White House Anthropic Twist, Bernie’s AI Doom, Beeple’s Robot Dogs | EP98

Is the White House trying to have it both ways on AI safety? Frank and Justin dig into the escalating Anthropic drama, Mythos, Pentagon AI deals, Google’s “all lawful uses” shift, and why AI 2027 is starting to feel uncomfortably accurate.

Plus: Bernie Sanders pushes AI doom into mainstream politics, the US-China AI race gets questioned, Elon Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit takes a messy turn, humanoid robots start showing up in airports and logistics centres, and Beeple unveils some deeply disturbing robot art.

01:27 Is the White House dodging its own Anthropic rules?
03:34 Why won’t the White House share Mythos?
05:39 Is Google fine with “all lawful uses” now?
07:28 Is AI 2027 getting weirdly accurate?
09:52 Is GPT-5.5 quietly as spicy as Mythos?
12:07 Should AI be nationalised for everyone?
14:38 Why is Bernie Sanders warning about AI doom?
18:51 Is the China AI race just an excuse?
21:34 Is AI alignment really a human problem?
24:46 Is Elon’s OpenAI case backfiring?
28:15 Are humanoid robots coming for your job?
29:44 Is Beeple making nightmare robot art?

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► LINKS TO CONTENT WE DISCUSSED

• Scoop: White House workshops plan to bring back Anthropic
• White House Opposes Anthropic’s Plan to Expand Access to Mythos Model
• Google Signs Classified AI Deal With Pentagon Amid Employee Opposition
• Bernie Sanders: The Existential Threat of AI and the Need for International Cooperation
• Elon Musk testifies that xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models
• Japan Airlines Inducts Humanoid Robots For Ground Handling Tasks
• Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg robot dogs at Beeple exhibit in Germany

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