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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 dailyGoogle AI Releases Auto-Diagnose: An Large Language Model LLM-Based System to Diagnose Integration Test Failures at Scale
If you have ever stared at thousands of lines of integration test logs wondering which of the sixteen log files actually contains your bug, you are not alone — and Google now has data to prove it. A team of Google researchers introduced Auto-Diagnose, an LLM-powered tool that automatically reads the failure logs from a […] The post Google AI Releases Auto-Diagnose: An Large Language Model LLM-Based System to Diagnose Integration Test Failures at Scale appeared first on MarkTechPost .
Anthropic and Trump: Is a truce near?
Two months ago, the president denounced the AI startup as a "woke" company run by "leftwing nut jobs." But the sides are talking again after Anthropic's new cyber tool sparked fears across the government.
Adding a new content type to my blog-to-newsletter tool
<p><em><a href="https://simonwillison.net/guides/agentic-engineering-patterns/">Agentic Engineering Patterns</a> ></em></p> <p>Here's an example of a deceptively short prompt that got a <em>lot of work</em> done in a single shot.</p> <p>First, some background. I send out a <a href="https://simonw.substack.com/">free Substack newsletter</a> around once a week containing content copied-and-pasted from my blog. I'm effectively using Substack as a lightweight way to allow people to subscribe to my b
A brief history of techno-negativity
From the techne pessimists of Ancient Greece to the computer firebombers of the Information Age, here's a look at the long—and fruitful—legacy of refusing the machine.
GitHub Copilot CLI now supports Copilot auto model selection
Copilot auto model selection is now generally available in GitHub Copilot CLI for all Copilot plans. With auto, Copilot chooses the most efficient model on your behalf. How it works… The post GitHub Copilot CLI now supports Copilot auto model selection appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
Q1 2026 Performance Update: Roughing It in the AI Age
Quick programming note: I’ll be going to China next week for a jampacked trip across four cities to visit many leading AI labs and companies there.
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