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Memia Newsletter

Engaging weekly briefings for decision-makers navigating the AI economy from outside the frontier. Latest issues:

Paul Duignan: The Psychology Of AI Overdrive

November 1, 2026

Paul Duignan: The Psychology Of AI Overdrive

This episode I talk with psychologist Dr Paul Duignan about “AI overdrive”, a topic that anyone working intensively with AI will recognise. Paul separates AI Overdrive from so-called “AI psychosis”, w...

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Memia Writing

Mind-expanding essays and frameworks on AI, accelerating technology, and the future.

🎭Cheap signals: the game theory of AI safety theatre

September 27, 2026

🎭Cheap signals: the game theory of AI safety theatre

Performing restraint pays better than practising it...

Anatomy of an AI agent (mid-2026 edition)

June 9, 2026

Anatomy of an AI agent (mid-2026 edition)

Models, tokens, harnesses, agents, skills, tools - making sense of a dynamic vocabulary....

The Intelligent Interstitium: What Lies Between

April 2, 2026

The Intelligent Interstitium: What Lies Between

An exploration of the connective layer between human minds, tracing how communication media have evolved from passive channels into increasingly agentic systems that now participate in thought itself....

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Sensorium Signal Scanning

Real-time links and signal scanning from across the web, tracked through Memia Sensorium.

ChatGPT claims 20% of Google's search volume

ChatGPT claims 20% of Google's search volume

Signals:

  • →ChatGPT’s claimed 20% search share signals rising AI competition to Google.
  • →Vague “search-like” metrics and undisclosed paid growth warrant scrutiny.
  • →1.2B weekly users and low conversion highlight monetization and churn risks.
Apple begins testing always-listening AI on Apple Watch

Apple begins testing always-listening AI on Apple Watch

Signals:

  • →Always-listening wearables create consent and privacy compliance risks for organizations.
  • →EU exclusion signals regulatory fragmentation affecting deployment and market strategy.
  • →Early beta rollout demands updated policies for recording, retention, and device use.
Anthropic says recursive self-improvement could arrive imminently

Anthropic says recursive self-improvement could arrive imminently

Signals:

  • →Signals AI self-improvement may arrive imminently, demanding urgent strategic and risk planning.
  • →SEC disclosure raises governance, safety, and regulatory expectations for AI developers and investors.
  • →Companies must prepare for accelerated AI progress and stricter responsible-scaling commitments.
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Interpret the future

Key narrative axes which Memia is tracking relating to Artificial Intelligence trends and impacts

There is no AI investment bubble

AI companies continue to justify their vast valuations and continue to raise capital. Valuations do not collapse suddenly.

The AI investment bubble will burst imminently

The gigantic amounts of money flowing into AI companies in 2022-2026 is seen not to generate returns and AI company valuations collapse very soon.

Robust Solutions

Robust, verified alignment solutions are developed and thoroughly tested before AGI deployment, ensuring AI systems reliably pursue intended goals and values.

Minimal Safeguards

Minimal safeguards are implemented due to competitive pressures and technical challenges, leaving significant alignment problems unsolved at AGI arrival.

Global Coordination

Strong international governance frameworks emerge with coordinated policies, standards, and oversight mechanisms for AGI development and deployment.

Fragmented Landscape

Fragmented regulatory landscape develops with inconsistent national policies and AI development havens undermining global coordination efforts.

New Breakthrough Computing Technologies

AGI requires quantum, photonic, thermodynamic or other breakthrough computing technologies, creating additional technical barriers and development timelines.

Existing Architectures

AGI emerges through scaling existing semiconductor architectures and optimizing current computing paradigms without fundamental hardware breakthroughs.

Gradual Integration

Gradual economic integration allows for smooth adaptation, retraining programs, and managed transition of workforce and business models.

Sudden Displacement

Sudden economic displacement occurs as AGI capabilities rapidly automate broad sectors, causing significant disruption and social adjustment challenges.

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