Import AI 470, the weekly newsletter by Jack Clark (co-founder of Anthropic), covers three distinct technical developments reshaping AI infrastructure and governance [reference:31][reference:32].
No rights for machines
The lead story centers on a METR study finding that AI has dramatically accelerated cybersecurity vulnerability discovery in 2026, with CVE rates spiking for cURL, OpenSSL, and other critical infrastructure [reference:33]. The study raises questions about the governance implications of AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery and whether existing frameworks are equipped to handle the pace of change.
Automating environment generation with SPADE
The newsletter also covers SPADE, a system for automating environment generation. The technology promises to streamline the creation of training and testing environments for AI systems, potentially accelerating research and development cycles.
Building better GPU kernels with Hawkeye
Hawkeye is a tool for building better GPU kernels, addressing the performance challenges that arise as AI models grow larger and more complex. The development reflects ongoing efforts to optimize the hardware-software stack for AI workloads.
Context
Import AI is a weekly newsletter read by over 116,000 subscribers as of early 2026 [reference:34]. It covers cutting-edge AI research and its societal implications, with Clark's analysis providing context and connections between seemingly independent developments. Import AI 470 continues this tradition, drawing links between policy, technology, and research that together shape the trajectory of AI development.