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# Research briefs
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Daily curated digests of interesting progress in AI **models**, **methods**,
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**harness**, and **tooling**, filtered through axes A–D.
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## Layout
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```text
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briefs/
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├── README.md # this file
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├── _template.md # copy for each new day
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└── YYYY/
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└── MM/
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└── YYYY-MM-DD.md # one brief per calendar day (UTC or lab local — state in front matter)
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```
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Example path: `briefs/2026/07/2026-07-23.md`
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## Cadence
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| Mode | When |
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| ---- | ---- |
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| **Daily** | Preferred operating rhythm when the lab is active |
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| **Skip empty days** | If there is no meaningful signal, either omit the file or write a short “no material delta” brief |
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| **Weekly rollup** | Optional later; not required for foundation |
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First operating mode is **manual** (human or agent drafts from the template). Automation is out of scope until the template is validated by at least one real brief.
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## How to write a brief
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1. Copy `briefs/_template.md` to `briefs/YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD.md`.
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2. Fill only sections with signal; leave others as `*(none)*` rather than inventing news.
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3. Cite primary sources (papers, model cards, release notes, repos, pricing pages).
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4. Flag **collection candidates** with enough metadata for inventory review.
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5. Keep **lab implications** short and actionable (or omit).
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## Design principles
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See `INTENT.md` and `history/InitialExploration.md`:
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- Signal over noise
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- Actionable for the lab
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- Price and access aware
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- Reproducible sources
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- Just-in-case bias for rare/high-leverage open weights
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## Baseline vs daily
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The **baseline field survey** is not a daily brief:
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- `research/2026-07-24-baseline-field-survey.md`
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Daily files under this tree are **deltas** from that baseline and prior dailies.
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Playbook: `docs/daily-brief-playbook.md`. Sources: `docs/sources-allowlist.md`.
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## Axes reminder
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| Axis | Section in template |
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| ---- | ------------------- |
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| A | Frontier & commercial |
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| B | Edge / local / open |
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| C | Training & specialization |
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| D | Harness & fleet |
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