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A newsletter about AI research - jack-clark.net

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Subscribe if you want a free, weekly, research-grade AI digest written by an Anthropic co-founder. Don't treat it as a software purchase — it's a newsletter, and user-review evidence is thin, so confidence is low.

Confidence

Low. Based on 7 public sources; user-review evidence is thin (one Hacker News comment). Most 'review' search results were unrelated articles.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthNewsletter; no product features to assess
  • Support qualityNo support channels in evidence
  • Security postureStatic content; no reported issues

Pricing

$0

Free subscription

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • AI researchers tracking cutting-edge work
  • Policy and strategy people needing research signal
  • Readers wanting one weekly digest, not daily hype

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — this is a newsletter, not a tool
  • Teams needing daily AI news; it ships weekly
  • Buyers expecting support, SLAs, or product features
  • Non-technical readers wanting beginner-level explainers

Gotchas - check before you buy

low

Newsletter asks readers for support; expect subscribe/donation prompts

low

Same content lives on and.com — duplicate feeds

low

One author, no product support, SLAs, or roadmap

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free weekly newsletter with detailed analysis of cutting-edge AI research
  • Written by Anthropic co-founder and ex-OpenAI policy director Jack Clark
  • Publishing since 2016; issue #455 out May 2026
  • Recommended by readers on Hacker News

Cons

  • Not a product — nothing to deploy, integrate, or buy
  • Weekly cadence — too slow for daily AI news tracking
  • Content mirrored on two sites; pick one feed

Sources & method

- 7 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 7

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free; detailed weekly research analysis
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Email or Substack signup is trivial
  • Feature depth. Newsletter; no product features to assess
  • Support quality. No support channels in evidence
  • Security posture. Static content; no reported issues
  • Free Price Reader-supported newsletter
  • Weekly Cadence Mirrored on Substack
  • 455+ Issues published As of May 2026
  • 2016 Running since Archive visible from Aug 2016

Pricing

Free subscription

$0

  • Weekly AI research digest
  • Web archive and email delivery

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

The user evidence found is a positive Hacker News recommendation.

“Import AI is good”
Hacker News
Full analysis

Based on 7 public sources; user-review evidence is thin (one Hacker News comment). Most 'review' search results were unrelated articles.

Not software: a free weekly AI-research newsletter by an Anthropic co-founder. Great read; nothing to deploy.

Methodology

Based on 7 public sources; user-review evidence is thin (one Hacker News comment). Most 'review' search results were unrelated articles.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Import AI homepagejack-clark.net
    official
  2. Import AI on Substackimportai.substack.com
    official
  3. About - Import AI - Substackimportai.substack.com
    official
  4. Import AI 455: Automating AI Researchjack-clark.net
    official
  5. Category: Import AI (2016 archive)jack-clark.net
    official
  6. HN: What hyper-focused industry newsletters do you enjoy?news.ycombinator.com
    review
  7. jack-clark.net/security (404)jack-clark.net
    official

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