As an experiment, and in lieu of turning some thoughts into an essay the way I’d like to, here’s an audio excerpt from a Signal chat with my friend Luke. This is the Nagasaki piece referenced; this is the North Carolina incident mentioned; and this is the Oppenheimer post.
Update and correction — I was wrong about the recording. It was just the lyrics from my dad’s poem that were turned into an entire AI song, voice included. Which is more of a shame because not only are the lyrics good but my dad has an excellent singing voice.