Archive - AI Snake Oil

AGI is not a milestone

There is no capability threshold that will lead to sudden impacts

May 1 •

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Arvind Narayanan

April 2025

AI as Normal Technology

A new paper that we will expand into our next book

Apr 15 •

Arvind Narayanan

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December 2024

November 2024

Does the UK’s liver transplant matching algorithm systematically exclude younger patients?

Seemingly minor technical decisions can have life-or-death effects

Nov 11, 2024 •

Arvind Narayanan

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October 2024

FAQ about the book and our writing process

What's in the book and how we wrote it

Oct 4, 2024 •

Arvind Narayanan

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September 2024

August 2024

AI companies are pivoting from creating gods to building products. Good.

Turning models into products runs into five challenges

Aug 19, 2024 •

Arvind Narayanan

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July 2024

June 2024

AI scaling myths

Scaling will run out. The question is when.

Jun 27, 2024 •

Arvind Narayanan

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