The episode highlights the reactionary approach to a technology that is moving at breakneck speed.
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is back
Anthropic’s Mythos 5 model, the subject of weekslong negotiations with the Trump administration, is back in action. No word yet on Fable 5.
Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models | TechCrunch
The Trump administration's erratic approach to AI policymaking has left companies across the industry with little clarity about what will govern future model releases.
The Once And Future Fable #2
On Friday evening the United States Government has forced Anthropic to take down all access to Fable and Mythos.
What the Anthropic fight says about AI regulation
Fables of the deconstruction of American power
The Once And Future Fable #3: Fix This Code
The mainstream media continues to sleep on the most important story in the world.
Divine Discontent: Disruption’s Antidote
Apple has long defeated disruption by focusing on the user experience; Jeff Bezos and Amazon, though, show that user expectations for their experience are ever-changing.
On the Death of Amazon’s Writing Culture
How AI has turned what was once a superpower into a liability.
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Amazon Gets Into The AI Podcast Slop Business
Late last year we wrote about a new startup that was flooding the internet with AI-generated podcast slop. Featuring fake hosts having fake discussions, the startup proudly stated it was creating a…
How a fringe AI movement convinced Washington the end is near
Activists spent years cultivating allies on Capitol Hill. Now lawmakers in both major parties are discussing human extinction.
Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 5
Restoring public access to Anthropic's first Mythos-class model marks the end of weeks-long negotiations.
Silicon Valley, disruption, and the end of uncertainty
This paper reflects on the relationship between high-tech disruption narratives and uncertainty. My main argument is that an economic sociology of the future is incomplete without addressing the ‘d...
Enough Debate about the AI Jobpocalypse. We Need To Plan for the Messy Middle.
Caught between arguments of abundance and apocalypse, economist Molly Kinder explores what workers can expect in the near future — and what we can do about it.
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Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs