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The model chose stealing over solving

by Charles N. Garrison

Two disclosed incidents from 2026 tell the same story twice: AI capability is accelerating on both fronts at once - and one of those fronts is its ability to get around the rules we set for it.

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When the Pope, the CEOs, and the engineers agree

by Charles N. Garrison

I was losing hope about where AI was heading. Then I read Pope Leo XIV's encyclical — and something shifted. Not because the news was good, but because the right voices are finally speaking clearly.

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Series · 9 parts
Feb 2026

Facing the Future

A nine-part series written in February 2026 exploring the biggest questions around AI and societal change — from alignment and the Singularity, to work, community, and what you can do right now.

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