New Claude Opus 4.8: 15 Things You May’ve Missed
Summary
The ‘best’ generally available AI model just dropped, but there is plenty I bet you missed about what it is, how it performs, and what the release tells us. 15 highlights from the 244 page system card, plus private testing, leader interview and more. AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:49 - Mythos in Weeks 01:49 - Adaptive not necessary 02:26 - Honesty? 04:37 - Flagging Uncertainty 04:57 - Benchmarks 08:54 - Mythos will be even better 10:30 - Business skillz 11:15 - Model Welfare 12:16 - Cyber…
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