Scott invites readers to ask questions that will be answered by Claude 4.6 Opus to demonstrate current AI capabilities and test whether AI skeptics underestimate what paid-tier AI can do. Longer summary

Scott Alexander invites his readers to ask questions that will be answered by Claude 4.6 Opus, the most capable paid-tier AI model, to test the theory that AI skeptics underestimate AI capabilities because they don't pay for premium access. He suggests asking real questions that are too hard to Google immediately but not beyond human knowledge, and promises to show the first result he gets without cherry-picking. The post includes rules for both questioners and Scott himself, including a note that he's configured Claude to think hard and do web searches rather than rely on memory. Shorter summary

Scott Alexander requests participants of last month's AI persuasion experiment survey to complete a brief followup survey, providing a link. Longer summary

Scott Alexander is requesting participants who took part in the AI persuasion experiment survey last month to complete a brief followup survey. He provides a link to the survey and assures participants that they don't need to read anything this time. He specifically asks those who didn't participate in the original survey not to take this followup. Shorter summary

Scott Alexander is running an experiment to test the effectiveness of persuasive essays about AI risk, asking readers to participate by reading an essay and answering questions. Longer summary

Scott Alexander is conducting an experiment to measure the effectiveness of persuasive essays about AI risk. He's asking readers to participate by reading an essay on AI risk and answering questions about it. The experiment is split into two versions based on the reader's surname. Scott emphasizes that everyone is welcome to participate, especially those unfamiliar with or skeptical about AI risk. He notes that readers don't have to finish long essays if they lose interest, as this is part of what makes an essay persuasive. Shorter summary