The Peter-Thiel-backed Enhanced Games came and went last weekend, and Raph took the time to tune in. As it turns out, being incredibly yoked and frame-mogging your opponents does not necessarily make you a great swimmer, runner, or even weight lifter. Who'd 'a' thunk?

The Peter-Thiel-backed Enhanced Games came and went last weekend, and Raph took the time to tune in. As it turns out, being incredibly yoked and frame-mogging your opponents does not necessarily make you a great swimmer, runner, or even weight lifter. Who'd 'a' thunk?

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Enhanced Games: Olympics on Steroids

What is good AI? What is bad AI? What amount of AI usage is too much for the public to stomach and how little is enough for them to turn a blind eye? If I have plastic in my balls, is my progeny going to look like a bionicle? If so, how do I maximise the amount of plastic in my balls? I yearn for the love and affection of my little baby bionicle boy. I will raise him to worship at the alter of the Toa. He will usher in a new era of peace.

What is good AI? What is bad AI? What amount of AI usage is too much for the public to stomach and how little is enough for them to turn a blind eye? If I have plastic in my balls, is my progeny going to look like a bionicle? If so, how do I maximise the amount of plastic in my balls? I yearn for the love and affection of my little baby bionicle boy. I will raise him to worship at the alter of the Toa. He will usher in a new era of peace.

You're telling me a ROBOT generated this train?

Anthropic has been talking up their world-threateningly powerful new Mythos model, suggesting it needs to be held back from the public because we cretins can't be trusted with it. So they gave us a nerfed version called 'Fable', but the US government got tipped off, said "Not today, champ" and forced Anthropic to take it back down. James and Raph come together this week to discuss why this all happened, the marketing of AI as big and scary, and also plastic in your balls.

If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to downround.net to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week. 

Anthropic has been talking up their world-threateningly powerful new Mythos model, suggesting it needs to be held back from the public because we cretins can't be trusted with it. So they gave us a nerfed version called 'Fable', but the US government got tipped off, said "Not today, champ" and forced Anthropic to take it back down. James and Raph come together this week to discuss why this all happened, the marketing of AI as big and scary, and also plastic in your balls.
If you like the pod, chuck us a review on your podcast player of choice, or go to <a href="https://www.downround.net">downround.net</a> to sign up for PREMIUM to get ad-free listening PLUS an extra episode every week.&nbsp;

Anthropic's Fable is TOO POWERFUL

Anthropic has been talking up their world-threateningly powerful new Mythos model, suggesting it needs to be held back from the public because we cretins can't be trusted with it. So they gave us a nerfed version called 'Fable', but the US government got tipped off, said "Not today, champ" and forced Anthropic to take it back down. James and Raph come together this week to discuss why this all happened, the marketing of AI as big and scary, and also plastic in your balls.

Anthropic has been talking up their world-threateningly powerful new Mythos model, suggesting it needs to be held back from the public because we cretins can't be trusted with it. So they gave us a nerfed version called 'Fable', but the US government got tipped off, said "Not today, champ" and forced Anthropic to take it back down. James and Raph come together this week to discuss why this all happened, the marketing of AI as big and scary, and also plastic in your balls.

Enhanced Games: Olympics on Steroids

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