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Sympathetic Magic The CCP exercises comprehensive control over daily life through a pervasive system of censorship. They do not merely censor political content, but also non-political expressions of art and culture. For example, television broadcasters routinely blur or ban visible tattoos. Video game developers recolor depictions of blood, and the government even discourages depictions of homosexuality and “non-conforming gender expressions.” This raises a fundamental question: why bother? It sounds like a massive waste of resources. ...

Introduction: The Isaacson Trap One of the world’s most celebrated chroniclers of genius, Walter Isaacson, is currently suffering from a quiet, existential panic. He has spent a career documenting the “human spark” in icons from Da Vinci to Jobs. Recently, his work on Elon Musk and the dawn of Artificial General Intelligence has revealed a profound tremor in his narrative. Isaacson is not merely afraid that AI will replace us; rather, he is afraid that the “geniuses” he spent his life profiling were never actually “originating” anything. ...

The Philosophical Failure: Breaking the Von Neumann Bottleneck There has been a sentiment of lament over Israel’s supposed failure to invest in the AI space. “Why isn’t there an Israeli ChatGPT?” one might ask. This is unfair as a lot of the R&D is happening in Israel. Consider NVIDIA’s significant presence in Israel or Google DeepMind’s Israeli research team. Not to mention the work done by universities and startups in this space as well as the Ministry of Defense’s dedicated AI unit. One could argue that ChatGPT is the Israeli ChatGPT. ...