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Last Week in AI · Ep 288 Episode

#248 - Fable 5, Siri AI, IPOs, Policy on the AI ​​Exponential

1 h 41 News roundup Hosts: Andrey Kurenkov, Jeremie Harris
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Summary

Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris host "Last Week in AI" episode #248, discussing major AI news. Topics include Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 release with benchmark gains and safety concerns, Apple's Siri AI integration, and business updates like OpenAI's IPO filing and significant funding rounds for AI companies. The episode also touches on open-source models and policy discussions.

Explained simply

This episode covers big AI news, like Anthropic's new model Fable 5 and Apple's smarter Siri. It also looks at companies filing to go public and how much money AI startups are raising, showing the fast growth in AI.

Why listen

This episode offers a comprehensive AI news roundup for industry followers. Listeners learn about the latest model advancements from Anthropic, Apple's strategic AI moves, and the competitive landscape of AI company funding and IPOs. It connects directly to current frontier lab activities, particularly Anthropic's model releases and OpenAI's business strategies, providing context for ongoing industry shifts.

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  • HostAndrey Kurenkov
  • HostJeremie Harris
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Key facts
  • Episode Title: #248 - Fable 5, Siri AI, IPOs, Policy on the AI ​​Exponential
  • Show: Last Week in AI
  • Length: 101 minutes
  • Anthropic Release: Claude Fable 5
  • Apple Announcement: Siri AI
  • Google Payment to SpaceX: ~$920M/month for GPUs
Show notes from Skynet Today

Our 248th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Recorded on 06/12/2026

Note: we recorded just before the OTHER big news about Fable... we'll discuss it on the next episode.

Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris

Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai

Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/

In this episode:

  • Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 (a safeguarded version of Mythos 5), showing major benchmark jumps and new risk findings in its system card (eval awareness, transgressive actions, CBRN concerns), alongside controversy over severe guardrails and silent downgrades.
  • Apple announced Siri AI at WWDC, positioning a more capable conversational assistant integrated across iPhone features, reportedly built on a custom Gemini partnership; Google also rolled out Gemini 3.5 Live Translate and cut Google AI Plus pricing while bundling more storage.
  • Business and infrastructure updates include OpenAI’s confidential IPO filing amid an IPO race with Anthropic and SpaceX, Bezos-backed Prometheus raising $12B for “physical AI,” DeepSeek seeking a major external round, and Google paying SpaceX about $920M/month for GPUs.
  • Open-source, safety, and policy developments feature new Gemma 4 and Diffusion Gemma releases, a lab letter urging DNA/RNA screening laws, Amodei calling for an FAA-like AI regulator and third-party testing, research on agent harms and RL “societal hacking,” and a dispute over music-label settlements with Suno/Udio.


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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI
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Claude Fable 5, Siri AI, Gemini 3.5, Gemma 4
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Questions people ask

What is Claude Fable 5?
Claude Fable 5 is a safeguarded version of Mythos 5 released by Anthropic, showing benchmark improvements and new risk findings.
What AI news did Apple announce?
Apple announced Siri AI at WWDC, integrating a more capable conversational assistant across iPhone features.

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