Ever shorter cycles for GPT models
GPT models appear to be superseded increasingly quickly: the gap between generations has shrunk from years to months and then weeks. An astonishing pace of change.
Act before a plan emerges
In an anecdote attributed to Napoleon, action comes first when he is asked about his next plan: the plan emerges from what he does.
Art is for everyone, but only with the approved tools
Art is supposedly for everyone, but that openness often comes with a very specific list of tools people are allowed to use.
A timeline from maths to ageing by 2030
Maths in 2026, physics in 2027, biology in 2028 and ageing in 2030: a terse forecast, without specifying what milestone each field is supposed to reach.
The café is too loud, so Claude gets typed messages
Among the new inconveniences of working with AI: the café is too noisy to dictate to Claude, so it is back to typing with one’s hands like a mere mortal.
Digital Optimus reportedly reaches halfway through Diablo
Digital Optimus reportedly reaches around halfway through Diablo’s campaign by watching the screen. Good results in Counter-Strike and training on League of Legends are also reported. The stated goal is a system able to adapt to all games.
Developers, your next programming language is marketing
Developers’ next programming language will be marketing. Good luck: a brief joke about the profession.
It could have been done without AI, after working on it since 1985
Saying a problem could have been solved without AI lands differently after working on it since 1985. The joke contrasts theoretical feasibility with the time spent trying.
Initiative matters more than intellect
The people who run the world are said to be those who take initiative, rather than the smartest people. Spend less time consuming information and much more time acting.
Can AI feel embarrassed by some benchmark announcements?
Rather than asking whether models can feel pain, perhaps we should ask whether they can feel embarrassment at some increasingly ridiculous AI benchmark announcements.
Mathematicians, AI and calculators: where is the line?
It may seem ironic to oppose AI while using calculators. The quip questions the boundary between accepted and contested tools without setting out mathematicians’ actual positions.
Choosing which star to use next in a future of abundance
The dream is of a humanity for which needing more energy or computing power means choosing which star to use next: an aspiration for abundance on a cosmic scale, not a technical proposal.
Custom instruments and effects to export as plugins
The announced feature lets artists and producers create custom instruments and effects, then export them as VST3/AU plugins for music production software. Its stated aim is to provide tools tailored to individual creative workflows.
SpaceX could become worth far more than Earth's economy
In a highly ambitious personal prediction, SpaceX could be worth orders of magnitude more than the current Earth economy. The brief post provides neither calculations nor an explanation of that path.
Build a life worth telling stories about
Take risks, accept failure, and keep experimenting and rethinking your strategies. Build a life rich in experiences rather than reach its end without a story worth telling.
AI's possibilities could soon extend into the physical world
If AI makes almost anything possible in the digital world, something similar could soon happen in the physical world. It is an optimistic outlook without a specific timetable.
Punk means making something with little money and a laptop
The most punk act of 2026 is a broke person building something real with a laptop while everyone else debates whether they should be allowed to do it.
Limits on AI’s role in mathematics could hold back progress
A mathematicians’ letter appears to seek to protect jobs from AI progress. Greatly expanded mathematical capabilities could advance chips, medicine and fusion, making efforts to slow development unjustified.
$6 billion US science investment reportedly announced
The White House reportedly announced $6 billion of investment in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, nuclear fusion and space exploration. The initiative is presented as a new golden age of science.
The AI label could be unremarkable in three years
In three years, saying something was made with AI could mean little more than saying it was made with a computer. People who learnt to use it early will have a head start.
From Photoshop to AI, the same argument about art
Criticism of AI recalls earlier accusations that Photoshop was cheating and digital art was not real art. The tools change, but the argument follows the same familiar script.
The Matrix revisited through the lens of AI
The Matrix can be connected with the matrix multiplication used in AI. In the film, though, its title may primarily evoke a womb or a substrate containing structures, while its numerical imagery works as a visual pun.
AI does not replace the craft of filmmaking
According to a contact in the AI video industry, major studios already use these tools. Cheaper access can expand creative possibilities, but a short clip is different from a coherent film, which still requires skills in lighting, camera work and storytelling.
Star power remains Hollywood’s hardest advantage to match
Hollywood stories are portrayed as left-wing ideological sermons, while independent creators could compete on visual effects using AI. Celebrities would remain the harder advantage to match, although major actors and AI could eventually converge.
Stories, not visual effects, are the way to challenge Hollywood
Competing with Hollywood on visuals is the wrong battle because studios have access to better AI tools. Other filmmakers can instead compete by telling stories Hollywood would be afraid to tell.
Medicine and human health are AI’s top priority
Medicine and human health are AI’s most important application. In the quoted post, Isomorphic Labs announces that it is joining the Virtual Biology Initiative as a founding member, aiming to help build an open resource for disease research.
What might language models be like in two thousand years?
Imagine what language models might be like in two thousand years: on that timescale, we are still right at the beginning.
Our Picks
Ideas, videos and reflections that caught our eye. Every card links to the original content and its author.
Controlling a Mitsubishi air conditioner from a computer
Controlling a Mitsubishi air conditioner from a computer could be an alternative to an app that had never been considered. @icanberk describes building a small status bar app to avoid hunting for the remote.
A Claude-written script reportedly drew a house in AutoCAD in 88.6 seconds
A script written by Claude reportedly drew a two-storey house in AutoCAD in 88.6 seconds, with 524 elements. The idea is to automate repetitive work while leaving the design to the architect. The reference is a demonstration by @Solvaix.
Google’s Embedding Gemma 2 running locally on a Mac
What is identified as Google’s Embedding Gemma 2 is described as free and running locally on a Mac. The brief text accompanies a video without giving further details about configuration or performance.
After a lifetime using computers, change seems concentrated in just weeks
After a lifetime using computers, so much seems to have changed in just weeks. @ngxson shares a search app built on EmbeddingGemma 2 and rates it above macOS Spotlight.
A robot phone that can look up and turn its head
A robot smartphone is said to be able to look up, turn its head and nod at people. The idea is a phone that interacts through movement, rather than only from within its screen.
ESP32 could become something special
ESP32 feels poised to become an extraordinary tool. A brief expression of excitement about its potential, without technical details in the text.
Claimed tests of Claude Next in Claude Code
Claimed tests of Claude Next in Claude Code present the model’s capabilities as impressive. An earlier JavaScript animation experiment explicitly left the identity of the model used uncertain.
A resigned reaction to an AI floor plan for AutoCAD
A terse, resigned reaction to a workflow described by Solvaix: GPT-6 Astra generates a floor plan from a written description and Claude Opus 5.5 converts it into a file for AutoCAD.
Ever shorter cycles for GPT models
GPT models appear to be superseded increasingly quickly: the gap between generations has shrunk from years to months and then weeks. An astonishing pace of change.
Act before a plan emerges
In an anecdote attributed to Napoleon, action comes first when he is asked about his next plan: the plan emerges from what he does.
Art is for everyone, but only with the approved tools
Art is supposedly for everyone, but that openness often comes with a very specific list of tools people are allowed to use.
Preclinical mouse result for a bacterium isolated from frogs
JAIST reports that a single administration of Ewingella americana, a bacterium isolated from frogs’ intestines, eliminated tumours in the studied group of mice with a colorectal cancer model. The finding is preclinical.
Web development in GTA V as a reason to learn coding
Claude Opus 5.5 adds web development to GTA V: a combination that becomes, at last, a compelling reason to learn to code.
A mod in development would bring Skate 3 to Spider-Man 2
A mod in development would bring Skate 3’s skating mechanics into Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. It is described as an installable modification rather than a purely visual crossover, and linked to AI-assisted modding. A 30-second video preview; the full video is in the original post.
A timeline from maths to ageing by 2030
Maths in 2026, physics in 2027, biology in 2028 and ageing in 2030: a terse forecast, without specifying what milestone each field is supposed to reach.
Five-axis 3D printing with a moving platform
A five-axis printer is said to handle 70-degree overhangs without supports. When the platform moves too, it could jokingly be called 4D printing, with potential for curved designs.
Hitchcock’s attributed dream of a machine that makes films
For those defending cinema from AI, an image attributes a particular wish to Hitchcock: seeing a film as almost complete once its screenplay was written, the director would have wanted an IBM machine that could turn the script directly into a complete colour film.
Google Glassea, a playful name for sea-glass design
Google Glassea is a playful name prompted by SLKVinyl’s suggestion of sea glass as a visual material for Material Design 4. It is a design idea rather than an announced Google product.
Maths on paper and scans sent to ChatGPT for feedback
noahlt reports studying maths on paper and sending scans to ChatGPT for feedback. An example of how AI can amplify initiative, with a joke about the superiority of Muji pens.
The café is too loud, so Claude gets typed messages
Among the new inconveniences of working with AI: the café is too noisy to dictate to Claude, so it is back to typing with one’s hands like a mere mortal.
Odyssey-3 could enable almost limitless experiences
With Odyssey-3, people could experience almost anything. Odyssey’s launch announcement presents the model as a tool for generating interactive experiences, training AI and powering robots, with free access at launch.
Digital Optimus reportedly reaches halfway through Diablo
Digital Optimus reportedly reaches around halfway through Diablo’s campaign by watching the screen. Good results in Counter-Strike and training on League of Legends are also reported. The stated goal is a system able to adapt to all games.
Developers, your next programming language is marketing
Developers’ next programming language will be marketing. Good luck: a brief joke about the profession.
It could have been done without AI, after working on it since 1985
Saying a problem could have been solved without AI lands differently after working on it since 1985. The joke contrasts theoretical feasibility with the time spent trying.
Giving up the modern for a classical future
Giving up modern architecture in favour of AtelierMissor_’s proposal: building a world that is both classical and futuristic. An aesthetic preference, not the announcement of a building project.
Insomnia aims to keep agents working with your MacBook shut
Insomnia is an open-source tool claimed to keep agents running with a MacBook’s lid closed. It also pauses unnecessary apps and switches to a phone hotspot when the laptop leaves Wi-Fi.
Initiative matters more than intellect
The people who run the world are said to be those who take initiative, rather than the smartest people. Spend less time consuming information and much more time acting.
An open remote project and the hope of permanent abundance
alexzfunk’s project offers a hope of permanent abundance: they report reverse-engineering a first-generation Apple TV remote in about 45 minutes and releasing open-source code to use it over Bluetooth on Linux.
Could a machine that builds machines spell the end of the assembly line?
Claude Opus 5.5 was asked to design a machine that builds machines. The reported result includes a 27-layer cell and a working relay; Jeff Holden’s Matter Compiler announcement raises the question of whether this could mark the beginning of the end for the assembly line.
Nanotechnology could be a frontier for superintelligence
Creating and manipulating matter at the atomic scale could become one of the most interesting frontiers opened by superintelligence. The idea accompanies Foresight Institute’s account of its founding forty years earlier.
Robots and AI for the jobs we would rather not do
Robots and AI take on the jobs people hate, leaving people with less unwanted work.
The Matter Compiler as a strategy for the micromachine market
The Matter Compiler is presented as a way to make micromachines without redesigning production for each product. Quoting Jeff Holden, the choice of a relay for AI data centres is interpreted as a strategy for entering a market with strong demand.
Bespoke software, open standards and less corporate control
Bespoke software, open standards and modifiable hardware could loosen corporate control. The idea follows t4t5, who reports having reverse-engineered AirDrop and getting it working on a Framework laptop.
Can AI feel embarrassed by some benchmark announcements?
Rather than asking whether models can feel pain, perhaps we should ask whether they can feel embarrassment at some increasingly ridiculous AI benchmark announcements.
Freeing design from static layouts
Leave static layouts behind and think in coordinates and smooth transitions. A photo calendar designed for @angles_hq puts the idea into practice.
Simulation as a path towards robots that can act in the world
Odyssey-3 could be a step towards systems that can act in the physical world by learning from simulated experiences. A Madrid street, with traffic, people and unexpected events, provides a counterpoint to that technological promise.
Mathematicians, AI and calculators: where is the line?
It may seem ironic to oppose AI while using calculators. The quip questions the boundary between accepted and contested tools without setting out mathematicians’ actual positions.
A giant duck simulated with Odyssey-3
A six-year-old reportedly simulated a giant duck with Odyssey-3. The playful example accompanies @odysseyml’s launch announcement rather than dwelling on the performance claims made by the company.
Choosing which star to use next in a future of abundance
The dream is of a humanity for which needing more energy or computing power means choosing which star to use next: an aspiration for abundance on a cosmic scale, not a technical proposal.
Custom instruments and effects to export as plugins
The announced feature lets artists and producers create custom instruments and effects, then export them as VST3/AU plugins for music production software. Its stated aim is to provide tools tailored to individual creative workflows.
Tiny cameras and the difficulty of spotting them in rentals
A camera described as extremely small, manufactured in China and available online raises concerns about how difficult hidden devices could be to spot in Airbnb accommodation. The text credits Ian as its writer.
Odyssey-3 for anyone who has wanted to be a seal
For anyone who has wanted to embody a seal, Odyssey-3 is playfully offered as an unusual experience. @odysseyml's model announcement is quoted without dwelling on the company's technical claims.
SpaceX could become worth far more than Earth's economy
In a highly ambitious personal prediction, SpaceX could be worth orders of magnitude more than the current Earth economy. The brief post provides neither calculations nor an explanation of that path.
An agent claimed to run entirely on an iPhone
An agent is presented as running entirely on an iPhone, with no computer connected or involved. After the first message, the agent is said to perform the tapping and typing. The AGI label is an enthusiastic characterisation.
Build a life worth telling stories about
Take risks, accept failure, and keep experimenting and rethinking your strategies. Build a life rich in experiences rather than reach its end without a story worth telling.
AI's possibilities could soon extend into the physical world
If AI makes almost anything possible in the digital world, something similar could soon happen in the physical world. It is an optimistic outlook without a specific timetable.
Punk means making something with little money and a laptop
The most punk act of 2026 is a broke person building something real with a laptop while everyone else debates whether they should be allowed to do it.
Limits on AI’s role in mathematics could hold back progress
A mathematicians’ letter appears to seek to protect jobs from AI progress. Greatly expanded mathematical capabilities could advance chips, medicine and fusion, making efforts to slow development unjustified.
$6 billion US science investment reportedly announced
The White House reportedly announced $6 billion of investment in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, nuclear fusion and space exploration. The initiative is presented as a new golden age of science.
The AI label could be unremarkable in three years
In three years, saying something was made with AI could mean little more than saying it was made with a computer. People who learnt to use it early will have a head start.
From Photoshop to AI, the same argument about art
Criticism of AI recalls earlier accusations that Photoshop was cheating and digital art was not real art. The tools change, but the argument follows the same familiar script.
Cozy Creek, a 3D creek running in a browser
Cozy Creek is a Three.js experience of a creek running in a browser. GPT 6 Astra is credited in the creation process, and all elements are said to have been made in Blender.
Online audiences could be AI filmmakers’ route to cinemas
AI filmmakers could reach cinemas by following YouTubers’ path: first building an online audience, then bringing it to theatrical screenings and generating new social word of mouth. Gossip Goblin, Jenny Krakovsky and Jeff Synthesized are cited as recent examples.
The Matrix revisited through the lens of AI
The Matrix can be connected with the matrix multiplication used in AI. In the film, though, its title may primarily evoke a womb or a substrate containing structures, while its numerical imagery works as a visual pun.
AI does not replace the craft of filmmaking
According to a contact in the AI video industry, major studios already use these tools. Cheaper access can expand creative possibilities, but a short clip is different from a coherent film, which still requires skills in lighting, camera work and storytelling.
Star power remains Hollywood’s hardest advantage to match
Hollywood stories are portrayed as left-wing ideological sermons, while independent creators could compete on visual effects using AI. Celebrities would remain the harder advantage to match, although major actors and AI could eventually converge.
Stories, not visual effects, are the way to challenge Hollywood
Competing with Hollywood on visuals is the wrong battle because studios have access to better AI tools. Other filmmakers can instead compete by telling stories Hollywood would be afraid to tell.
Medicine and human health are AI’s top priority
Medicine and human health are AI’s most important application. In the quoted post, Isomorphic Labs announces that it is joining the Virtual Biology Initiative as a founding member, aiming to help build an open resource for disease research.
What might language models be like in two thousand years?
Imagine what language models might be like in two thousand years: on that timescale, we are still right at the beginning.
A Chinese company’s lawnmower at work
Footage shows what is described as a Chinese company’s lawnmower at work. Its operation looks smooth, efficient and even fun to watch: an enthusiastic impression rather than measured performance results.