Issue 01 · 5 October 2026 · web edition
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The first issue is a map of the site. Three things to read, one tool to try, one word to learn.
Read
- Superintelligence, explained. The ten-minute introduction, with the questions people ask most.
- AGI and superintelligence are two different claims. Why timelines arguments are usually arguments about definitions.
- What agents change. The arithmetic that makes long tasks hard: 95 percent per step is 36 percent over twenty steps.
Try
The prompt builder turns a rough task into a structured prompt with a role, an audience, an approach and requirements. It runs in your browser and works with any model.
Word of the issue
Takeoff. The period between human-level AI and superintelligence. A slow takeoff lasts years, a fast one months or less. More terms in the glossary.
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