Independent essays · AI, technology & power
Numbers-first arguments about the threats we're actually measuring wrong — written for people who want the data, not the noise.
Everyone's warning that AI is "existential." Here's the opposite case — built entirely on numbers you can check.
Read the essay →"We hold a four-day lab experiment to a higher standard than we hold ourselves."
Humanity's 2025 record against a single contained lab experiment.
The problems we solved decades ago and still let kill millions.
Most of our worst problems aren't unsolved — they're unsold.
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Khaldoun Amin Mahmoud is a fintech founder and digital-sovereignty advocate.