State of the blog, mid-2026
Interconnects Nathan Lambert
Nathan Lambert (ex-Ai2) laid out where his Interconnects blog goes next after leaving his job. He's staying independent, taking two advising gigs, and chasing 1,000 paid subscribers by summer.
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Nathan Lambert just published a blunt state-of-the-blog memo, and it reads less like a victory lap and more like a founder doing the books out loud. Interconnects has crossed 70,000 subscribers and around 900 of them pay, yet the LLC's bank account has hovered near zero for months. Lambert says that's fine by him personally — he still wants a non-profit day job — but it tells you how thin the margins are even for one of AI's most-read independent newsletters.
The more interesting news is who he's now advising: Arcee AI, which builds open-weight models, and Mercor, a company he says aligns with his push for transparent evaluations and lab-neutral post-training work. Lambert insists these aren't the
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advising for cash and a logo
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