This episode covers the controversial release of Anthropic's Fable 5 model, which was briefly taken down after a US government directive to cut off access to foreign nationals. The episode highlights Fable 5's superior strategic reasoning, its data retention policies that alarmed enterprises, and the broader industry trends of token panic and shifting AI model pricing.
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Anthropic's Fable 5 model was temporarily shut down due to a US government request, highlighting geopolitical tensions in AI access.
Fable 5 showed significant improvements in strategic thinking and first-principles debate, but faced backlash over guardrails and data retention policies.
The model will only be available in normal plans until June 22nd, after which a usage-based pricing model takes effect.
Anthropic's secret policy to nerf responses for LLM researchers without disclosure was walked back within 24 hours due to public outcry.
The week saw a shift from 'token maxing' to 'token panic' as companies like Uber and Meta began capping AI usage by employees.
"We've reached the point where normal people can't really determine whether new models are better than previous ones. Like Fable doesn't seem that much better to me, but every 150 IQ person I know is like, wow, the singularity came sooner than I thought."
"Fable 5 is a much better strategic thinker... it doesn't kowtow and isn't as easily manipulable by the person prompting it."
"I can't even say hello to Fable except in incognito mode because it knows I'm a biomedical researcher."
"It should make you optimistic for the markets, especially for growth stocks."
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