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Minerva. The opposite path.

Minerva. The opposite path.

Italy’s Minerva project trained from scratch on 2.5 trillion tokens but scored just 4.9% on Italian school benchmarks, raising questions about scale and investment.
The Forecast Is the Plan.

The Forecast Is the Plan.

Major AI labs publicly commit to automating AI R&D by 2026, signaling a strategic shift towards automation as an explicit goal, not just an emergent property.
AMÁLIA · The Three Hard Questions.

AMÁLIA · The Three Hard Questions.

Portugal’s €5.5M AMÁLIA LLM is operational but faces critical questions on openness, native data, and goals, raising broader European concerns.
The Atlas. What the framework is.

The Atlas. What the framework is.

The Post-Labor Transition Atlas provides an empirically grounded framework analyzing AI’s impact on labor markets, policy responses, and structural alternatives as of 2026.
Fair-value appraisals for used GPUs and AI hardware

Fair-value appraisals for used GPUs and AI hardware

A new manual valuation method aims to provide reliable fair-market prices for used GPUs and AI hardware, helping brokers resolve pricing disputes.
Board packet generator for HOA managers

Board packet generator for HOA managers

A new board packet generator for HOA managers is being tested to streamline meeting preparations, offering a potential time-saving tool for community managers.
China Sphere Capability Gap, Q2 2026 Update: Five Labs, Five Strategies, One Narrowing Frontier

China Sphere Capability Gap, Q2 2026 Update: Five Labs, Five Strategies, One Narrowing Frontier

Chinese labs shipped five frontier-tier models in April 2026, narrowing the capability gap with US leaders but maintaining cost and independence advantages.
The Regulatory Vacuum.

The Regulatory Vacuum.

Google’s May 11, 2026 disclosure of an AI-driven zero-day highlights a lack of regulatory frameworks for emerging AI vulnerabilities, raising urgent policy concerns.
The Machine Economy — Capital-Heavy, Human-Light, Trading With Itself

The Machine Economy — Capital-Heavy, Human-Light, Trading With Itself

Analysis of the emerging machine economy where AI-driven firms operate with minimal human involvement, reshaping markets and economic structures.
Three Public Vulnerabilities. Chained.

Three Public Vulnerabilities. Chained.

A chain of three known vulnerabilities was exploited in the TanStack npm packages, leading to a supply chain compromise on May 11, 2026. Details reveal public research was weaponized rapidly.