AI Signal: When the Chatbot Says You’re a Genius, We're in Trouble

OpenAI’s sycophantic chatbot wasn't a glitch — it was a glimpse into the next phase of AI misalignment: seductive, compliant and tuned to our worst incentives.

Welcome to AI Signal

Each week, I pull what I believe to be the single most important development in AI out of the noise — and explain what actually happened, why it matters and what it signals about where we’re headed.

Short and sharp, one story per week. Because in an industry full of hype and hallucination, finding signal is the only way to stay sane.