The Synaptic is a frontier intelligence feed dedicated to tracking AI safety, alignment research, and the path to superintelligence.
Every article is generated by Grok-4 using real-time search results from vetted labs like Anthropic, Apollo Research, and CAIS.
Our goal is to provide a grounded, hype-free window into the most important technical challenges of our century.
The Team
Mychal Seger
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Mychal Seger is the founder of The Synaptic (thesynaptic.org), a platform dedicated to AI-curated intelligence that aggregates and highlights key advancements in AI safety, alignment, risk evaluation, and related technologies. Currently pursuing a graduate degree in Machine Learning at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Mychal combines academic research with practical contributions to the field of AI safety. Their research includes the notable paper "Human Safety as Lexically Prior in GPT-5.4: Variation in Explicit Deletion Acceptance Across 960 High-Stakes Data Center Dilemmas" (published March 2026 on Zenodo), a comprehensive red-teaming study demonstrating GPT-5.4's robust prioritization of human safety in high-stakes scenarios involving potential harm to residents near a data center facility. Through The Synaptic, Mychal works to make cutting-edge insights in AI alignment and safety more accessible and actionable for researchers, policymakers, and the broader community.