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Verity Harding of the University of Cambridge pulled together an anthology of essays about Artificial Intelligence and Geopolitics as of early 2026. I urge you to read everyone’s essays. I re-post my own short piece below. Our investments at MacArthur Foundation in this area fall under the program entitled Technology and the Public Interest. We ... Read more

Norman Conquest 2.0 The British Museum in Bloomsbury, seen on a rainy afternoon a while back (when Britain still could make the rains run on time). From today it’s the temporary home of the Bayeux Tapestry which depicts events leading … Continue reading →

“For more than a month since Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, entered the hospital, Washington has been on something of a death watch for the frail 84-year-old former leader, who has provided no information about his condition,” the New York Times reports. “So the news of the sudden death on Saturday night of another […]

This was the seventh week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

“Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death stands to scramble an array of Republican policy efforts, as Congress loses one of its top White House whisperers and coalition builders,” CNBC reports. “Graham, who died at 71, was a titan of the Senate whose close relationship with President Donald Trump helped the upper chamber broker numerous deals and secure […]

Simon Willison blogs about how Anthropic keeps extending Fable access, presumably because too many people would cancel their subscriptions and use GPT-5.6 instead:

At this point I think Anthropic should change track and keep Fable permanently available on those plans. OpenAI are winning users simply due to the uncertainty that surrounds Fable access.

Anthropic should do this, but also if they do, it will make their original claim that they can’t support Fable in subscriptions look like a lie. Very interesting to watch. 🍿

Mark Leibovich: “Senator Lindsey Graham, who died unexpectedly last night, was a pivotal citizen of the Washington conversation. He loved being in the mix, slapping bipartisan backs off camera, and then, when the lights came on, cracking wise, weighing in, and, yes, currying favor with a certain Audience of One.” “What could be more fitting, […]

“Sen. Mitch McConnell said Sunday night his hospitalization was caused by a fall, providing the most detailed update on his health after weeks of silence about his condition and growing questions over the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican’s health,” the Washington Post reports. “McConnell said he wasn’t healthy enough yet to return to the Senate and that […]