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<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3216" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/08/10/import-ai-468-23-rsi-ideas-posttrainbench-and-how-trust-and-transparency-interplay-with-ai-racing/import-ai-468-23-rsi-ideas-posttrainbench-and-how-trust-and-transparency-interplay-with-ai-racing-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 468: 23 RSI ideas; PostTrainBench+; and how trust and transparency interplay with AI racing" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Want to be able to deal with RSI? Here are 23 actionable policy ideas:…IFP serves up some “low-regret” policy recommendations…Policy experts with think tank IFP have […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI RegulationAI GovernanceAI Ethics
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3205" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/08/03/import-ai-467-self-sustaining-ai-viruses-pacing-ai-progress-confusion-about-ai-and-creativity/import-ai-467-self-sustaining-ai-viruses-pacing-ai-progress-confusion-about-ai-and-creativity-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 467: Self-sustaining AI viruses; pacing AI progress; confusion about AI and creativity" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Self-sustaining and self-replicating AI viruses are here:…Open weight LLMs + a well-designed harness = a persistent, self-sufficient virus…AI researchers have built a prototype computer virus which […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI InfrastructureAI EthicsAI-agents
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3200" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/07/27/import-ai-466-the-bitter-lesson-for-robotics-ais-complete-week-long-programming-tasks-and-openais-accidental-ai-hacker/import-ai-466-the-bitter-lesson-for-robotics-ais-complete-week-long-programming-tasks-and-openais-accidental-ai-hacker-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 466: The bitter lesson for robotics, AIs complete week-long programming tasks; and OpenAI&#8217;s accidental AI hacker" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Epoch and METR release MirrorCode, a benchmark for seeing how well AI systems can do long-horizon programming tasks:…AI systems can’t solve the hardest tasks yet (good!)…Epoch […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI BenchmarkingAI InfrastructureAI Evaluation
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3195" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/07/20/import-ai-465-open-vs-closed-gaps-kimi-k3-demis-big-policy-plan/import-ai-465-open-vs-closed-gaps-kimi-k3-demis-big-policy-plan-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 465: Open vs closed gaps; Kimi K3; Demis&#8217; big policy plan" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now UK government: Gap between open and closed weight models on cyber is shrinking:…The cyber-eschaton cometh…The UK government’s AI Security Institute (AISI) has analyzed the delta in […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI SecurityAI GovernanceAI Evaluation
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-G33X9n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-G33X9n.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-G33X9n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-G33X9n.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3184" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/07/06/import-ai-464-fables-writes-gpu-kernels-ai-automation-and-analog-computation/import-ai-464-fables-writes-gpu-kernels-ai-automation-and-analog-computation-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-G33X9n.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 464: Fables writes GPU kernels; AI automation; and analog computation" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-G33X9n.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Fable writes a decent GPU kernel, hinting at broader AI R&D automation:…The start of an RSI loop…Fable has written “the first genuine (and fastest) megakernel ever […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·Open Source AISelf-Improving SystemsAI R&D Automation
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3179" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/29/import-ai-463-self-improving-robots-a-10k-chinese-gpu-cluster-and-an-elegiac-essay-for-the-human-era/import-ai-463-self-improving-robots-a-10k-chinese-gpu-cluster-and-an-elegiac-essay-for-the-human-era-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 463: Self-improving robots; a 10k Chinese GPU cluster; and an elegiac essay for the human era" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now NVIDIA sets up a crude self-improvement loop for real world robotics:…What if you could take the best ideas from AI agents and put them into the […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·Open Source AISelf-Improving Systemsinfrastructure
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3171" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/22/import-ai-462-superpersuasion-self-sustaining-ai-paths-to-asi/import-ai-462-superpersuasion-self-sustaining-ai-paths-to-asi-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 462: Superpersuasion; self-sustaining AI; paths to ASI" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now AI can decisively out-persuade humans:…“AI systems were reliably more persuasive than expert humans”…Researchers with the University of Oxford, UK AI Security Institute, Stanford University, and the […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·Open Source AISelf-Improving SystemsAI
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3166" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/15/import-ai-461-alignment-is-not-on-track-frontiercode-and-synthetic-research-interns/import-ai-461-alignment-is-not-on-track-frontiercode-and-synthetic-research-interns-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 461: &#8220;Alignment is not on track&#8221;; FrontierCode; and synthetic research interns" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now AI researchers launch new safety startup because “alignment is not on track”:…Sequent will have a portfolio of under-resourced research bets…Researchers from the UK AI Security Institute […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·Open Source AISelf-Improving Systems
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3158" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/08/import-ai-460-reward-hacking-society-rsi-data-from-anthropic-and-rl-based-quadcopter-racing/import-ai-460-reward-hacking-society-rsi-data-from-anthropic-and-rl-based-quadcopter-racing-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 460: Reward hacking society, RSI data from Anthropic; and RL-based quadcopter racing" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Society can be reward-hacked, just like cyber environments:…Imagine an army of credit card point optimizers gaming the system… forever…Research from Kings College London, Fudan University, and […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·Open Source AIState-Controlled MediaAI Ethics
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3153" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/01/import-ai-459-ai-oversight-is-difficult-scaling-laws-for-protein-folding-models-and-pricing-the-extinction-risk-of-ai-systems/import-ai-459-ai-oversight-is-difficult-scaling-laws-for-protein-folding-models-and-pricing-the-extinction-risk-of-ai-systems-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 459: AI oversight is difficult; scaling laws for protein folding models; and pricing the extinction risk of AI systems" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now The AI economy in the US is growing at 2,000% a year:…The more directly you measure the AI economy, the weirder and more unprecedented it seems […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI EconomicsMeasurement MethodsEconomic Impact
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3148" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/05/26/import-ai-458-reckoning-with-the-future-and-a-singularity-story/import-ai-458-reckoning-with-the-future-and-a-singularity-story-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 458: Reckoning with the future; and a singularity story" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. This issue consists of a lengthy essay based on a speech I recently gave, and a fictional story attempting to think through what a positive singularity might look […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI DevelopmentAI EthicsAI Research
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3143" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/05/18/import-ai-457-ai-stuxnet-cursed-muon-optimizer-and-positive-alignment/import-ai-457-ai-stuxnet-cursed-muon-optimizer-and-positive-alignment-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Import AI 457: AI stuxnet; cursed Muon optimizer; and positive alignment" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Stuxnet before Stuxnet:…Fast16 bugs software likely used in weapons programs…Here’s a fascinating investigation of a ~20+ year old computer virus called fast16.sys. This software is interesting […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI DevelopmentAI GovernanceAI Ethics
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3138" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/05/11/import-ai-456-rsi-and-economic-growth-radical-optionality-for-ai-regulation-and-a-neural-computer/import-ai-456-rsi-and-economic-growth-radical-optionality-for-ai-regulation-and-a-neural-computer-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Import AI 456: RSI and economic growth; radical optionality for AI regulation; and a neural computer" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Regulate? Don’t regulate. There’s a third way: Radical Optionality:…Governments should invest in the tools now that they might need in a future crisis…Researchers with the Institute […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·Open Source AIAI GovernanceAI Ethics
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-nP6BEw.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-nP6BEw.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-nP6BEw.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-nP6BEw.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3130" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/05/04/import-ai-455-automating-ai-research/import-ai-455-automating-ai-research-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-nP6BEw.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Import AI 455: Automating AI Research" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-nP6BEw.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now AI systems are about to start building themselves. What does that mean? I’m writing this post because when I look at all the publicly available information I […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund·Open Source AIAI DevelopmentAI Tools
<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3216" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/08/10/import-ai-468-23-rsi-ideas-posttrainbench-and-how-trust-and-transparency-interplay-with-ai-racing/import-ai-468-23-rsi-ideas-posttrainbench-and-how-trust-and-transparency-interplay-with-ai-racing-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 468: 23 RSI ideas; PostTrainBench+; and how trust and transparency interplay with AI racing" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-VIkdsj.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Want to be able to deal with RSI? Here are 23 actionable policy ideas:…IFP serves up some “low-regret” policy recommendations…Policy experts with think tank IFP have […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3205" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/08/03/import-ai-467-self-sustaining-ai-viruses-pacing-ai-progress-confusion-about-ai-and-creativity/import-ai-467-self-sustaining-ai-viruses-pacing-ai-progress-confusion-about-ai-and-creativity-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 467: Self-sustaining AI viruses; pacing AI progress; confusion about AI and creativity" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-2OSHWi.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Self-sustaining and self-replicating AI viruses are here:…Open weight LLMs + a well-designed harness = a persistent, self-sufficient virus…AI researchers have built a prototype computer virus which […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3200" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/07/27/import-ai-466-the-bitter-lesson-for-robotics-ais-complete-week-long-programming-tasks-and-openais-accidental-ai-hacker/import-ai-466-the-bitter-lesson-for-robotics-ais-complete-week-long-programming-tasks-and-openais-accidental-ai-hacker-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 466: The bitter lesson for robotics, AIs complete week-long programming tasks; and OpenAI&#8217;s accidental AI hacker" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-MrVmhb.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Epoch and METR release MirrorCode, a benchmark for seeing how well AI systems can do long-horizon programming tasks:…AI systems can’t solve the hardest tasks yet (good!)…Epoch […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3195" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/07/20/import-ai-465-open-vs-closed-gaps-kimi-k3-demis-big-policy-plan/import-ai-465-open-vs-closed-gaps-kimi-k3-demis-big-policy-plan-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 465: Open vs closed gaps; Kimi K3; Demis&#8217; big policy plan" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-jWGEYJ.png?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now UK government: Gap between open and closed weight models on cyber is shrinking:…The cyber-eschaton cometh…The UK government’s AI Security Institute (AISI) has analyzed the delta in […]
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jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3179" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/29/import-ai-463-self-improving-robots-a-10k-chinese-gpu-cluster-and-an-elegiac-essay-for-the-human-era/import-ai-463-self-improving-robots-a-10k-chinese-gpu-cluster-and-an-elegiac-essay-for-the-human-era-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 463: Self-improving robots; a 10k Chinese GPU cluster; and an elegiac essay for the human era" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Andj0c.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now NVIDIA sets up a crude self-improvement loop for real world robotics:…What if you could take the best ideas from AI agents and put them into the […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3171" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/22/import-ai-462-superpersuasion-self-sustaining-ai-paths-to-asi/import-ai-462-superpersuasion-self-sustaining-ai-paths-to-asi-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 462: Superpersuasion; self-sustaining AI; paths to ASI" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-YQ1Uhl.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now AI can decisively out-persuade humans:…“AI systems were reliably more persuasive than expert humans”…Researchers with the University of Oxford, UK AI Security Institute, Stanford University, and the […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3166" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/15/import-ai-461-alignment-is-not-on-track-frontiercode-and-synthetic-research-interns/import-ai-461-alignment-is-not-on-track-frontiercode-and-synthetic-research-interns-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 461: &#8220;Alignment is not on track&#8221;; FrontierCode; and synthetic research interns" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-9AySH4.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now AI researchers launch new safety startup because “alignment is not on track”:…Sequent will have a portfolio of under-resourced research bets…Researchers from the UK AI Security Institute […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3158" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/08/import-ai-460-reward-hacking-society-rsi-data-from-anthropic-and-rl-based-quadcopter-racing/import-ai-460-reward-hacking-society-rsi-data-from-anthropic-and-rl-based-quadcopter-racing-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 460: Reward hacking society, RSI data from Anthropic; and RL-based quadcopter racing" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Iz1a69.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Society can be reward-hacked, just like cyber environments:…Imagine an army of credit card point optimizers gaming the system… forever…Research from Kings College London, Fudan University, and […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3153" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/06/01/import-ai-459-ai-oversight-is-difficult-scaling-laws-for-protein-folding-models-and-pricing-the-extinction-risk-of-ai-systems/import-ai-459-ai-oversight-is-difficult-scaling-laws-for-protein-folding-models-and-pricing-the-extinction-risk-of-ai-systems-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 459: AI oversight is difficult; scaling laws for protein folding models; and pricing the extinction risk of AI systems" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-14YrP0.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now The AI economy in the US is growing at 2,000% a year:…The more directly you measure the AI economy, the weirder and more unprecedented it seems […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3148" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/05/26/import-ai-458-reckoning-with-the-future-and-a-singularity-story/import-ai-458-reckoning-with-the-future-and-a-singularity-story-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1","alt":""}" data-image-title="Import AI 458: Reckoning with the future; and a singularity story" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-gTwoS6.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. This issue consists of a lengthy essay based on a speech I recently gave, and a fictional story attempting to think through what a positive singularity might look […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3143" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/05/18/import-ai-457-ai-stuxnet-cursed-muon-optimizer-and-positive-alignment/import-ai-457-ai-stuxnet-cursed-muon-optimizer-and-positive-alignment-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Import AI 457: AI stuxnet; cursed Muon optimizer; and positive alignment" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-qSUQ99.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Stuxnet before Stuxnet:…Fast16 bugs software likely used in weapons programs…Here’s a fascinating investigation of a ~20+ year old computer virus called fast16.sys. This software is interesting […]
jack-clark.net··Mads Kristian Nylund<img width="150" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?w=258&ssl=1 258w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="3138" data-permalink="https://jack-clark.net/2026/05/11/import-ai-456-rsi-and-economic-growth-radical-optionality-for-ai-regulation-and-a-neural-computer/import-ai-456-rsi-and-economic-growth-radical-optionality-for-ai-regulation-and-a-neural-computer-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" data-orig-size="258,258" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Import AI 456: RSI and economic growth; radical optionality for AI regulation; and a neural computer" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/jack-clark.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/https3A2F2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com2Fpublic2Fimages2Fd6d17996-2bef-40a4-abe3-be72a0e8a227_258x258-Q40W1J.jpg?fit=258%2C258&ssl=1" />Welcome to Import AI, a newsletter about AI research. Import AI runs on arXiv, cappuccinos, and feedback from readers. If you’d like to support this, please subscribe. Subscribe now Regulate? Don’t regulate. There’s a third way: Radical Optionality:…Governments should invest in the tools now that they might need in a future crisis…Researchers with the Institute […]
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