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The Limitless Demand That Transforms Electricity into Intelligence: Sam Altman on AGI and Gigawatts

Starting with the phrase “Turning Electricity into Intelligence,” this article traces a single thread that connects the realities of gigawatt-class data centers, the race for efficiency per watt, the distance to AGI as indicated by the “escape from the sandbox,” the relationship between robotics and employment, and the ways in which intelligence can be harnessed.

2026.09.02

AI

Quarterly Growth Triples, Hitting a Ceiling: Why Anthropic Is Betting on the Enterprise Market

While indices flow smoothly, systems can only be built in steps. Quarterly demand has tripled and hit a ceiling, forcing a reassessment of SaaS’s competitive moat and a restructuring of the workforce; at the boundary between war and autonomy, the suppression of Mythos’s public release and two red lines are being called into question.

2026.09.02

AI

The Day a 1/100,000 Fluctuation Became a Galaxy: Yasunori Nomura Discusses the Unbelievably Perfect Conditions of the Universe

A 1/100,000 fluctuation as the condition for the formation of a galaxy; the invisible 70% void; the gap between gravity and quantum mechanics. Drawing on a conversation with Yasunori Nomura, we take a panoramic view—extending all the way to holography—of the sense of incongruity inherent in a universe that seems “too perfect,” and shift our perspective toward an appreciation of its fragility.

2026.09.02

Universe

Sean Carroll on Vanishing Stripes and the Reality of the Wave Function

Quantum mechanics has spanned 100 years without a clear definition of what “measurement” is. Focusing on Sean’s Many-Worlds Interpretation, this exploration traces a single thread from the divide between those who view the wave function as a tool and those who view it as a reality—covering everything from the interference patterns in the double-slit experiment and the disappearance of time to the origin of the arrow and attempts to model a cyclic universe.

2026.09.02

Universe

Garry Tan on 400x Leverage and Owned Intelligence

Drawing insights from a talk at Y Combinator Startup School 2026, we explore the concept of owning—rather than renting—intelligence. We examine the structure by which an organization that starts with a single person grows exponentially through compound growth, using Markdown as code and leveraging a library and a librarian.

2026.09.02

AI

From $5 Million and Three Textbooks to $5 Trillion: Jensen Huang on the Structure of a Fresh Start

From a flawed algorithm to re-learning the material in three textbooks. We trace the structure—which stems from a reinterpretation of “Accelerated Computing” as a conceptual framework and “Universal Function Approximator,” leading to the reinvention of the five-layer architecture and an attempt to ground it in physics within an F1-style organization—through a Y Combinator interview.

2026.09.02

Geniuses

With a Reported Valuation of $900 Billion and Two Rejections, the Anthropic Siblings Tell Oprah How They Changed Course

The Amodei siblings, co-founders of Anthropic—the company behind Claude—shared their philosophy on leadership with Oprah. From the metaphor of an unstoppable train to a design that eschews advertising and doesn’t try to retain users, and from two instances of rejection and regulation to the dual-purpose nature of Mythos, we’ll explore their perspective on measuring adoption based on the speed of trust.

2026.09.02

AI

Where to Get Off the Hamster Wheel: Koyo Sato Discusses Society as a Platform

In “Space Conference,” Koyo Sato presents the view that society itself is a trap set by algorithms. He examines the tangible realities and human relationships that remain after we entrust rationality to AI, the small communities that will emerge after social media, and perspectives that question the authority of science—all through the lens of his own personal experiences.

2026.09.02

AI

From Luther to Spinoza to Trump: Why Has Liberalism Unraveled Over the Past Five Hundred Years?

The Reformation was not merely the heroic tale of Luther alone. From the ideas that emerged in an era shaped by the advent of movable-type printing and favorable economic conditions, capitalism, science that does not require God, and liberalism all branched out. Yoshiyuki Kato traces this lineage.Viewed through the lens of five hundred years, both America’s divisions and Japan’s sense of dissonance become visible as structural phenomena.

2026.09.02

Philosophy & Religion

Yasunori Nomura's 61-Minute Journey Through the Layers of Physics

The Standard Model, dark matter, grand unified theories, and quantum gravity.Physicist Yasunori Nomura traces the layered map of theories in 61 minutes. The distinction between phenomena, theories, and properties; how the meanings of words shift over time; and the disconnect between names and their actual meanings. With this map of terminology in hand, the big picture of physics comes together.

2026.09.02

Universe