Joe's Journal

Why build an AI that's smarter than humans?

I've signed a petition, along with many smarter and more qualified people than myself, that calls for Superintelligence development to adhere to basic…

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I’m directing a Netflix movie about AI

A fictional story about very real things

Oct 10 • 

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I co-starred with Mark Zuckerberg in a new video

Meta’s AI algorithms are designed to prey on kids. As a dad, it makes me livid.

Oct 9 • 

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September 2025

I played drums along with Beyoncé & Miley

Could a pro drummer (or a computer) have done a more perfect job? Yes. But, perfect isn’t always the point.

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Trump, money, & creativity with Paul Krugman

It took about an hour, but by the end, I finally got the Nobel Prize winning economist to smile.

Sep 10 • 

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August 2025

With the world on fire, why talk about AI?

Horrific wars, the climate crisis, a global rise in authoritarianism—a lot’s happening right now. But underlying it all is the technology we use to get…

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Invisible rockstars and secret sex dolls — 1-Hour Writing Challenge

TODAY’S PROMPT: Write a story about an everyday member of suburbia and their unusual, behind-closed-doors life.

Aug 14 • 

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Q&A: What music did I listen to while shooting 500 Days, Inception, 10 Things..?

Answering your questions off the top of my head

Aug 8 • 

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AI, compromise, capitalism, and Super Pumped with Matthew Yglesias

A conversation with one of my favorite Substack writers

Aug 6 • 

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On AI and Copyright, Trump Is Groveling Before Big Tech and Selling Out Working Americans

It’s not just creatives threatened by Silicon Valley’s ethically questionable business model.

Aug 2 • 

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July 2025

My top 10 movies of the 21st century in conversation with Max Read

Lincoln and the necessity of compromise, Wall-E and AI's "alignment problem", and what Tom Hanks's murderous thief in The Ladykillers has in common with…

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June 2025

A little shot of hope and optimism the other day from the United Nations

I got to speak about AI at their annual Internet Governance Forum (my first time at a UN thing 🤩)

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