It is metaphysically impossible to build a safe general-purpose chatbot.
Not difficult.
Not expensive.
Impossible.
A system with an infinite goal space cannot be made safe.
That is a structural contradiction.
New post:
www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03...
In my conversation with @jsnover.com on @coffeeandopensource.com, I asked him "If you were to build an LLM prompt to create PowerShell, what would it be?" The answer will surprise you.
#powershell #tech #technology
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#Microsoft and #Windows hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold.
My blog:
www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03...
AI safety is a category error. AI is not a system. AI is a component of a system. Systems can be safe or unsafe. Components cannot.
New post:
www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03...
I've always had a stone in my shoe about being a college dropout. So naturally, I just became a Fellow at Harvard Law School.
www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03...
The first 1/2 of my career was a deal.
I was a consistent top performer at DEC for 8 years. One bonus: $800.
That's what my dad's entire career looked like too. We've been living in very unusual times.
SAVE EARLY / SAVE OFTEN.
I spent 8 years at hashtag#DEC watching the deal get worse.
At first I thought it was just the economy. Then I reverse-engineered what was actually happening.
It was a deliberate strategy. And I think you're going to see it again.
New post: www.jsnover.com/blog/2026/03...
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This week I attended the STAMP Safety Design Workshop at MIT. I went in hoping to get some answers about AI safety. I didn’t get answers. I got better questions. That turns out to be the more…
Let's have the hard conversation about Engineering total compensation:
A few years ago, we got an AWESOME deal.
Now we have a GREAT deal.
Soon we'll have a GOOD deal.
Then... we'll have deal.
I’ve always had a stone in my shoe about being a college dropout. As such, I never imagined I’d be walking into Harvard Law School as anything other than someone who needed directions t…
