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G7 world leaders meet with the chiefs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google in Evian as allied governments warn the Fable 5 export order is opening a new AI protectionism front. Anthropic maps how domain expertise amplifies agentic coding output; OpenAI simulates model behavior pre-release and launches a $150M partner network; ChatGPT dips below 50% market share for the first time; Canadian pension capital backs Indian AI data centers; Scott Alexander publishes his AI probability estimates; Noah Smith draws a Katrina parallel; and stellar plasma may be hiding alien transmissions.

Seven items on AI geopolitics, lab research, and market dynamics; an Astral Codex Ten essay on AI probability estimates; a Noahpinion political analysis; and a wildcard from SETI astronomy.

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CNBC · Jun 17

‘A signal of where power sits’: Trump and world leaders joined by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google at G7

G7 leaders and AI chiefs from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google met at the Evian summit to discuss frontier AI risks and export restrictions.

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Bloomberg · Jun 16

Trump’s Anthropic Crackdown Sets Off AI Alarms for US Allies

Washington’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 suspension for foreign nationals is raising alarm among US allies about access to frontier AI.

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Anthropic · Jun 16

Agentic coding and persistent returns to expertise

Analysis of 400,000 Claude Code sessions finds domain expertise amplifies work done per instruction and correlates with session success rates.

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OpenAI · Jun 16

Predicting model behavior before release by simulating deployment

OpenAI’s Deployment Simulation replays de-identified past conversations through a candidate model to estimate undesired behavior rates before release.

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TechCrunch · Jun 16

ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time

Sensor Tower data shows ChatGPT fell to 46.4% of the AI assistant market in May as Gemini and Claude gained ground.

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OpenAI · Jun 15

Introducing the OpenAI Partner Network

OpenAI launched a three-tier partner program backed by $150 million to certify 300,000 enterprise AI implementation consultants by year-end.

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TechCrunch · Jun 17

Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom

CPP Investments committed ₹70 billion to Indian data center operator CtrlS to capture growing AI infrastructure demand.

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Scott Alexander · Jun 11

My AI Opinions

Scott Alexander sets out probability estimates on AI timelines, takeoff speeds, alignment outcomes, and near-term capability benchmarks.

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Noah Smith · Jun 16

Iran is Trump’s Katrina

Noah Smith draws parallels between the 2026 Iran crisis and Hurricane Katrina as a competence-testing presidential moment.

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Wildcard · Astronomy · ScienceDaily · Jun 15

Alien messages may have reached Earth without us realizing it

Research proposes stellar plasma around M-dwarf stars may broaden alien radio signals, causing conventional SETI searches to miss them.