Max Reddel

Founder & CEO, @arqfoundation | Preparing Europe for transformative AI

[Alex Petropoulos 🤠 @AlexTPet]

EU Commission's Data Centre Acceleration Zones Proposal:

Good:
- Regulation, not directive, saves 12-24 months
- Brownfield-first
- Access-once permitting at zone level

Bad:
- Grid connections not included, so may fail like the UK's AI Growth Zones

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet @arqfoundation I feel called out.

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet @chiaragerosa You are legally required to take your holiday.

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet @Tagesspiegel Persönlichkeitseinstellung

[Alex Petropoulos 🤠 @AlexTPet]

Should Germany have an AISI? I'm quoted in @Tagesspiegel today explaining why it should and how to set it up. In particular DAISI should:
- Hire elite talent
- be a standalone, agile institution
- have serious up-front funding

German-speakers can read it below :)
https://t.co/kYzAJYN2tb

[Julia Willemyns @jujulemons]

You are probably not taking this seriously enough:

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet

[Alex Petropoulos 🤠 @AlexTPet]

Europe needs compute.

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet @notanastronomer Could be reaffirming "This is a great place to have a vacation. Many people think so. You'll have a good time". Vibes setting maybe.

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@braza_faouzi @AlexTPet @praeterproptr @Doc_Alexandre @Thinker_View Too kind, Faouzi 🙏

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet Just in time for your new role!

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet The right one, of course

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet Work is fun. We'll do great things.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

From an AI user perspective, the four big leaps so far in ability:
1. GPT-3.5 (ChatGPT, November 2022)
2. GPT-4 (Spring 2023)
3. Reasoners (starts with o1-preview, but the real deal was o3, Spring 2025)
4. Workable agentic systems (Harness + good reasoner models, December 2025)

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

Ouch

[Tenobrus @tenobrus]

just another quick update on this research paper from *checks watch* 2 whole weeks ago: as it turns out, the new opus 4.6 data point is so far out of distribution that using the *same* methods from their paper to get a sigmoid fit results in a asymptote 2x lower than reality

[Tyler John @tyler_m_john]

Over 5 years I've advised dozens of philanthropists on AI. I compiled the answers to all of the questions I've been asked in one report.

2024 Nobel Prize Geoffrey Hinton calls it “an extremely useful resource for philanthropists interested in funding AI safety and preparedness."

[Max Reddel @MaxReddel]

@AlexTPet @AmmannNora @NunoSempere Happy to talk.

[Lindsay Appleby @LindsayCAppleby]

Openness & collaboration among like-minded partners are vital to building shared digital capability in Europe and beyond. Competitive, diverse tech markets drive innovation, choice & resilience for all. Thanks @AmbSaurabhKumar, @MaxReddel, @brandobenifei for the discussion y’day.