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An export-control order in June exposed the real problem—and why Europe's regulatory toolkit can't fix it. [1] The most important AI-governance development of 2026 so far wasn’t a model release. It was an export-control order. On June 12, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security directed Anthropic to...

Abstract: This post is an introduction to a concept I call "tech extensity"—when a company, product, or tool becomes so deeply integrated across multiple system layers that removal becomes practically impossible. Tech extensity doesn't require a monopoly, or even superior performance. Unlike classical monopolies (which dominate single markets), extensive systems...