The AI industry, overheard. Every quote real, every image illustrated. On the record, on the corkboard, on the nose.https://readcompute.com/en-cahttps://readcompute.com/story/awards/2026-06-30-the-jackass-trophy-4/https://readcompute.com/story/awards/2026-06-30-the-jackass-trophy-4/Numbered honours for service to the discourse. The mythology compounds.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTawardshttps://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-is-a-chatbot-a-product/https://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-is-a-chatbot-a-product/Two families went to court. Their cases ask the same question, and it is not an abstract one. A court may decide that a conversation is a thing a company sells — and owes you for.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfeatureshttps://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-the-algorithm-said-no/https://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-the-algorithm-said-no/You didn't get the job — a model screened the application out before a human ever saw the name. So who is the defendant: the company that didn't hire, or the software that didn't let anyone try?Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfeatureshttps://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-they-read-everything/https://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-they-read-everything/Here is the plot twist nobody put on a banner: the AI labs mostly won the copyright fight. The reading was legal. The shoplifting was not.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfeatureshttps://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-the-law-catching-up/https://readcompute.com/story/features/2026-06-30-the-law-catching-up/Three cases nobody's covering, the docket to watch, and what Compute! actually thinks.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfeatureshttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-06-30-the-frontier-circular-4/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-06-30-the-frontier-circular-4/A palace gazette of trivial movements, recorded with the gravity they deserve.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-30-i-am-not-prepared-to-hold-that-character-a-i-s-output-is-spe/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-30-i-am-not-prepared-to-hold-that-character-a-i-s-output-is-spe/Judge Anne Conway, declining to dismiss Garcia v. Character Technologies · 21 May 2025Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-30-a-separate-legal-entity-that-is-responsible-for-its-own-acti/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-30-a-separate-legal-entity-that-is-responsible-for-its-own-acti/Air Canada, arguing its website chatbot was not the airline's responsibility · the tribunal disagreed · Moffatt v. Air Canada, 2024Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-30-we-have-not-decided-on-timing-yet/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-30-we-have-not-decided-on-timing-yet/the present-perfect filer, still filing · OpenAI, on a different document · for old times' sakeTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/the-web/2026-06-30-who-s-suing-who-4/https://readcompute.com/story/the-web/2026-06-30-who-s-suing-who-4/Everybody v. everybody. Every case below is on the record. Pull out, pin up, follow the writ.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-webhttps://readcompute.com/story/money/2026-06-30-it-started-at-650-88/https://readcompute.com/story/money/2026-06-30-it-started-at-650-88/The first domino of the AI legal era wasn't a billion-dollar headline. It was a chatbot at Air Canada giving a man the wrong bereavement-fare rule. A tribunal made the airline pay him $650.88. Two years later, here is the tab.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTmoneyhttps://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-30-the-defendant-leaderboard/https://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-30-the-defendant-leaderboard/Ranked, like the Class of '15 — but by lawsuits, not lab-hops · n=5Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTservicehttps://readcompute.com/story/the-lede/2026-06-30-all-rise/https://readcompute.com/story/the-lede/2026-06-30-all-rise/You probably typed something into ChatGPT this year you assumed was gone. A 2 a.m. question. A draft you'd never send. A chat you deleted. It isn't gone — and nobody voted for that.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-ledelitigationcopyrightopenaianthropichttps://readcompute.com/story/horoscope/2026-06-16-the-ai-lab-horoscope-3/https://readcompute.com/story/horoscope/2026-06-16-the-ai-lab-horoscope-3/Six filers. Variable lengths. Earth signs file confidentially. Fire signs roadshow. SpaceX, having merged with xAI in February, is now both — which is, astrologically, a problem.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThoroscopehttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-06-16-the-frontier-circular-3/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-06-16-the-frontier-circular-3/A palace gazette of trivial movements, recorded with the gravity they deserve.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-as-soon-as-2027/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-as-soon-as-2027/Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, on the timing of an IPO · per The Information, 2027 is the likeliest windowTue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-going-public-is-a-financing-event/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-going-public-is-a-financing-event/Sam Altman, on OpenAI's IPO timing · CNBC Power Lunch · 1 June 2026Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-there-s-just-not-enough-tokens-available/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-there-s-just-not-enough-tokens-available/Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI · All-In podcast · June 2026Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-up-to-5-gigawatts-of-compute-capacity-through-2030/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-up-to-5-gigawatts-of-compute-capacity-through-2030/Anthropic–AWS joint statement · April 2026 · roughly the peak generation of the Hoover DamTue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-we-have-not-decided-on-timing-yet/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-16-we-have-not-decided-on-timing-yet/OpenAI, on submitting its confidential S-1 · 8 June 2026Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/the-web/2026-06-16-the-web-3/https://readcompute.com/story/the-web/2026-06-16-the-web-3/Vol. 3 · The Cap-Table edition. Every cheque below is on the record. Pull out, pin up, follow the dollars.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-webhttps://readcompute.com/story/what-no-one-is-pricing-in/2026-06-16-what-no-one-is-pricing-in/https://readcompute.com/story/what-no-one-is-pricing-in/2026-06-16-what-no-one-is-pricing-in/A sober column · new this issue · three itemsTue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTwhat-no-one-is-pricing-inhttps://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-16-the-class-of-26-ranked/https://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-16-the-class-of-26-ranked/By stated valuation · tiebreak by S-1 status · n=8Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTservicehttps://readcompute.com/story/the-lede/2026-06-16-the-same-five-firms/https://readcompute.com/story/the-lede/2026-06-16-the-same-five-firms/The SpaceX roadshow opened on Wednesday. The lead deck contained eleven references to Starlink, four to Starship, and none to dual-class voting. The price on the screen was $135 a share — fixed, no range — implying $1.77 trillion.…Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-ledeipospacexopenaianthropicmoneyhttps://readcompute.com/story/awards/2026-06-02-standing-awards-2/https://readcompute.com/story/awards/2026-06-02-standing-awards-2/Numbered honours for service to the discourse. The mythology compounds.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTawardshttps://readcompute.com/story/letters/2026-06-02-letters-to-the-editor-2/https://readcompute.com/story/letters/2026-06-02-letters-to-the-editor-2/Correspondence from the cast — plus one reader who sounds suspiciously real.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTlettershttps://readcompute.com/story/from-the-editor/2026-06-02-from-the-editor-2/https://readcompute.com/story/from-the-editor/2026-06-02-from-the-editor-2/A short note from the desk.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrom-the-editorhttps://readcompute.com/story/horoscope/2026-06-02-the-ai-lab-horoscope-2/https://readcompute.com/story/horoscope/2026-06-02-the-ai-lab-horoscope-2/Six labs. One paragraph each. Earth signs hire. Fire signs leave. Anthropic is, as ever, an earth sign.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThoroscopehttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-06-02-the-frontier-circular-2/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-06-02-the-frontier-circular-2/A palace gazette of trivial movements, recorded with the gravity they deserve.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-i-think-the-next-few-years-at-the-frontier-of-llms-will-be-e/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-i-think-the-next-few-years-at-the-frontier-of-llms-will-be-e/Andrej Karpathy, on joining his fifth frontier lab · X · 19 May 2026Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-i-want-to-create-the-time-and-space-to-do-my-own-exploration/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-i-want-to-create-the-time-and-space-to-do-my-own-exploration/Mira Murati, on resigning the CTO role at OpenAI · The Information · 25 September 2024Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-we-will-pursue-safe-superintelligence-in-a-straight-shot-wit/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-we-will-pursue-safe-superintelligence-in-a-straight-shot-wit/Ilya Sutskever, founding statement, Safe Superintelligence Inc. · June 2024Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-we-are-building-personal-superintelligence-for-everyone/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-06-02-we-are-building-personal-superintelligence-for-everyone/Alexandr Wang, on assuming the role of Chief AI Officer at Meta Superintelligence Labs · June 2025Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/the-web/2026-06-02-the-web-2/https://readcompute.com/story/the-web/2026-06-02-the-web-2/Vol. 2 · The Musical-Chairs edition. Every move below is on the record. Pull out, pin up, follow the string.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-webhttps://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-02-the-acquihire-beta/https://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-02-the-acquihire-beta/Fig. 2 · personal net worth (post-deal) vs. publicly-stated principles · regressionTue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTservicehttps://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-02-the-class-of-15-ranked/https://readcompute.com/story/service/2026-06-02-the-class-of-15-ranked/By career stops · tiebreak by severance · n=8Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTservicehttps://readcompute.com/story/the-lede/2026-06-02-he-s-back-again/https://readcompute.com/story/the-lede/2026-06-02-he-s-back-again/Andrej Karpathy — henceforth, in these pages, the boomerang autodidact — has joined Anthropic. It is his fifth lab. The corkboard has been extended six inches northward to accommodate his portrait. This is the third such extension this…Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTthe-ledetalentopenaianthropichttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-greg-brockman/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-greg-brockman/Witness · President, OpenAITue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-elon-musk/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-elon-musk/PlaintiffTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-dario-amodei/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-dario-amodei/Cameo · CEO, AnthropicTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-helen-toner/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-helen-toner/Deposition · ex-OpenAI boardTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-ilya-sutskever/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-ilya-sutskever/Witness · founder, SSITue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-judge-gonzalez-rogers/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-judge-gonzalez-rogers/Presiding · N.D. Cal.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-sam-altman/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-sam-altman/Defendant · CEO, OpenAITue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-satya-nadella/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-satya-nadella/Witness · CEO, MicrosoftTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-mira-murati/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-mira-murati/Witness · ex-CTO, OpenAITue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-joshua-achiam/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-joshua-achiam/Cameo · Chief Futurist, OpenAITue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-shivon-zilis/https://readcompute.com/story/frontier-circular/2026-05-19-shivon-zilis/On the record · ex-OpenAI boardTue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfrontier-circularhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-05-19-a-consistent-pattern-of-lying/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-05-19-a-consistent-pattern-of-lying/Ilya Sutskever · on Sam Altman Sworn · 11 May 2026Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-cornerhttps://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-05-19-i-was-a-fool/https://readcompute.com/story/pseuds-corner/2026-05-19-i-was-a-fool/Elon Musk · on himself Under oath · 30 April 2026Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTpseuds-corner