The Fun’s in the Fight

Where on the Curve are we?

Reflections from the Curve, the intersecting lines of AI model capability and AI safety, and Manhattan Projects plural.

Oct 7 • Adam Conner

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September 2026

Campaign 2026: Are We Still Manually Cutting Turf?!?

A rant about 94,000 wasted hours in 2024 and the hope that AI can save campaigns that time in 2026.

Sep 22 • Adam Conner

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September 19th: On Life and Loss

From a NICU reunion to remembering my dear friend Jake Brewer on the anniversary of his loss.

Sep 20 • Adam Conner

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Did China demand concessions from the U.S. on AI that it had already made domestically?

Further exploring the CCTV post with principles/demands from China to U.S. in order to discuss AI this month

Sep 19 • Adam Conner

August 2026

CAP Action: Almost Every House Republican Voted To Block State and Local Governments’ Ability To Protect Residents From AI Data Centers

The House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act contained a state and local AI moratorium that, if it had become law, would have prevented local…

Aug 25 • Adam Conner

The Trump Administration Has Created a De Facto Licensing System for Frontier AI Models.

The administration’s new framework for frontier AI models is “voluntary” in name only.

Aug 7 • Adam Conner

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July 2026

March 2026

Over at The Unpopulist: "Trump Wants to Destroy Anthropic Because It Is Doing Congress’ Job of Preventing Him from Abusing AI"

An overview of the fight between DOD and Anthropic, why it matters, and what Congress should do this in the AI age.

Mar 24 • Adam Conner

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The Department of Defense’s Conflict With Anthropic and Deal With OpenAI Are a Call for Congress To Act

Both Anthropic and OpenAI are calling on elected leaders to provide new AI protections.

Mar 4 • Adam Conner

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February 2026

DOD Declares War on Anthropic and Claude

DOD drafted every American frontier AI company today and there is no conscientious objector status, just a blindfold and a cigarette.

Feb 28 • Adam Conner

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The Trump Administration Is Trying to Make an Example of the AI Giant Anthropic

My latest CAP product on the fight between DOD and Anthropic over the military's use of Claude

Feb 26 • Adam Conner

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How should I get started with Claude Code or Cowork? Dispatches from the AI Agent Frontlines

Part 1 of 3 of Dispatches from the AI Agent Frontlines

Feb 24 • Adam Conner

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