🔮 The Sunday edition #509: the intention economy; why tech turning right; sonic booms, life in space & declining trust ++

An insider’s guide to AI and exponential technologies

Hi, it’s Azeem.

Wow, what a week with DeepSeek shaking the markets and the politics. We’ll be sure to cover some of the open questions in more depth soon, but, in the meantime, do check out our two pieces on DeepSeek for a primer:

• DeepSeek: Everything you need to know

• DeepSeek’s shock: Nine critical updates

In today’s edition… a landmark AI Safety report warning of risks from manipulation to malfunction (and spooky “black box” reasoning), to the rise of an “intention economy” that shapes what we want rather. Meanwhile, the real fault line in tech politics may be acceleration vs deceleration, another optimistic jobs forecast could be blindsided by breakthrough AI models, and a global baby bust may pave the way for reactionary “natalist” measures.

And if you missed my discussion with Paul Krugman on AI, the economy and Trump, catch it here.

The first international AI Safety report

This week, the first International AI Safety report was led by Yoshua Bengio. It sets out a scientific understand…