Posts that mattered
946 posts by 611 authors: the X posts, essays and blog posts our events cite, newest first.
May 2026, continued
April 2026
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The fall of the theorem economy
An influential essay (cross-posted to LessWrong) arguing that AI theorem-proving exposes how mathematics has been misread as theorem production, and predicting an unintelligible ‘Mathslop’ layer beside Mathlib.
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“We have acquired Zebra Technologies’ robotics arm (formerly Fetch Robotics).”
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Sam Altman’s blog post after the attack on his home
Altman’s only 2026 personal-blog post: his stated core beliefs on AI democratization and power concentration after an attack on his home.
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“If you ask ChatGPT voice mode for its knowledge cutoff date it tells you April 2024…”
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Introducing Project Glasswing, powered by Claude Mythos Preview
Launched Anthropic’s withheld Mythos-class model for defensive cybersecurity with major tech partners, beginning the Mythos/Fable era.
March 2026
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“🧮 Today, we release Leanstral - the first open-source code agent for Lean 4, an…”
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“me: ‘can you use whatever resources you like, and python, to generate a short…”
Cited in “YouTube poop” on what it’s like to be an LLM, made by Claude Opus 4.6 with Python and ffmpeg
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Where things stand with the Department of War
Confirms receipt of the formal designation letter, announces the lawsuit and narrows its scope; it also includes Amodei’s apology for a leaked internal message.
February 2026
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Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Anthropic’s same-day response to the supply-chain-risk designation, promising a court challenge that later produced conflicting rulings in August and September 2026.
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Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
Anthropic’s refusal to drop its bans on mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons, which led directly to the Pentagon’s supply-chain-risk designation.
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“Today we’re thrilled to announce our newest flagship TTS model, Arcana v3!”
Cited in Rime Arcana v3 / v3 Turbo
January 2026
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The Adolescence of Technology
Amodei’s ~20,000-word risk essay, a counterpart to ‘Machines of Loving Grace’, framing powerful AI as a civilizational rite of passage and setting out Anthropic’s defenses.
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“The Adolescence of Technology: an essay on the risks posed by powerful AI to national…”
Cited in Dario Amodei publishes “The Adolescence of Technology”, a long essay on the risks of powerful AI
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May 2024
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“Yesterday was my last day as head of alignment, superalignment lead, and executive…”
Cited in Jan Leike resigns, saying OpenAI’s safety culture ‘has taken a backseat to shiny products’
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“I resigned”
Cited in Jan Leike resigns, saying OpenAI’s safety culture ‘has taken a backseat to shiny products’
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“I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined @AnthropicAI as their Chief Product Officer!”
Cited in Mike Krieger
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“After almost a decade, I have made the decision to leave OpenAI.”
Cited in Jan Leike resigns, saying OpenAI’s safety culture ‘has taken a backseat to shiny products’