Machine Culture

Muddling Through Mythos

The American system of frontier governance is appropriately messy

Aug 20 • Ryan Hauser

July 2026

Model Convo: Hollis Robbins

On AI Characters, LLM Poetry, and Post-Chatbot Futures

Jul 17 • Ryan Hauser

Model Convo: Nick Krosse

On AI's Microcosmic History, Jevons Paradox, and Gesamtkunstwerk

Jul 2 • Ryan Hauser

June 2026

Model Convo: Kristen Collins

On Surveillance, Audience Democracy, and Cyborg Dance Pop

Jun 22 • Ryan Hauser

Model Convo: Keller Scholl

On Effective Altruism, the Renaissance, and AI Safety

Jun 10 • Ryan Hauser

May 2026

Model Convo: Matthew David Hamilton

On AI Ethics, Political Theology, and Metalcore

May 18 • Ryan Hauser

April 2026

Model Convo: Kurtis Hingl

On the Growth of Knowledge, Scaling AI Science, and Saint Leibowitz

Apr 27 • Ryan Hauser

Model Convo: Abi Olvera

On Bioweapons, AI's Upside, and Choosing Your Own Adventure

Apr 3 • Ryan Hauser

March 2026

Congress and Nationalization, from Rhetoric to Risk

Does the Hawley-Blumenthal AI bill’s mention of “nationalization” have precedent in recent U.S. legislative history?

Mar 31 • Elsie Jang and Ryan Hauser

Model Convo: Tyler Cowen

On Chess, Asimov, and McCartney

Mar 24 • Ryan Hauser

Does ASI Demand Nationalization?

The road to superintelligence has many exits to serfdom

Mar 22 • Ryan Hauser

Model Convo: Andy Masley

On Effective Altruism, Philosophy of Mind, and Aesthetic Experience

Mar 17 • Ryan Hauser

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