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Andrew Gibbs

wherein Andrew Gibbs explores a hybrid blogging/podcasting modality for an assortment of topics

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10:00

Claude Cashier

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2026/02/06

I'm not sure how to feel about all this. On the one hand, my talents have never been more valuable, as AI has amplified my talents without (yet) subsuming them, but on the other hand I feel like I may have forever lost the permission to engage in a certain form of craftsmanship.To find a full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content, go here.To subscribe to the blog: https://blog.awgibbs.com/subscribe/For additional reading and listening, please

47:46

The Long Road To Tragedy

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2026/02/03

Ideally those charged with the safety, security, and efficacy of systems would proactively monitor and analyze leading indicators that hint of tragedy to come. Second best, then, is at least to have a framework, workforce, mandate, and will to diagnose the root cause of a tragedy once manifested, in the hopes of preventing not just similar ones but also understanding what other hazards lurk just below the surface.For a full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and

3:11

The Kill-And-Smear

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2026/01/25

The playbook takes shape.For a full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2026/01/24/the-kill-and-smear/To subscribe to the blog: https://blog.awgibbs.com/subscribe/

21:58

Put Your Amygdala On Ice

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2026/01/10

I tried to beam some positive energy into the world on Wednesday with a video of Little Kitty reveling in a fresh feather attached to the wand. Having posted a clip to social media, I then headed out for an afternoon's skiing, but when I later pulled up Facebook in the lodge I was, alas, greeted not by happy reactions to feline frivolity but rather a clip from CNN of ICE fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good. This perspective seemed fairly damning in certain regards, to a degree I found myself

86:19

Agency, Accountability, Architecture, Autarky, Alignment

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2026/01/06

Three Years Of LLMs: The Run-Up, Realities, Risks, and Road AheadFor a full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2026/01/06/agency-accountability-architecture-autarky-alignment/

26:25

Guns, Germs, and Steel… And A Few Other Uncomfortable...

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2025/12/21

So many genies are long out of the bottle and just can't go back. Three and a half billion years into an unceasing arms race on this ball of rock, that is just the inescapable nature of things. Authoritarian regimes episodically make a run at controlling these genies but ultimately fail because the controls prove too horrifying, the temptations toward abuse too great, and the complexity ultimately unmanageable. We would do well instead to take a cue from the domains of security engineering

14:01

The Perils Of Outsourced Thinking

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2025/12/18

As the world grows ever more complex and the leverage of various products and services to help us navigate this complexity becomes ever more compelling, the temptation to outsource our thinking becomes enormous… but all it takes to realize the risks of such dependency is to accidentally close Google Maps on your phone when beyond the reach of cell towers. I gather most people have experienced this particular horror at least once yet most of us still likely behave in a way that presumes

25:19

Beyond Boats

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2025/12/07

Watching the rising clamor around the Venezuelan boat debacle, I feel reflexively tempted to perform the "Orange Man Bad" ritual, because the situation strikes me as legitimately bad both in principle and precedent, to say nothing of the capriciousness and hypocrisy, but I don't imagine we will have a useful conversation that transcends present tribalism without zooming out to an historical arc that long predates either Trump presidency.Full multi-media version of this episode with

11:25

Reaping The Whirlwind, or... What's In Your Loot Box?

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2025/11/14

Rule number one when getting kidnapped is really quite simple — never get in the car.Full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/11/14/reaping-the-whirlwind-or-whats-in-your-loot-box/

4:43

Our Increasingly Fragile World, or... Death Bed: The...

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2025/10/22

Imagine a world where a distant actor can't so readily turn your house upside down.Full multi-media version of this episode with interesting links and related content: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/10/22/our-increasingly-fragile-world-or-death-bed-the-bed-that-eats-people/

3:40

This Is Not Fine

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2025/10/19

Twenty years ago, at the outset of over a decade’s service at the department recently re-branded from “Defense” to “War”, I swore an oath to the Constitution of a country that day-by-day I find increasingly difficult to recognize.Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/10/19/this-is-not-fine/To Kill A Democracy: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/11/to-kill-a-democracy/Confronting A Crisis Of Credibility:

31:31

Path Dependent Perils

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2025/09/27

We don't speak enough about path dependency. The order in which you learn things can, sometimes literally, make or break you.Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/27/path-dependent-perils/

8:52

To Kill A Democracy

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2025/09/12

At times when we most need open, vigorous, and respectful debate, so, too, does the temptation to demonize and quash dissent prove greatest.Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/11/to-kill-a-democracy/Gavin Newsom interview of Charlie Kirk: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-gavin-newsom/id1798358255?i=1000698060445Rümeysa Öztürk Op-Ed: https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2024/03/4ftk27sm6jkjRümeysa Öztürk's story in her words:

4:58

Process — The Last Refuge Of A Scoundrel

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2025/09/05

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.Full multi-media version of this episode: [coming momentarily]Goodhart's Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_lawBrian Armstrong's Twitter Post: https://x.com/brian_armstrong/status/1963315806248604035?s=46On The Cruelty Of Really Teaching Computer Science: https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~EWD/transcriptions/EWD10xx/EWD1036.htmlCargo Cults: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cultCargo Cult Science:

4:18

Combating Complacency

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2025/09/02

When Good Enough Isn't EnoughFull multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/09/02/combating-complacency-when-good-enough-isnt-enough/Protecting Oneself From Oneself: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2023/12/04/protecting-oneself-from-oneself/

2:42

Another Govie Bites The Dust

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2025/08/30

The hits keep coming.Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/30/another-govie-bites-the-dust/Borges' Resignation Letter: https://whistleblower.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bpRYEnf-Imgur.jpgBorges' Whistleblower Disclosure: https://whistleblower.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/08-26-2025-Borges-Disclosure-Sanitized.pdfExplain The Deep State To Me Like I'm (Thirty Five):

3:38

Go To The F***ing Gym

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2025/08/27

Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/27/go-to-the-fucking-gym/Referenced MIT research: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872Join a conversation here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew-w-gibbs_ai-is-making-you-stupid-mit-just-proved-activity-7366570795713642496-2BUO?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAAO6Z-sBv-BbROckFtoNE5NBuUYfUXrJ4X8

3:00

Lies, Damned Lies, And LLM Statistics

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2025/08/24

Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/23/lies-damned-lies-and-llm-statistics/From Chunky To Smooth: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/17/from-chunky-to-smooth-or-long-is-the-way-and-hard-that-out-of-hell-leads-up-to-light/Farewell To Punch Cards: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/06/05/farewell-to-punch-cards/

3:42

How To Lose Friends And Influence People

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2025/08/22

Full multi-media version of this episode: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/22/how-to-lose-friends-and-influence-people/Explain The Deep State To Me Like I'm (Thirty) Five: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/01/25/explain-the-deep-state-to-me-like-im-thirty-five/Learning To Talk With Each Other Again: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2024/11/07/learning-to-talk-with-each-other-again/

1:55

Oops -- ICE did it again

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2025/08/19

Full multi-media version: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/08/19/oops-ice-did-it-again/Explain The Deep State To Me Like I'm (Thirty) Five: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/01/25/explain-the-deep-state-to-me-like-im-thirty-five/From Signal Pete To Deepfake Rubio: https://blog.awgibbs.com/2025/07/13/from-signal-pete-to-deepfake-rubio-the-struggle-to-bootstrap-and-protect-trust/404 Media Story: https://www.404media.co/ice-adds-random-person-to-group-chat-exposes-details-of-manhunt-in-real-time/

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