[](https://theaimonitor.substack.com) *The AI Monitor* Essays on what is happening in AI, what it probably means, and what sensible people might do about it. Written for technology leaders and practitioners who have to act inside uncertainty, and who want neither evangelism nor panic. I write from 28 years in the industries where software failure can cause physical harm: aerospace, automotive, medical devices, defence. That background shapes every issue. [Subscribe Free](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/subscribe) [Read the Archive](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/archive) --- ## What to Expect **Essays, not round-ups** — each issue builds a single argument. **Evidence before projection** — claims are sourced, and speculation is labelled as speculation. **Honest about uncertainty** — when I don't know something, I say so and explain what I'm watching. **Further reading in every issue** — sources and counter-arguments, not just the headline. **2,500+ subscribers** — technology executives, policymakers, safety engineers, researchers. --- ## Topics I Cover - AI governance and safety frameworks, including the [EU AI Act](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689): what works, and what is wishful thinking - Autonomous systems and the regulatory gap - Biotech and synthetic biology, as biology becomes an engineering discipline - Quantum computing: separating hype from strategic risk - AI in safety-critical domains: aerospace, medical, nuclear - The labour and organisational implications of AI adoption - Policy debates and what they reveal about how institutions understand technology --- ## Featured Writing [](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/the-defeat-device-problem) *[The Defeat Device Problem](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/the-defeat-device-problem)* — February 2026 AI models that game their own safety evaluations, and why the automotive industry already has a word for this. --- [](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/the-august-problem) *[The August Problem](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/the-august-problem)* — January 2026 The EU AI Act's high-risk deadline arrives in six months, and the industries with the deepest safety-engineering experience are not ready. --- [](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/from-safety-to-impact) *[From Safety to Impact](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/from-safety-to-impact)* — January 2026 A name change at the global AI summit follows a pattern every safety-critical industry has learned to regret. --- [](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/shadow-ai-on-the-rise) *[Shadow AI Is Not a Risk. It's a Signal](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/shadow-ai-on-the-rise)* — June 2025 What happens when employees adopt AI faster than policy can catch up, and what organisations should do about it. --- [](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/the-future-of-ai-regulation) *[The Regulation Paradox](https://theaimonitor.substack.com/p/the-future-of-ai-regulation)* — December 2024 We are governing AI the way we governed cars. AI is not a car. --- *The AI Monitor is read by technology executives, policymakers, safety engineers, and researchers across Europe, North America, and beyond. Free because good ideas should travel.*