Ben Thompson
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Ben Thompson is a technology analyst and writer at Stratechery who has covered AI security incidents and argued that agentic coding tools like Claude Code represent a qualitative shift in software development rather than incremental improvement.
2026.15: Myth and Mythos
Anthropic released its most powerful model yet but restricted public access, citing safety concerns that outpace deployment readiness — underscoring the widening gap between frontier model capabilities and the guardrails regulators and labs deem necessary.
Axios Supply Chain Attack, Claude Code Code Leaked, AI and Security
Supply chain attacks and Claude Code's leak expose AI's dangerous asymmetry: it supercharges attacker capabilities today while defenders scramble, but Thompson predicts AI will ultimately become security's primary defensive force.
Agents Over Bubbles