RLVR (the verifiable rewards bit) - "It's Not X, It's Y"
https://mail.cyberneticforests.com/its-not-just-data-its-post-training/
The Data Fix: Soulless, with Eryk Salvaggio
https://shows.acast.com/the-data-fix/episodes/639d6648b0a821001040e0e2
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