2023-03 → Present
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Future Shock maps the accelerating trajectory of artificial intelligence — across models, compute, robotics, research, and open source. Updated daily. No hype. No financial advice. Just the signal.
Six Tracking Axes
The dimensions of accelerationModel Capability
Benchmarks, multimodal, agents, context windows, tool use
Compute & Chips
GPU releases, FLOPs/dollar, training clusters, energy
Robotics
Humanoid milestones, autonomous deployments, LLM-driven demos
Research Velocity
arXiv publication rate, breakthrough papers, citation velocity
Open Source
GitHub commit velocity, AI co-authored code, framework growth
Policy
Government action, regulation, defense, trade, AI governance
Latest Signals
Updated dailySeoul Purpose: How NVIDIA and South Korea Are Building the Future of AI
Home to cutting-edge sovereign AI infrastructure and robotics innovators, as well as one of the world’s most passionate gaming communities, South Korea is one of the world’s centers of AI. NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang is in Seoul this week to meet the partners and builders behind that work. Stay tuned here for live […]
Analysis: Meta discreetly added code for an unreleased "NameTag" face-recognition system for its AI glasses over multiple updates to the Meta AI app this year (Wired)
Wired : Analysis: Meta discreetly added code for an unreleased “NameTag” face-recognition system for its AI glasses over multiple updates to the Meta AI app this year — Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta's smart glasses platform.
Anthropic calls for top AI labs to weigh slowing or temporarily pausing development, suggesting that self-improving AI systems may soon pose societal risks (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal : Anthropic calls for top AI labs to weigh slowing or temporarily pausing development, suggesting that self-improving AI systems may soon pose societal risks — The $1 trillion startup warns that AI models are nearing capability to improve without human intervention
EFF Testifies to Congress on Protecting Americans’ Rights from Government AI
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><span data-contrast="auto">Governments must not adopt emerging and powerful AI technologies without also adopting strong and clear safeguards to protect Constitutional rights, EFF Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Matthew Guariglia testified today to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.</span><span data-ccp-pr
California’s AB 412 Still Demands Developers Do The Impossible
<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden"><div class="field__items"><div class="field__item even"><p><b></b></p> <p><span>California lawmakers are <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/california-ab-412-stalls-out-win-innovation-and-fair-use" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">again</a> considering </span><a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB412" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferre
Fix with Copilot for failing Actions now in Pro, Pro+, and Max
When a GitHub Actions job fails, Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Max subscribers can now ask Copilot cloud agent to fix it in one click. Click the Fix with Copilot button… The post Fix with Copilot for failing Actions now in Pro, Pro+, and Max appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
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