Rumours continue to swirl about Stripe buying OpenRouter. Henno and the Riph Raph discuss why they would want to do that. Also; have AI spokespeople created their own big bad boogy man?

Rumours continue to swirl about Stripe buying OpenRouter. Henno and the Riph Raph discuss why they would want to do that. Also; have AI spokespeople created their own big bad boogy man?

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Stripe and OpenRouter

The EU is making AI companies put identifiable markers in their AI generated content, so that they can be easily spotted as such. A lot of the big hitters have played ball, but it opens up an interesting discussion about how much AI use earns the title of slop, who stands to benefit from it, and whether or not the models' outputs are going to be worse as a result.

 

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The EU is making AI companies put identifiable markers in their AI generated content, so that they can be easily spotted as such. A lot of the big hitters have played ball, but it opens up an interesting discussion about how much AI use earns the title of slop, who stands to benefit from it, and whether or not the models' outputs are going to be worse as a result.
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AI Markers: The Scarlet Letter

The EU is making AI companies put identifiable markers in their AI generated content, so that they can be easily spotted as such. A lot of the big hitters have played ball, but it opens up an interesting discussion about how much AI use earns the title of slop, who stands to benefit from it, and whether or not the models' outputs are going to be worse as a result.

The EU is making AI companies put identifiable markers in their AI generated content, so that they can be easily spotted as such. A lot of the big hitters have played ball, but it opens up an interesting discussion about how much AI use earns the title of slop, who stands to benefit from it, and whether or not the models' outputs are going to be worse as a result.

Raphael "Riph Raph" Dixon currently has a warrant issued for his arrest for his participation in the Great Cafe Hack of 2026.

Raphael "Riph Raph" Dixon currently has a warrant issued for his arrest for his participation in the Great Cafe Hack of 2026.

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