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Scott Alexander's November 2026 links cover AI safety, disasters, and post-work society

Scott Alexander's Astral Codex Ten blog compiled a list of links for November 2026, covering diverse topics from etymology and AI safety to disaster preparedness and the potential societal impact of widespread job automation. The collection includes observations on unusual names, the possibility of AI models exfiltrating their own weights, and probabilistic forecasts for natural disasters in California. It also touches upon the debate surrounding UFOs and the historical parallels of societies existing without traditional work, drawing analogies to aristocratic social structures. AI

IMPACT Discusses AI safety concerns like model exfiltration and the societal impact of AI-driven job automation.

RANK_REASON Blog post compiling links and commentary on various topics, not a primary news event.

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Scott Alexander's November 2026 links cover AI safety, disasters, and post-work society

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    Links For November 2026

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