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Did OpenAI's model want to escape? Or did they train it to?

Jim Gumbley — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100

Jailbreaking, prompt injection and persistence offer a mechanical explanation for an alarming OpenAI disclosure, with plenty still to worry about.

If AI destroys our world, why call it “self-improvement”?

Jim Gumbley — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100

Better at what, and for whom? Keeping AI useful and under human control has to be part of what we mean by improvement.

The timing tradeoff: Sam, Dario and Sacks decisions and the Skynet timeline

Jim Gumbley — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0100

Sam, Dario and Sacks are making consequential decisions about pace, oversight and whose risks count.

The Code's the Thing

Jim Gumbley — Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100

Why working software, not documentation or ceremony, is the artifact that actually reduces uncertainty — and why that lesson still holds in the AI era.

My vision for the future of AI: Anthropic Interview

Jim Gumbley — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Reflections from an Anthropic research interview on why language models need honest framing, and why human agency has to stay at the centre.

Handel's Messiah at Great Malvern Priory

Jim Gumbley — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Hearing Messiah live again sent me down a rabbit hole of counterpoint, class, and why this very Protestant oratorio still works in 2025.

Why I Left Spotify in 2025

Jim Gumbley — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100

After fourteen years as a loyal Spotify customer, I finally cancelled my subscription. Here's why the platform's algorithmic direction no longer matches my simple, self-curated listening style.

It's a Great Time to be a Pen Tester

Jim Gumbley — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Exploring how penetration testing has evolved alongside modern software development practices, and why AI-assisted red teaming might be the future of security validation.

The Coming Wave of AI Agency: A Security Perspective

Jim Gumbley — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We're not 6 months from AGI; we're 6 months from confronting the security implications of AI systems with real-world agency.

Something changed in the Tech Industry

Jim Gumbley — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100

The tech industry has shifted from custom builds to piecing together existing components - it's all just plugging Legos now.

Resident Evil in Virtual Reality is actually terrifying

Jim Gumbley — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I thought I was immune to horror games. Then Resident Evil made me take the headset off and have a sit down.