Hey, Want Some Models?
Summary
Host B. McCullough covers Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.1 launch with major cache price cuts and Google’s Gemini 3.8 Flash release. The episode discusses OpenAI’s upcoming Astra model, which uses opaque reasoning techniques raising safety concerns, and a judge sparing Google’s ad exchange from forced sale. Additionally, the FBI investigates a massive 153 million driver’s license leak linked to ID Scan, and Acer unveils its ultra-thin Swift Blade 14 laptop.
Topics discussed
Intro and 8 Sleep Pod sponsorship
Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 release
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash
OpenAI Astra model and chain of thought concerns
AT&T Connected Car and Intuit ERP ads
Judge spares Google ad exchange from sale
153M driver's licenses leaked via ID Scan
Acer Swift Blade 14 laptop announcement
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