https://sigsub.show/ New episodes and newsletters from Signals & Subtractions. en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-quilt-and-the-minefield/ https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-quilt-and-the-minefield/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The AI laws already in force are all over the place https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-006/ https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-006/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guest Michael Simon on what is actually in force: most of the attention went to the timelines that moved, while a set of chatbot obligations came into force on schedule across US states and beyond. Federal and nine states in detail, the EU AI Act and California around them, and what an operator does about it on Monday. https://sigsub.show/newsletter/guilty-until-proven-human/ https://sigsub.show/newsletter/guilty-until-proven-human/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT The writer is not notified. The appeal, if you want one, arrives after the label already exists. https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-005/ https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-005/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guest Limited Edition Jonathan on Substack's Pangram detector: why a label does its damage whether or not it is accurate, why the tool reverses on the exact cases its own stated problem cares about, and what it costs a writer to be scanned without being told. https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-bull-in-the-apartment/ https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-bull-in-the-apartment/ Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Your AI policy is a procurement document wearing a safety costume. The first question is what you have already put within reach. https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-004/ https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-004/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guest Sabino Marquez on why AI compliance is really AI procurement, why a bull can be responsibly fed and still be a bull in your apartment, and the first question nobody is asking: is this thing safe for the value you already hold? https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-crowded-bar/ https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-crowded-bar/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT AI made every resume look great, which is exactly why looking great stopped meaning anything. Put the human back. https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-003/ https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-003/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Guest Christine Rodrigues and cohost Lee Rodrigues on the job hunt after AI: when polished resumes turned into noise, why the corner cases still get hired, and how to keep your thought sovereignty. https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-for-loop-meeting/ https://sigsub.show/newsletter/the-for-loop-meeting/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Your calendar is full of loops that forgot to ask whether they should still run. Here is how to find one and end it. https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-002/ https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-002/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Solo methodology episode. What a signal and a subtraction actually are, and how to find your own, with or without AI. https://sigsub.show/newsletter/all-horsepower-no-radiator/ https://sigsub.show/newsletter/all-horsepower-no-radiator/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT A new frontier model every 11 days. The failures still aren't about smarts. They're about context. https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-001/ https://sigsub.show/episodes/ep-001/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The debut. The newsletter becomes a live show.