<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[thou that art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[thou that art is a New York–based publication curating sharp, long-form essays on tech and finance, grounded in clear-thinking philosophical insight.]]></description><link>https://www.thouthatart.blog</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yG1b!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c6a088e-4772-4fc8-8bb3-321c1266992e_512x512.png</url><title>thou that art </title><link>https://www.thouthatart.blog</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:58:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thouthatart.blog/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Manu Bhardwaj]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[editor@thouthatart.blog]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[editor@thouthatart.blog]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Manu]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Manu]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[editor@thouthatart.blog]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[editor@thouthatart.blog]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Manu]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Important Word in Demis Hassabis’s AI Safety Plan Is “Eventually”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demis Hassabis proposes a U.S. frontier AI standards body. An AI evaluation operator argues independent tests must exist before market access.]]></description><link>https://www.thouthatart.blog/p/demis-hassabis-ai-safety-plan-independent-tests</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thouthatart.blog/p/demis-hassabis-ai-safety-plan-independent-tests</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Manu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:31:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/73e52c82-43f0-4541-a2c1-9614e633dace_1729x910.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!POUN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd53bcdb6-b761-413e-95bb-60df1dcc4944_1729x910.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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