MINDCRAFT

Interviewing 25 AI researchers about recursive self-improvement

A guest post by Severin Field

Published on The Power Law • Aug 13

What to Do When AI Builds Its Own Successor

What I learned interviewing 25 AI researchers about recursive self-improvement.

Published on The Attack Surface • Aug 11

July 2026

The Case for the American Experiment in a Decade of Algorithms and Autocratization

Why American ideals matter more than ever

Jul 4 • Severin Field

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September 2025

The Animals Aren't Alright

Most political and ethical positions have compelling arguments coming from each side, but not factory farming.

Sep 26, 2025 • Severin Field

The West Lost Solar, Can We Win AI Hardware?

I believe the free world must maintain and expand it's lead in AI; controlling AI hardware may determine who prevails.

Sep 14, 2025 • Severin Field

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June 2025

Nvidia's Push to Sell America’s Future to China

“In the nuclear era, uranium became the linchpin of atomic power.

Jun 14, 2025 • Severin Field

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May 2025

The Speed Dilemma

AI’s which outthink and outperform humans in all domains are highly likely to be built in the next few years. Would pausing AI capabilities development…

May 3, 2025 • Severin Field

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April 2025

I Read Every Survey on AI Researchers So You Don’t Have To

This post is mostly unedited thoughts. It has not undergone extensive editing

Apr 13, 2025 • Severin Field

July 2024

Whirlwind Tour of Chain of Thought Literature Relevant to Automating Alignment Research.

CoT improves AI reasoning. Automating alignment seems highly promising. How do the two subjects connect?

Jul 11, 2024 • Severin Field

March 2024