About Inference
The Monday AI brief for anyone following AI.
What this is
Inference is a weekly AI newsletter for anyone who wants to understand what is actually happening in AI. Each issue distils 35+ primary sources (research lab posts, company announcements, technical blogs, and industry coverage) into the week's most significant moves, with editorial analysis attached. Not a link dump, not a summary service. Each item tells you what happened and why it matters.
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How we make it
Each week starts with 35+ primary sources: research labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta AI), cloud provider announcements, technical blogs, and news outlets covering AI infrastructure and applications. Items are filtered for novelty and direct relevance before anything gets written.
From there, I pick the lead story, group stories into sections, and write the theme line that frames the week. Every issue has one editorial thread running through it. That thread is the difference between a brief and a link list.
It takes around 8 to 10 hours. It goes out Monday morning.
Who makes it
Matthew Paver, software engineer based in the UK. I started Inference because I couldn't find a newsletter that gave me the analysis alongside the links. Most either list headlines or oversimplify the technical details to the point of being misleading. I wanted something I'd actually read.
I've been building with AI systems since 2022, in production, not just in demos. That background shapes what gets selected and how it gets framed. I write for anyone who wants to understand what is actually happening in AI, whether you build with it, work near it, or just want to keep up.
Editorial policy
No sponsored content. No affiliate links. No brand partnerships. Selection is based entirely on editorial judgement about what matters to practitioners. If that ever changes, this page will say so clearly.
Sources are always linked directly. No paywalled summaries passed off as originals. If an item requires a subscription to read in full, that is noted.
Corrections: if something in an issue is factually wrong, email support@inferencebrief.co. Errors will be corrected in the following issue with an acknowledgement.
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