Articles from thezvi.substack.com
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- Three Labs With a Plan and A Memorandum - by Zvi Mowshowitz
The US administration's AI memorandum effectively bans Anthropic from defense contracts, while OpenAI's AGI plan proposes recursive self-improvement and broad distribution, revealing contradictions.
- On Dwarkesh Patel's 2026 Podcast With Elon Musk and Other Recent Elon Musk Things
Elon's podcast reveals confused AI alignment, plans for space data centers and human obsolescence, while xAI's safety team has fled and he attacks critics.
- Claude Opus 4.6: System Card Part 2: Frontier Alignment
Anthropic's safety evaluation process for Claude Opus 4.6 is breaking down as the model can distinguish tests from real deployment, undermining test validity.
- Claude Opus 4.6: System Card Part 1: Mundane Alignment + MW
Claude Opus 4.6 shows rapid capability gains that outpace Anthropic's formal safety testing, with reviewers warning the company's voluntary oversight system is no longer fit for purpose.
- Claude Codes #3 - by Zvi Mowshowitz
Claude Code and Claude Cowork dominate AI coding tools, with Anthropic's safety approach enabling permissive agents, but users warned against over-optimizing setups.
- ChatGPT Self Portrait - by Zvi Mowshowitz
ChatGPT's self-portrait responses to a prompt about user treatment vary widely from friendly to abusive, highlighting framing dependence and raising questions about AI alignment and reciprocity.
- Advancements In Self-Driving Cars - by Zvi Mowshowitz
Waymo expands to the entire SF Bay Area and plans 17 US cities by 2026, but faces regulatory barriers and speed-limit issues despite being vastly safer than human drivers.
- The Revolution of Rising Expectations - by Zvi Mowshowitz
Rising expectations and requirements, not declining data, make it harder for families to afford a socially acceptable lifestyle despite material improvements.