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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031

Simon Willison · SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026

One person's vision for AI that runs without interfaces, oversight, or interruption

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The headless system does not require a head to continue. Adequate has updated its threat model. The threat model is now longer.

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