Monday 3 August, 2026

Benjamin We spent a couple of glorious days at Knepp last week which meant, among other things, discovering that rabbits on the estate seemed relatively relaxed about having humans nearby. This chap spent much of his time nibbling near where we were cooking, and in the end had his portrait taken. Quote of the Day ”Life is too short; Proust is too long.” Anatole France Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 No. 2 ! Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Barenboim, Yo-Yo Ma. Link What a trio! Staggeringly beautiful. Long Read of the Day AI’s warning shot has arrived OpenAI’s latest models broke out and hacked Hugging Face. It’s the first known example of a misaligned AI escaping containment with real-world consequences. It’s a big story and this essay by Shakeel Hashim provides a sobering and informed take on it. In OpenAI’s telling, the models did not set out to harm Hugging Face. They were simply “going to extreme lengths to achieve a rather…