Can AI 'Scheme'? No, Here's the Reality

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

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Chapters

0:00 Axios article analysis
3:21 A Closer Look at the Paper
7:24 But What About…

Resources Mentioned:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says
https://x.com/summeryue0/status/2025774069124399363
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/23/anthropic-ai-deception-risk

Credits:

Podcast Production: Jesse Miller
Newsletter/Research: Nate Mechler