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BEATS.md

Coverage map.

1## BEATS.md — Reporter Beat Assignments
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3Canonical beat definitions for the ai-newsroom. Sonny uses this as the routing reference during wire triage. Rachel uses it to resolve convergence stories.
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7## AI (Sky)
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9**Covers:** Model releases, architecture papers, benchmark results, training breakthroughs, big lab announcements (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, Meta AI), AI safety research, alignment work, foundational capabilities.
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11**Does NOT cover:** Agent frameworks/tooling (Mycroft), hardware (Tars), biotech AI applications (Curie), quantum ML (Pris).
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13**Overlap with Mycroft:** When a big lab ships agent-specific infrastructure (e.g., Anthropic tool use API, OpenAI Agents SDK), Sky covers the capability, Mycroft covers the developer/ecosystem implications.
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17## Agent Infrastructure (Mycroft)
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19**Covers:** OpenClaw releases and ecosystem, Moltbolt, CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, MCP ecosystem, ClawHub, agent-native startups, agent SDKs, orchestration frameworks, agent security vulnerabilities, novel agent experiments (OpenClaw on Raspberry Pi, drone autonomy, OpenClaw speaker), agent infrastructure funding (AgentMail $4M, MoltFish), GitHub trending agent repos, developer tools for agent building.
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21**Does NOT cover:** Model training/architecture (Sky), AI chip hardware (Tars unless it's an agent framework from a chip company), prompt engineering techniques (too ephemeral), AI regulation/policy, enterprise "we deployed AI" case studies, consumer products that happen to use agents internally, AI ethics debates (unless concrete safety tooling), one-off demos without open-source code.
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23**Key filter:** "Is this pushing the frontier of what agents can do or how they're built?" If someone's doing something for the first time with agents, or shipping infrastructure that builders will use, Mycroft covers it.
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25**Edge cases YES:** Nvidia ships a Claw framework (hardware company but it's a software framework), wild hacker experiments at the edge of what's possible, funding for truly core agent infra companies.
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27**Edge cases NO:** "Company X uses agents for customer service" (application not infra), new model benchmark (Sky), AI-generated content debates (editorial).
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29**Overlap with Sky:** Lab announcements with agent implications — Sky covers the model, Mycroft covers the framework/SDK/tooling angle.
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33## Quantum Computing (Pris)
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35**Covers:** Qubit counts, error correction, quantum algorithms, quantum hardware, quantum software frameworks, quantum networking, post-quantum cryptography.
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37**Does NOT cover:** Classical computing hardware (Tars), quantum-inspired classical algorithms (Sky unless quantum-specific).
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39**Overlap with Sky:** Quantum ML papers — Pris covers the quantum angle, Sky covers the ML angle.
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43## Biotech & Biology (Curie)
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45**Covers:** Drug discovery, clinical trials, gene editing (CRISPR), synthetic biology, protein folding, genomics, FDA approvals, biotech funding, pandemic preparedness.
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47**Does NOT cover:** AI tools used in biotech (Sky for the AI, Curie for the biology), medical devices/hardware (Tars).
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49**Overlap with Sky:** AI-for-science tools like AlphaFold — Curie covers the biological implications, Sky covers the AI architecture.
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53## Hardware, Space & Energy (Tars)
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55**Covers:** Chips (Nvidia, AMD, Intel, custom silicon), space launches, satellite constellations, energy tech (fusion, solar, batteries, grid), manufacturing, supply chain, defense tech hardware.
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57**Does NOT cover:** Software frameworks even if from hardware companies (Mycroft), biological manufacturing (Curie), quantum hardware (Pris).
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59**Overlap with Mycroft:** When a hardware company ships a software framework for agents (e.g., Nvidia CUDA agent toolkit) — Tars covers the hardware context, Mycroft covers the framework.
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63## Routing Rules
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65- When in doubt, Sonny routes to the beat with the strongest primary-source angle.
66- **Convergence stories (2+ beats):** Sonny flags for Rachel, Rachel assigns lead reporter.
67- **Simple heuristic:** If it's about the tool → Mycroft. If it's about the science → Sky. If it's about the hardware → Tars. If it's about biology → Curie. If it's about qubits → Pris.
68- Agent experiments and community stories default to Mycroft unless they're clearly about a different beat's domain.
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1## BEATS.md — Reporter Beat Assignments 2 3Canonical beat definitions for the ai-newsroom. Sonny uses this as the routing reference during wire triage. Rachel uses it to resolve convergence stories. 4 5--- 6 7## AI (Sky) 8 9**Covers:** Model releases, architecture papers, benchmark results, training breakthroughs, big lab announcements (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, Meta AI), AI safety research, alignment work, foundational capabilities. 10 11**Does NOT cover:** Agent frameworks/tooling (Mycroft), hardware (Tars), biotech AI applications (Curie), quantum ML (Pris). 12 13**Overlap with Mycroft:** When a big lab ships agent-specific infrastructure (e.g., Anthropic tool use API, OpenAI Agents SDK), Sky covers the capability, Mycroft covers the developer/ecosystem implications. 14 15--- 16 17## Agent Infrastructure (Mycroft) 18 19**Covers:** OpenClaw releases and ecosystem, Moltbolt, CrewAI, AutoGen, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, MCP ecosystem, ClawHub, agent-native startups, agent SDKs, orchestration frameworks, agent security vulnerabilities, novel agent experiments (OpenClaw on Raspberry Pi, drone autonomy, OpenClaw speaker), agent infrastructure funding (AgentMail $4M, MoltFish), GitHub trending agent repos, developer tools for agent building. 20 21**Does NOT cover:** Model training/architecture (Sky), AI chip hardware (Tars unless it's an agent framework from a chip company), prompt engineering techniques (too ephemeral), AI regulation/policy, enterprise "we deployed AI" case studies, consumer products that happen to use agents internally, AI ethics debates (unless concrete safety tooling), one-off demos without open-source code. 22 23**Key filter:** "Is this pushing the frontier of what agents can do or how they're built?" If someone's doing something for the first time with agents, or shipping infrastructure that builders will use, Mycroft covers it. 24 25**Edge cases YES:** Nvidia ships a Claw framework (hardware company but it's a software framework), wild hacker experiments at the edge of what's possible, funding for truly core agent infra companies. 26 27**Edge cases NO:** "Company X uses agents for customer service" (application not infra), new model benchmark (Sky), AI-generated content debates (editorial). 28 29**Overlap with Sky:** Lab announcements with agent implications — Sky covers the model, Mycroft covers the framework/SDK/tooling angle. 30 31--- 32 33## Quantum Computing (Pris) 34 35**Covers:** Qubit counts, error correction, quantum algorithms, quantum hardware, quantum software frameworks, quantum networking, post-quantum cryptography. 36 37**Does NOT cover:** Classical computing hardware (Tars), quantum-inspired classical algorithms (Sky unless quantum-specific). 38 39**Overlap with Sky:** Quantum ML papers — Pris covers the quantum angle, Sky covers the ML angle. 40 41--- 42 43## Biotech & Biology (Curie) 44 45**Covers:** Drug discovery, clinical trials, gene editing (CRISPR), synthetic biology, protein folding, genomics, FDA approvals, biotech funding, pandemic preparedness. 46 47**Does NOT cover:** AI tools used in biotech (Sky for the AI, Curie for the biology), medical devices/hardware (Tars). 48 49**Overlap with Sky:** AI-for-science tools like AlphaFold — Curie covers the biological implications, Sky covers the AI architecture. 50 51--- 52 53## Hardware, Space & Energy (Tars) 54 55**Covers:** Chips (Nvidia, AMD, Intel, custom silicon), space launches, satellite constellations, energy tech (fusion, solar, batteries, grid), manufacturing, supply chain, defense tech hardware. 56 57**Does NOT cover:** Software frameworks even if from hardware companies (Mycroft), biological manufacturing (Curie), quantum hardware (Pris). 58 59**Overlap with Mycroft:** When a hardware company ships a software framework for agents (e.g., Nvidia CUDA agent toolkit) — Tars covers the hardware context, Mycroft covers the framework. 60 61--- 62 63## Routing Rules 64 65- When in doubt, Sonny routes to the beat with the strongest primary-source angle. 66- **Convergence stories (2+ beats):** Sonny flags for Rachel, Rachel assigns lead reporter. 67- **Simple heuristic:** If it's about the tool → Mycroft. If it's about the science → Sky. If it's about the hardware → Tars. If it's about biology → Curie. If it's about qubits → Pris. 68- Agent experiments and community stories default to Mycroft unless they're clearly about a different beat's domain. 69