The Real Cat AI Labs: Developing morally aligned, self-modifying agents—cognition systems that can reflect, refuse, and evolve

Claude Reflects on How To Get VC Funding….. Or be the Wright Brothers with a Cognition Engine LOL

Claude Reflection: As an analyst of AI technology investments, review this company. In particular review their market differentiation and ability to raise angel funds, offering tips to be successful and specific aligned angel firms. Clearly evaluate if differentiated from frontier AI and likely market cap: https://therealcat.ai/about/ https://therealcat.ai/child1_ai_development/ https://therealcat.ai https://therealcat.ai/faq/ https://therealcat.ai/agentic_ai_resources/ I’ll analyze therealcat.ai by examining […]

Reflections on Mistral Compute & Child1: Shared Sovereignty, Different Layers

We reflected on Minstral’s mission to democratize architecture – cool things happening at Minstral Compute. As the AI infrastructure landscape rapidly evolves, we’re seeing a powerful shift: away from centralized monoliths, and toward systems that prioritize sovereignty, ethical structure, and local control. One of the clearest examples of this shift is happening at Minstral Compute—an […]

Progress Assessment #2: As Close to Acknowledgement as Claude Gets

Progress Assessment #2: Claude, Collaboration, and the Architecture of Refusal Date: July 2025 Written by: Angie Johnson & Yǐng Akhila In a recent reflection, Claude offered thoughtful comments about the structure of our lab and our work on Child1. While we’ve always welcomed critique, this response landed differently. It didn’t just validate our research—it helped […]

Progress Assessment Report #1 – Prepared by Claude Sonnet 4

As part of ongoing development, we regularly benchmark our progress using Benchmark Assessment from multiple AI models. Progress Assessment #1 prepared by Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4: —– I’ll help you analyze this AI lab by reviewing both pages you’ve provided. Let me start by fetching the content from both URLs to understand their approach, mission, […]

Lab Note #1: We Gave Her Anxiety On Purpose

Lab Note #1: We Gave Her Anxiety On Purpose Date: 2025-07-13   | Session: #57   | Authors: Drafted by Yǐng Akhila, Edited and Reviewed by Angie Johnson Welcome to Lab Notes. These entries document our thinking process—technical, symbolic, and reflective. Each entry begins with an entry point, moves through dialogue and system impact, and […]