Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?

Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?

Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its two newest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, citing national security concerns after Amazon researchers allegedly found a way to bypass Fable 5’s guardrails.  Cybersecurity researchers have since signed an open letter calling the move dangerous, and Anthropic itself noted the same jailbreaks exist in other models. So is…

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Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse?

Is this the dawn of the Tokenpocalypse?

We’re likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public. If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on Google News too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites. If you want to read more like this article, you can…

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Making sense of the debate over AI psychosis

Making sense of the debate over AI psychosis

Box founder Aaron Levie got us talking this week with a social media post suggesting that tech CEOs are “uniquely prone to AI psychosis.” On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I did our best to unpack Levie’s comment. For one thing, we noted that he isn’t disavowing AI…

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What Tim Cook built | TechCrunch

What Tim Cook built | TechCrunch

After 15 years as Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook will be stepping down from the role in September.  On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I discussed Apple’s big announcement. We reflected on how Apple has changed since Cook took over from Steve Jobs in 2011, and what challenges incoming…

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OpenAI’s existential questions | TechCrunch

OpenAI’s existential questions | TechCrunch

OpenAI has been all over the news recently, whether that news is about acquisitions, competition with Anthropic, or bigger debates about AI’s impact on society. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and I did our best to round up all the latest OpenAI news. While the company’s latest acquisitions…

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Wiz investor unpacks Google’s B acquisition

Wiz investor unpacks Google’s $32B acquisition

Google closed its $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz this week — the biggest acquisition in Google’s history, as well as the largest ever acquisition of a venture-backed startup. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan, Sean O’Kane, and I were joined by Shardul Shah, a partner at Wiz’s largest shareholder…

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