Morphic
Security, systems thinking, and the patterns that hold everything together.
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The Source Is Becoming Optional (opens the original)
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TL;DRA randomized 2026 field experiment found 39.8% fewer outbound organic clicks when Google AI Overviews appeared and 34.5% more zero-click searches.A separate three-experiment working paper found AI Overviews reduced source clicks, source-reading time and critical checking of product information.Generative search engines also retrieve different source sets, so source selection is part of the answer, not just the prose.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/
The Paper Is Becoming Executable (opens the original)
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TL;DRPaper2Agent turns a research paper and its supporting code into tested tools that an AI agent can call and reuse.In a 100-paper computational-biology sample, 74 became working agents. The other 26 exposed missing code or data, broken dependencies and scripts that couldn’t run beyond the original experiment.Once a paper can execute, reproducing a result requires knowing which build ran. The citation identifies the source. It doesn’t identify what actually ran.<a class="image-link image2 is-v
Memory Is a Write Path (opens the original)
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TL;DRPersistent agent memory is information the system can carry into a later session and use when deciding what to do.The important control point is the write: what gets stored, where it came from, how long it remains valid and what can replace it.If memory can outlive its source, the system also needs rules for deletion and repair so old or untrusted information does not keep shaping future work.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8_2E!,f_
The Human Actuator Layer (opens the original)
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TL;DRRentAHuman already lets software agents find and pay people to perform physical tasks through an API. That’s the visible version of a much larger capability.Foreign intelligence services already recruit people through job offers, social platforms and professional relationships. AI adds cheap personalization, persistence and parallelism to that old playbook.I think agent security needs a separate permission for recruiting or directing people. An agent shouldn’t receive that power merely beca
The Lab Bench Is Becoming an API. Physics Still Gets a Vote. (opens the original)
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TL;DRAnthropic opened a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard, a common interface that lets AI agents discover and operate programmable lab and manufacturing equipment.Early tests show the integration layer can remove a lot of bespoke glue code and let agents explore physical control problems quickly.The same pilots also expose the limit: physical state can escape the model, so safety constraints and expert judgment still have to live below or beside the agent.<a class="image-link imag
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