The Algorithmic Bridge

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (back soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: “You know my method. It is founded upon the observation of trifles.” — Sherlock Holmes The Cardsharps by Caravaggio, ca. 1596–1597 In early 2026, Meta and Anthropic became, briefly and improbably, very good friends.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (back soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: This is one of those times when I feel like I’m the only person who’s not blind.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (back soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: Anthropic might be screwed.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (back soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: Last week I published an optimistic article about a post-AI world. Today’s essay comes from a more pensive and somber place.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary. If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: An unorthodox guide for a post-AI world.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary. If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: I’m back from Switzerland! I have a ton of things to tell you and a pretty considerable backlog of articles ready to go. I’ll get back to the weekly guides and reviews as I find the time (I’m covering pretty much everything in the weekly essays).

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (on hold for vacation, returning soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent (detail) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1559 Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, published an essay called “We Must Pace the Frontier” that could define the next years of the industry.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (on hold for vacation, returning soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: The Alchemist (detail) by Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771 In 2000, mathematicians chose seven hard problems and created a challenge they thought would keep the field occupied for the next thousand years.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subscribers get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (on hold for vacation, returning soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: Quick thoughts on Jacob Coxon’s viral tweet and other related things. (Writing from the medieval village of Gruyères.) Inside every AI company there are two wolves.

Hey, Alberto here! 👋 I publish long-form AI analysis covering culture, philosophy, and business. Paid subs get Monday how-to guides and Friday news commentary (on hold for vacation, returning soon). If you’d like to become a paid sub, here’s a button for that: I have breaking news: OpenAI and Anthropic have released a joint statement announcing a huge discovery that will change everything.