Ed Ziron wrote an article titled The Subprime Data Center Crisis (22 July 2026).
Continue reading “AI Data Center SPVs are analogous to subprime mortgage CDOs”Investing in the power grid to meet demand growth
Scott Aaronson wrote an opinion piece about regulated investor-owned electric utilities for Utility Dive titled Don’t gut the utility model just as we need it most (22 July 2026).
Continue reading “Investing in the power grid to meet demand growth”$1.65 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI debt
Kohei Yamada wrote an article for Nikkei Asia titled Five US tech giants’ hidden debts soar to $1.65tn on opaque AI funding (21 July 2026).
“Hidden debt at U.S. tech giants swelled eightfold in roughly four years to an estimated $1.65 trillion as artificial intelligence investments ballooned., a Nikkei study shows, exceeding actual [reported] debt and making it tougher for investors to assess risk.”
Continue reading “$1.65 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI debt”Cognitive Debt and Technical Debt
John V. Willshire wrote a blog post titled Cognitive Debt (5 May 2025).
Continue reading “Cognitive Debt and Technical Debt”Why language models hallucinate
Adam Tauman Kalai (Open AI), Ofir Nachum (Open AI), Santosh S. Vempala (Georgia Tech), and Edwin Zhang (Open AI) wrote a paper titled Why Language Models Hallucinate (4 September 2025).
Continue reading “Why language models hallucinate”AI notetakers: Legal Issues
Attorney Cameron G. Shilling wrote an article for New Hampshire Tech Alliance Newsletter titled AI Notetakers: Do They Comply with the Law? (October 16, 2024).
Continue reading “AI notetakers: Legal Issues”Large language models ease surface workload but also mute the neural and linguistic fingerprints that mark genuine learning.
Paul Rohan wrote an article titled LLMs Are Killing Your Writing Fingerprints (17 June 2025).
Continue reading “Large language models ease surface workload but also mute the neural and linguistic fingerprints that mark genuine learning.”Artificial Insubordination
Paul Dragu wrote an article for The New American titled AI Is Already Rebelling (10 June 2025).
Continue reading “Artificial Insubordination”Surge in community college fake students defrauds financial aid and displaces legitimate students.
Bots gaming the financial aid system are overwhelming enrollment for asynchronous online classes. Legitimate students are unable to enroll as classes fill quickly, delaying graduation. Once the classes start and fake students disappear, some classes are cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.
Here are two articles on the subject:
Continue reading “Surge in community college fake students defrauds financial aid and displaces legitimate students.”Payoff from AI Projects is Dismal
Thomas Claburn wrote an article for The Register titled Payoff from AI Projects is Dismal, Biz Leaders Complain (12 June 2024).
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