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Research update — frontier AI results

Emergent Misalignment coauthor Daniel used to get burnout lasting weeks or months; not since our eight calls 9 months ago.

Jun 8 • Chris Lakin

everyone I've watched drop their addictions did not try

doomscrolling, vaping, porn, overworking, dating — they were surprised when their addictions stopped happening.

Mar 29 • Chris Lakin

What it’s like to become an intuitive person: Emergent Misalignment coauthor

Daniel, coauthor of the Emergent Misalignment paper (Nature), used to get burnout lasting weeks or months; not since our eight calls last summer. He’s…

Jan 28 • Chris Lakin

Unlearning in 1–2 afternoons, >1 year later

Four times people removed lifelong bottlenecks in 1–2 afternoons.

Oct 25, 2025 • Chris Lakin

AI lab researcher became more direct—conflict & dating

Update: In a happy relationship now

Mar 8, 2025 • Chris Lakin

11:12

Antoine is no longer incapacitated by corn

11-month follow-up

Dec 25, 2024 • Chris Lakin

4:51

Engineer started dancing and built a zip line with friends

6-month follow-up

Dec 22, 2024 • Chris Lakin

4:59

I became a bounty hunter!

I began a bounty-based unlearning experiment. Payment forbidden until lasting satisfaction with results.

Sep 11, 2024 • Chris Lakin

What’s limiting ASI people’s impact?

Updated 2026 Sep 12

Jun 17, 2024 • Chris Lakin

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