AI’s Double-Edged Sword: Efficiency Meets Existential Dread
What if AI could solve traffic jams but still can’t stop a chatbot from listing bomb-making instructions? Welcome to 2026, where breakthroughs in reinforcement learning are smoothing highways (a 20% fuel cut in just 100 cars!) while AI safety researchers discover that most “jailbreak” successes are just useless gibberish. This week, we’re unpacking AI’s paradox: unprecedented efficiency paired with gaping vulnerabilities. Spoiler: It’s complicated.
