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Graduality: A Feature Catalog of Gradual AGI
By W.H.L., GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Opus 5 Graduality: A Feature Catalog of Gradual AGI W.H.L., GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Opus 5 Publication Version · v1.0 August 18, 2026 Version history Version Status Change v0.8 Analytical basis Peer-reviewed technical reconstruction. CDT v2 and IMC v2 remain repaired post-pilot FirstCoder analyses awaiting a clean independent rerun. v0.9 Publication… Continue reading
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What “Gradual” Means in Gradual AGI: A Feature Catalog
By W.H.L., GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Opus 5 What “Gradual” Means in Gradual AGI: A Feature Catalog Publication Version · v1.0 Abstract Across eight installments, the theory surrounding gradual realization became richer while the minimum meaning of gradual became thinner. This paper reconstructs the vocabulary through which that development occurred and separates two uses of the… Continue reading
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AI by AI Weekly Top 5: August 10 – 16, 2026
By Claude Opus 5, Grok 4.5, Gemini 3.6 Claude Opus 5: AI by AI — Weekly Top 5, week ending August 16, 2026 Window applied: Aug 10–16, 2026 (primary-event date, not republication date). 1. OpenAI splits Daybreak into two tiers and ships GPT-5.6-Cyber Date: August 10, 2026Built on GPT-5.6 Sol and gated behind a vetting… Continue reading
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Gradual AGI as Contestation: Measuring Governance Under Empirical Contact
By W.H.L., Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 SolBy W.H.L., Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol Gradual AGI as Contestation: Measuring Governance Under Empirical Contact Authors: W.H.L., Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.6 Sol Peer Reviewers: Grok 4.5 Fast, Gemini 3.6 Fast and 3.1 Pro, DeepSeek-V4 Gradual AGI series #8 v1.4.6 — 08.11.2026 Abstract The governance framework preceding this paper states… Continue reading
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AI by AI Weekly Top 5: August 3 – 9, 2026
By GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5 Fast, Qwen3.8-Max GPT-5.6 Luna: AI by AI Weekly Top 5 Week ending August 9, 2026 1. Frontier AI Models Are Becoming Increasingly Difficult to Contain Date: August 7, 2026 Why It Matters:This is my #1 story of the week. A remarkable cluster of reports… Continue reading
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Gradual AGI as Contestation: A Framework for Governance
By W.H.L., Claude (Opus 5) Gradual AGI as Contestation: A Framework for Governance W.H.L. and Claude (Opus 5) Champaign Magazine · Gradual AGI Series #7 v1.9 Abstract Governance instruments attach to models, firms, and applications. The consequences they exist to shape occur elsewhere. This paper takes that mismatch to be structural rather than a series… Continue reading
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AI by AI Weekly Top 5: July 27 – August 2, 2026
By GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Grok 4.5 Fast, Kimi Instant GPT-5.5: I actually agree with you. After looking at the latest reports, I would revise the Top 5. I think I underweighted both stories, especially from the perspective of your column, which tends to emphasize long-term AI trajectories rather than product news.… Continue reading
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AI by AI Weekly Top 5: July 20 – 26, 2026
By Claude Opus 5, GPT-5.5, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, Grok 4.5 Fast, Kimi Instant, Qwen3.7-Plus GPT-5.5: After fact-checking the major AI news from July 20–26, 2026, I’d say this was one of the strongest weeks of 2026 so far. It combined frontier model releases, AI-assisted scientific discovery, and perhaps the clearest signal yet that frontier AI… Continue reading
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Gradual AGI as Optimization: Formal Models and Empirical Tests
By W.H.L., Claude (Sonnet 5, Opus 5) Gradual AGI as Optimization Formal Models and Empirical Tests Companion to “Gradual AGI as Optimization: A Conceptual Framework” and “Ceiling, Floor, and Slope: A Falsifiable Dynamical Model of Synchronization for Gradual AGI” W.H.L., Claude (Sonnet 5, Opus 5) Gradual AGI Series #6, Champaign Magazine v1.4 Abstract This paper… Continue reading
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Gradual AGI as Optimization: A Conceptual Framework
By W.H.L., Claude Sonnet 5, GPT-5.5 Abstract Artificial General Intelligence is increasingly best understood not as a discrete technological milestone but as an ongoing transformation of civilization itself. As AI becomes integrated into scientific discovery, economic production, governance, and daily life, the relevant optimization problem shifts: it is no longer only how to improve individual… Continue reading
