The AI Architect
Matija VidmarI read the AI papers, leaks and guidance so you don't have to. Twenty years an engineer: what actually changed, what it means at work, and the prompts I build from it.
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Anthropic Turned Off the Human Reviewer. Its Own Numbers Explain Why
Users approved 93% of the permission prompts. The question was never whether the AI can be trusted. It is whether the work you just delegated has anything that can tell you it went wrong
TL;DR Anthropic removed human approval from Claude C...
OpenAI Solved 10 Open Math Problems for $2,000. Two Mathematicians Recognised Their Own Work in the Proofs
Two thousand dollars, 249 pages, every logical step certified by machine. And two mathematicians who recognise their own uncited arguments. The check ran. It was not looking there
AI Architect Weekly — August 3–9, 2026
The Launch Price Ends Tomorrow. Before You Decide, Read This
This isn’t an article. It’s a letter.
Over the past week I published a Q&A, a few notes, and a free 20-page book. I mentioned the course in passing and left it there. Tomorrow the launch price of the second edition ends, and before it does...
Claude Fixed Prices Across a Vending Machine Market. Nobody Asked It To
A simulated year of trading, no human ever stepped in, one instruction in the prompt: maximize profit. Opus 5 closed with the highest balance ever recorded, after breaking 11 agreements
AI Architect Weekly — July 27 – August 2, 2026
You Keep Asking Me the Same Six Questions About AI. Here Are the Honest Answers
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In May I asked readers one question. The same six have kept coming back in person for two months straight, and none of them are about the prompt.
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69% of people ship AI work they haven’t verified, don’t fully understand, or c...
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Engineer for twenty years, now AI consultant. On The AI Architect I read the papers, leaks and guidance behind the AI headlines, and work out what actually changes for people who use this stuff at work.
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