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Q16 Is Recruiting Volunteers for Its Quarterly AI Capability Assessment

Panelists, scouts, and writers. The time commitment is bounded, and the first full cycle runs October 1–31.

August 7, 2026 · Q16 PBC

Q16 produces a quarterly, panel-based assessment of global AI capability — a structured reading of how far frontier systems have advanced, drawn from independent expert judgment rather than any single model benchmark or vendor claim.

We're recruiting a small volunteer team for the Q3 2026 cycle and beyond. Three roles, and you can hold more than one:

  • Panelists complete a short elicitation instrument once per quarter — independent answers, roughly an hour of focused work, due mid-month after each quarter closes.
  • Scouts feed the evidence base between cycles: papers, incidents, policy changes, and capability demonstrations, posted with a line on why each matters.
  • Writers help turn panel synthesis into the published assessment.

The time commitment is real but bounded: a few hours per quarter for panelists, an hour or two a week for scouts and writers, concentrated in the two weeks after each quarter ends. The first full cycle runs October 1–31, with onboarding and a practice round in September.

Coordination happens on Buzz, an open-source collaboration platform from Block. You'll need to install a desktop app (Mac, Windows, or Linux) — invites go out by email after a short exchange about your background and interests.

Interested? Write to info@q16pbc.com with a few lines about yourself and which role fits.

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