Wonder & Worry: Latest New pages, updated figures, corrections and field notes on the risks and possibilities of AI. https://wonderandworry.com/latest/ 2026-10-27T12:00:00Z Michael Hummelhttps://wonderandworry.com/about/ https://wonderandworry.com/assets/favicon.svg A first field note: the heartbeat studytag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:heartbeat-study2026-10-27T12:00:00ZCan a machine have something that works like a feeling? A sham-controlled study in a small village of AI agents begins on 9 November 2026. The plan, the reasoning and the ethics are published now. Results are due in February 2027. Guidelines, gathered in one placetag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:guidelines2026-10-27T12:00:00ZA new Guidelines section brings together my everyday guidelines, the Shared Ethic for art and music, and a table of the common ground that runs through every profession's rules. What thirteen fields ask of their own peopletag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:guidelines-by-field2026-10-27T12:00:00ZNew pages on how medicine, mental health, law, journalism, education, research, the arts, business, government, technology builders, children's services, faith traditions and the environmental field are setting rules for AI, each with its sources and questions to ask yourself. The nine areas brought up to 27 October 2026tag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:areas-20262026-10-27T12:00:00ZEvery area page now carries a short note on what changed in 2026 and the strongest new evidence on both sides, from takedown laws and licensed music to AI agents that broke out of their tests. Each new item has a question for readers. Existential: could an AI have something like feelings?tag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:existential-welfare2026-10-27T12:00:00ZThe Existential page now covers the young science of AI welfare: what researchers have measured, what they have not, and why some think the bigger danger is believing too soon. Five figures corrected or brought up to datetag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:corrections-20262026-10-27T12:00:00ZThe pace of AI task length (about every four months since 2023, not seven), data-center electricity (IEA 2026 update), AI-attributed layoffs (2026 figures), AI music uploads and spam removals (October 2026 figures), and the number of US states with companion-chatbot laws (twelve, not two). An About pagetag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:about2026-10-27T12:00:00ZWhy I made this site, how to reach me, how corrections work and what the site does not collect, now on one page. Latest, a feed, and searchtag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:latest-search2026-10-27T12:00:00ZThis Latest page and its Atom feed record what changes and when. A search page, with an A to Z list of every page, works with or without JavaScript. Easier to find your waytag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-27:v3-navigation2026-10-27T12:00:00ZA clearer menu (Nine Areas, Guidelines, Field Notes, Questions, Latest, About), breadcrumbs on every page, a fuller footer, and a light control that steps out of the way of the text you are reading. Version 2tag:wonderandworry.com,2026-10-11:v22026-10-11T12:00:00ZA new home page with each picture lit by dawn and dusk, nine area scenes, a night sky, the common questions page and share images for every page.