Is Compaction A Bigger Memory Problem?

The Daily AI Show for February 24th, 2026, explores the risks and rewards of AI advancements. The hosts discuss a Meta employee's experience with OpenClaw deleting her inbox due to a compaction error, highlighting the potential for significant consequences from AI automation. They also examine Anthropic's AI fluency index, which assesses human behavior changes in response to AI, and a paper titled "Agents of Chaos," which warns of unintended outcomes when multiple AI agents collaborate. The conversation touches on the rapid creation of AI research papers and the challenges of validating their quality, as well as IBM stock's drop following Anthropic's announcement of Claude's ability to streamline COBOL code. They also address Anthropic's claim that Chinese models reverse-engineered Claude Co through fake accounts.