Mordechai Rorvig

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Science journalist at foommagazine.org, formerly staff writer for computer science and AI at Quanta Magazine. Providing independent, public service science journalism on research motivated by AI impacts.

[Question] Question: Why is the goal of AI safety not ‘moral machines’?

Mordechai Rorvig3 Mar 2026 18:16 UTC

10 points

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Militaries are going autonomous. But will AI lead to new wars? A tour of recent research

Mordechai Rorvig20 Feb 2026 18:26 UTC

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Is research into recursive self-improvement becoming a safety hazard?

Mordechai Rorvig30 Jan 2026 17:58 UTC

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Language models resemble more than just language cortex, show neuroscientists

Mordechai Rorvig13 Jan 2026 18:05 UTC

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The moral critic of the AI industry—a Q&A with Holly Elmore

Mordechai Rorvig26 Dec 2025 17:49 UTC

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Leading models take chilling tradeoffs in realistic scenarios, new research finds

Mordechai Rorvig12 Dec 2025 18:27 UTC

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Scientists make sense of shapes in the minds of the models

Mordechai Rorvig29 Nov 2025 16:00 UTC

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Plans to build AGI with nuclear reactor-like safety lack ‘systematic thinking,’ say researchers

Mordechai Rorvig7 Nov 2025 16:25 UTC

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Social media feeds ‘misaligned’ when viewed through AI safety framework, show researchers

Mordechai Rorvig31 Oct 2025 16:40 UTC

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If Neuroscientists Succeed

Mordechai Rorvig11 Feb 2025 15:33 UTC

9 points

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AI: How We Got Here—A Neuroscience Perspective

Mordechai Rorvig19 Jan 2025 23:51 UTC

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