The sudden US government shutdown of Anthropic's Fable model has tech insiders reeling and rival global labs surging ahead. This episode breaks down the unexpected political power play rattling the future of AI innovation.

The Fable 5 Export Controls Harm US Cyber Defense
Anthropic CEO says government should block dangerous AI
The Real Reason Anthropic's Models Are Offline: A Six-Year-Old Trump Grudge
(21) Pete Hegseth on X: "Three months ago, @DeptofWar kicked @AnthropicAI out of our building—forever. Every passing day proves why that was the right move. 🇺🇸" / X
Anthropic's Safety Superpower
Google DeepMind is worried about what happens when millions of agents start to interact
The Anthropic 'Fable' saga proves: we have opened the AI Pandora's box.
Exclusive: OpenAI Preps New AI Model, Expects To Go Public 'Within the Next Year'
Microsoft CEO warns that a few AI winners could destroy 'entire industries'
SpaceX locks in $60 billion Cursor deal to power AI coding push
DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is 'Vital' for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit
AI Deepfakes Are Getting Weirder and Harder to Spot in the Midterms
UK under-16s social media rules to reach into gaming and AI chatbots
Investigation by The Atlantic reveals many millions of songs used for AI music training
Pokémon Go players unwittingly contributed to tech with military drone uses
Discover — FablePool
Isometric NYC
Encrypted Spaces
Florida man
Knick Knacks
Bird window
Ode to Orange Seats
Bending Spoons--owner of AOL, Eventbrite, Vimeo, Komoot, WeTransfer, Evernote, MeetUp, Streamyard, Hopin, Splice, and Brightcove--to IPO
Tim Ferris: Has AI Already Killed How-To Nonfiction? Sales Trends, My Personal Data, and What It Might Mean for the Future

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Alex Stamos

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