@emmiehine.com - Emmie Hine

05 May 2026 15:10 +0000

Issue 3 of the China AI Bulletin is out! This edition: China finalizes its Human-Like AI Interim Measures, DeepSeek and Moonshot launch new flagship models, and the NDRC blocks Meta's $2B Manus acquisition. Read it here: https://chinaaibulletin.substack.com/p/china-ai-bulletin-3

10 Apr 2026 13:33 +0000

So excited to present a new resource for the #AIgovernance community, the China AI Bulletin: chinaaibulletin.substack.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]

10 Apr 2026 13:03 +0000

📬 Issue 2 of the China #AI Bulletin is out! This edition: Alibaba breaks with open-weight tradition with Qwen 3.6-Plus, Zhipu open-sources a model claiming #1 on SWE-Bench Pro, MIIT extends #AIethics regulation to the research stage, and TC260 launches a coordinated push on agent security standards.

26 Jan 2026 22:21 +0000

📬 What if we Claudified the US constitution? I rewrote the US Constitution in the style of Claude's—turns out Madison and Anthropic have very different theories of control. 🧵

25 Jan 2026 00:01 +0000

There is no faster route to self-knowledge than measuring the pixel distance between your pupils for a Chinese visa photo. Unfortunately, that knowledge is just a detailed inventory of all your minor facial asymmetries.

19 Jan 2026 18:06 +0000

🔍 WR 75: A really bad week for xAI — Highlights from the latest Weekly Reckoning. Major setbacks for Elon Musk’s xAI/Grok and a broader shake-up in the AI world. 1/

05 Jan 2026 16:58 +0000

The Weekly Reckoning is back! Get briefed on the tech news of the week (Grok's latest meltdown, China's new AI companion law, and insider trading in prediction markets), plus some musings on the excellent podcast BETH'S DEAD. 🔗👇

19 Dec 2025 18:28 +0000

Slightly longer hiatus than planned 🫣 but the ER is back with a new edition on the Digital Vulnerabilities in the Age of AI (DIVAS) summit. Curious about how AI makes us vulnerable in new contexts? Check it out here: https://ethicalreckoner.substack.com/p/er-40-divas-dispatches

01 Dec 2025 16:55 +0000

My new indicator of AI-generated academic text is slightly random three-word groupings at the end of paragraphs. Ex: "XYZ is important for legibility, visibility, and control."

27 Oct 2025 14:43 +0000

If things have been a little quiet around here recently, it's because I've been working towards this (slightly underwhelming) email... but now, it's #disserdone!

02 Oct 2025 20:05 +0000

Dissertation update: word and zotero have teamed up to stage an eleventh-hour rebellion. They shall be brought to heel. #academia

29 Sep 2025 13:30 +0000

We're getting there. #thesislife

25 Sep 2025 17:38 +0000

Pleased that my and @floridi.bsky.social's article on US state #AI legislation is an Editor's Pick in the latest issue of the Journal of AI Law & Regulation! Want to understand the major tensions in AI regulation? 🔗👇, + our other piece on the US AI Action Plan. #STS #philtech @yaledec.bsky.social

16 Sep 2025 15:07 +0000

🚨 new preprint from me and @floridi.bsky.social! We put the #AI Action Plan in context—how is it a continuation of existing US #AIgovernance efforts, what’s new, and what does it mean for China competition? 🔗👇 @ssrn.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social #academia #sts #philtech

11 Sep 2025 19:11 +0000

🚨 Interested in infrastructure ethics? (Wait, don’t go!) New preprint “Extended Reality as a Fundamentally Mediated Reality” argues that XR isn’t just a cool tech, but infrastructures that shape our realities ➡️ urgent questions about equity, governance, and ethics. 🔗👇

08 Sep 2025 14:48 +0000

📬 Anthropic settles its copyright case, Google avoids a break-up, and Grok swings right. Plus, why the EU needs a DeepSeek, not a Mistral. All this in today’s newsletter: https://ethicalreckoner.substack.com/p/wr-72-anthropic-settles-google-persists #philtech #sts #newsletter

05 Sep 2025 21:08 +0000

Anthropic is very, very relieved about this. Max penalties would have been extinction; this is <1% of their valuation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

01 Sep 2025 15:40 +0000

#ICYMI, a post on #AI companies from last year that's just as relevant today with the continuation of the lawsuits, employee poaching, and sky-high valuations! #philtech #sts

28 Aug 2025 13:35 +0000

This should have said "an inevitable future business model"--because we all know ads are coming 🫠 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

27 Aug 2025 15:46 +0000

Recently have been seeing the "attention economy" narrative applied to #genAI--ie, that gen #AI companies are trying to maximize engagement to maximize profit. But I'm not convinced this is the case. #tech

25 Aug 2025 18:07 +0000

I think my junk conference invites have peaked. #IEvenCompost

25 Aug 2025 01:50 +0000

Word, you don't rest till I do. #DissertationLife

22 Aug 2025 14:55 +0000

Maybe peer review takes so long because they're trying to fax invitations. #academia

22 Aug 2025 13:42 +0000

#AIsafety collaboration could be a gateway to broader #AIgovernance cooperation between the US and China. Thinking a lot about cooperative levers these days... https://time.com/7308857/china-isnt-ignoring-ai-regulation-the-u-s-shouldnt-either #AI

20 Aug 2025 19:12 +0000

Some "creative" ingredients in this Google shakshuka rundown... I can't say I'll be adding "mix" or "your fingers" (not mine, yours).

19 Aug 2025 21:01 +0000

#ICYMI: The week's tech news you need to know--including what's behind "AI psychosis," Meta's shocking guidelines allowing "sensual" chats with children, and how AI is helping design antibiotics. Plus, the opening bid for Chrome is in (no, it's not for sale... yet) 🔗👇

12 Aug 2025 19:12 +0000

ICYMI: ChatGPT-5 murdered a bunch of AI "boyfriends" (and girlfriends). That and more in this week's newsletter: https://ethicalreckoner.substack.com/p/wr-70-the-death-of-an-ai-boyfriend

09 Aug 2025 17:50 +0000

I don't think my local coffee shop set out to be the perfect place to distill all my thoughts about the AI Action Plan, but they somehow have become that.

04 Aug 2025 19:08 +0000

Two pieces for your Monday enjoyment! First, the weekly newsletter, featuring UK #OnlineSafetyAct age gates, Anthropic's anti-evil chatbot work, and a special guest contribution arguing that a recent court case might make NFTs relevant again 🔗👇