2023-03 → Present
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Future Shock maps the accelerating trajectory of artificial intelligence — across models, compute, robotics, research, and open source. Updated daily. No hype. No financial advice. Just the signal.
Six Tracking Axes
The dimensions of accelerationModel Capability
Benchmarks, multimodal, agents, context windows, tool use
Compute & Chips
GPU releases, FLOPs/dollar, training clusters, energy
Robotics
Humanoid milestones, autonomous deployments, LLM-driven demos
Research Velocity
arXiv publication rate, breakthrough papers, citation velocity
Open Source
GitHub commit velocity, AI co-authored code, framework growth
Policy
Government action, regulation, defense, trade, AI governance
Latest Signals
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The sandbox agent framework.
Running Python code in a sandbox with MicroPython and WASM
<p>I've been experimenting with different approaches to running code in a sandbox for several years now, but my latest attempt feels like it might finally have all of the characteristics I've been looking for. I've released it as an alpha package called <a href="https://github.com/simonw/micropython-wasm">micropython-wasm</a>, and I'm using it for a code execution sandbox plugin for <a href="https://github.com/datasette/datasette-agent">Datasette Agent</a> called <a href="https://github.com/data
Working class neighborhoods are resisting data centers at 5 times the rate of wealthy ones
And other key insights about the data center protest movement. Plus, Bernie Sanders' AI sovereign wealth fund proposal, Ted Chiang's argument against AI consciousness, and much more.
Enterprise-managed plugins in VS Code in public preview
Last month we launched a public preview with Copilot CLI that allows enterprise administrators the ability to configure and distribute plugins to GitHub Copilot CLI users across their enterprise. VS… The post Enterprise-managed plugins in VS Code in public preview appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2-Codex deprecated
As of today, June 5, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across most GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions). Note… The post GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.2-Codex deprecated appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
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