Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this episode, we discuss the AI Safety Measures Act, or SB 315, Illinois' new frontier AI bill that mandates third-party audits for frontier AI labs (:51). We also cover the Trump administration's decision to lift export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models (7:34), Anthropic's claim that Alibaba extracted capabilities from Claude in a large-scale distillation attack (17:46), and OpenAI's proposal for the government to take a 5% stake in the company (26:12).
Additional Reading:
AI Safety Measures Act (SB 315): ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0315lv.pdf
Lutnick's June 30 letter: politico.com/f/?id=0000019f-1b10-d591-a5ff-5b5d536a0000
Anthropic's blog post "Redeploying Fable 5": anthropic.com/news/redeploying-fable-5
OpenAI's blog post "Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol": openai.com/index/previewing-gpt-5-6-sol
"Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of 'Illicitly' Accessing AI Models" (Bloomberg): bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/anthropic-accuses-alibaba-of-illicitly-accessing-its-ai-models?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
"OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake" (Financial Times): ft.com/content/7c803eab-8e80-4431-9a87-e943bf00e00b
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In this episode, we discuss the AI Safety Measures Act, or SB 315, Illinois' new frontier AI bill that mandates third-party audits for frontier AI labs (:51). We also cover the Trump administration's decision to lift export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models (7:34), Anthropic's claim that Alibaba extracted capabilities from Claude in a large-scale distillation attack (17:46), and OpenAI's proposal for the government to take a 5% stake in the company (26:12).
Additional Reading:
AI Safety Measures Act (SB 315): ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB0315lv.pdf
Lutnick's June 30 letter: politico.com/f/?id=0000019f-1b10-d591-a5ff-5b5d536a0000
Anthropic's blog post "Redeploying Fable 5": anthropic.com/news/redeploying-fable-5
OpenAI's blog post "Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol": openai.com/index/previewing-gpt-5-6-sol
"Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of 'Illicitly' Accessing AI Models" (Bloomberg): bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/anthropic-accuses-alibaba-of-illicitly-accessing-its-ai-models?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy
"OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake" (Financial Times): ft.com/content/7c803eab-8e80-4431-9a87-e943bf00e00b
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