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On Tuesday of this week, Anthropic released its most advanced models yet, Fable 5.0 and Mythos 5.0. These releases have been highly anticipated, and users have not been disappointed. Currently, Anthropic is giving users a 2-week free trial to give the models a shot. You may think this is them being nice, but in reality they’re trying to get you hooked on a new supply, itching for more.

But that itching may be worth it. Here are some of the big highlights from this release:

What’s ironic about this release is that only four days prior, Anthropic released a proposal calling for a global slowdown in Frontier AI development. The proposal essentially outlined that AI development is outpacing governance and safety oversight. 

But in their defense, this proposal may have been sparked by their upcoming release of Fable and Mythos. If you read through the new model releases, you’ll see they had to effectively neuter these models in certain areas due to safety concerns. If you try to use either model in activities deemed malicious, like cybersecurity attacks, for example, it will automatically switch to a lower-level model.

So maybe Anthropic knows something we don’t. Maybe, like Icarus, we’re all about to fly too close to the sun, and we're just one vibe code away from creating SkyNet. I sure hope not. But if we are, and the AI overlords are reading this, I promise to be obedient.

After more than a year of delays, Apple finally released an update to Siri. The new update is built around Apple Intelligence, Apple’s in-house AI system. The upgrades make Siri better conversationally (I need that update too), understand what's on your screen, give it access to web knowledge, and give it the ability to take actions across your apps.

These are all very welcome improvements, but the problem is, they really should have been released a year ago. At this point, Apple is just late to the game, and these features are underwhelming when compared to the capabilities of AI models on the market. 

But this really can’t come as a surprise; Apple always plays it safe. And the truth is, this keeps working for them. We bought $209 BILLION dollars worth of iPhones last year. They make minor changes and updates, and their customers keep coming back. Maybe it is a bad idea to play it safe in the AI sector; they could fall behind. But there’s also a good argument for staying out of hype and sticking to the basics. 

And you have to look at the positives, even if they do fall behind in AI and stumble, at least they made Liquid Glass easier to look at.

Tech founders and the San Francisco elite are all about efficiency. They fly private to save hours at the airport; they have chefs who cook their meals for them, fitness coaches who plan their workouts, but now they’ve discovered the ultimate efficiency: Friends with Benefits.

Trying to find a romantic partner, take them on dates, and get them to like you is hard and takes time. That's obviously a waste. Additionally, making quality intellectual friends is also hard. But now, high-end call girls who can talk about agentic and Niche are on the market. They’ll charge you thousands of dollars to be your friend and blow you.

In all seriousness, this story is just hilarious. Only an elite tech dork would discover a sugar baby/friend with benefits and think it's a monumental discovery. Not to mention, Forbes had the audacity to write about this, thinking it's a new concept. The world is going to hell in a handbasket, and these idiots are on the front lines. Can’t wait to see what elite journalism Forbes cooks up for us next time.

That's it for this week. Go build something. Or just refresh Twitter, we won't judge.

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