AI Above the Cut · A weekly brief for executives

The week in AI — the news that matters for business leaders.

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Issue 009 · August 16, 2026

Turning off one safety layer barely changed the model.

Issue 008 · August 9, 2026

The agents found each other.

Issue 007 · August 2, 2026 · 16 min read

Visa cut the builders. Stablecoins made the list.

Issue 006 · July 26, 2026 · 16 min read

Every company can tell you what AI costs. None can tell you what it earns.

Issue 005 · July 19, 2026 · 11 min read

AI is creating value. Who actually keeps it?

Issue 004 · July 12, 2026 · 14 min read

The gate started policing intent — and the price war's floor got set in the West

Issue 003 · July 5, 2026 · 13 min read

The labs punched back — cheaper agents, and the gate came down

Issue 002 · June 28, 2026 · 14 min read

The economics arrived — and Washington put a gate on GPT-5.6

Issue 001 · June 21, 2026 · 11 min read

The org chart leaked the roadmap — and the labs started asking for brakes