BUZZING· 70%29m·2026-06-17·TechnologyWas the Mythos Ban Justified? (Good Idea. Bad Execution.) | AI Reality Check
Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Was the Mythos ban justified? (5:32) Is Fable 5 actually dangerous? (11:03) Is Fable 5 without guardrails actually a unique national security concern? (15:13) Should the government be more involved with…
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“How can Dario make decisions about mythos that backfire so badly when he has mythos to advise him🤔”
“Where is Ed Zitron? That dude was awesome. Host him again!”
“I almost had a heart attack when you said “today is Thursday” haha!”
“Fear the almighty chat bot!!! It’s so freaking powerful. Once it is released people are going to have unlimited power. Good thing they banned it. Super dangerous stuff. Worse than uranium tbh”
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