The most powerful consumer AI model ever has been released today

[Butters]

On 6/15/2026 at 2:51 AM, Natasha Tori Maru said:

By this, are you implying they shot themselves in the foot and made a mistake in an attempt to grab investor cash?

If so, this is what I am claiming. It is a sales tactic.

I mean, I don't think this particular move was deliberate but hurts them instead. I don't see how constantly screaming your software is going to make everyone unemployed or destroy us all is good marketing. 

Cal Newport actually has an interesting take on this: 

Basically he's saying these Silicon Valley AI guys are so deep into this "rationalist doomer subculture", that's just how they talk. Only now are they getting pushback on that because they're trying to take these things public. 

8 hours ago, integral said:

My biggest worry is that they're going to limit higher end models for US citizens only.

It's impossible to enforce this. Besides, the open source models are only about 6 months behind the flagships so it's constantly moving. 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@Butters you haven't heard the term - all publicity is good publicity? Think about it. They get their name out there. Which is worth more than gold - the economy of attention is the biggest one there is. 

Think about Trump etc

Even the news, as another example. All the negative stuff makes the headlines.

And to really double down - the news is GOOD for anthropic. It sends the message "this is so powerful, we had to put on the breaks" you can infer that power is now going to be diverted to be used for good (which is why it was withdrawn and stopped, to revise guardrails etc). Huge positive spin/implication.

Edited 2 hours ago by Natasha Tori Maru

[Butters]

27 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

@Butters you haven't heard the term - all publicity is good publicity? Think about it. They get their name out there. Which is worth more than gold - the economy of attention is the biggest one there is. 

Think about Trump etc

Even the news, as another example. All the negative stuff makes the headlines.

And to really double down - the news is GOOD for anthropic. It sends the message "this is so powerful, we had to put on the breaks" you can infer that power is now going to be diverted to be used for good (which is why it was withdrawn and stopped, to revise guardrails etc). Huge positive spin/implication.

I just don't agree with that. I think it will make their non-US enterprise customers seriously consider local LLMs and non-US alternatives. This move really broke something in how people view flagship models from now on and that you can't rely on using them. 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

21 minutes ago, Butters said:

I just don't agree with that. I think it will make their non-US enterprise customers seriously consider local LLMs and non-US alternatives. This move really broke something in how people view flagship models from now on and that you can't rely on using them. 

What are you basing that on?