The Co-Founder’s Black Hole — A Structural Read on Jack Clark’s Automated AI R&D Essay

In May 2026, Jack Clark predicted a >60% chance of fully automated AI research by 2028, raising concerns about institutional readiness and future risks.

Jack Clark Says It Out Loud — Reading the Co-Founder’s 60%/2028 Estimate on Automated AI R&D

Anthropic’s co-founder Jack Clark publicly estimates a 60% probability that autonomous AI R&D could occur by the end of 2028, signaling a potential paradigm shift.

The Skills Marketplace, Six Months Later: Predicted vs Actual

An analysis of the skills marketplace six months after its emergence, comparing initial predictions with actual developments and current landscape.

The Compute Concentration Audit: When Sovereign Wealth Funds Notice Three Companies Own the Frontier

Global regulators are investigating the dominance of AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud in AI infrastructure, impacting frontier AI labs and sovereign funds.

The Continual Learning Research Map: Where the Memento Constraint Stands in May 2026

Six months after initial analysis, the research community confirms the Memento Constraint remains a key barrier to autonomous AI, with no fully reliable solutions yet available.

The Power Bottleneck: AI Data Centers and the Grid Cliff Approaching 2027-2028

By 2026, AI data centers face a power bottleneck as grid expansion lags behind hyperscaler capex, risking deployment delays and rising costs.

The New Personal Agent Layer

OpenClaw and Hermes introduce a new layer of persistent, action-oriented AI agents that integrate deeply into users’ digital lives, marking a shift from traditional chatbots.

One markdown file, publish-ready for every platform

A new web tool allows creators to convert a single markdown file into platform-specific formats, streamlining content distribution for newsletters, blogs, and social media.

The $9 Billion Signature Tax: How DocuSign’s Business Model Survives on One Assumption

A new open source project, DocuSeal, challenges DocuSign’s business model by offering free, self-hosted digital signatures, raising questions about industry reliance on proprietary SaaS.

The Skills Marketplace Nobody Is Building Yet

A new skills marketplace standard exists, but a dedicated platform for buying, selling, and vetting skills remains undeveloped, risking a missed strategic opportunity.