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