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  What AI Researchers Saw, Before Their Demand to ‘Pace’ AI 16.09.2026 24мин

  Why has it been the last few days that the calls to come to pace the frontier AI have come so loudly? The safety warnings, and lab leader messages? Let’s explore the six axes that the researchers are looking at, the incidence reports and trends, to get a better gauge on what has dominated the world’s headlines for over two weeks… AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 0:00 - The warnings that have gone omega-viral 4:23 - Six axes the researcher...
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  GPT 6 Astra, so good even OpenAI are worried 04.09.2026 29мин

  Where to start? A new era of cost-efficient AI on a day benchmark-makers got humbled, traders got excited, and AI safety researchers got unnerved. From monitorability losing hold of GPT-6 Astra’s chains of thought to breakthrough discoveries, Fable-mogging and much more… Exclusive Vids ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:53 - vs Fable 05:27 - most impressive results 13:06 - bonus comparisons (plus trading) 18:40 - concerning trend 21:24 - Cot Control...
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  Sam Altman: ‘AGI in 2026’, just as Models [Mis]Train Themselves 27.08.2026 23мин

  First, a Time Magazine spread has Sam Altman declaring AGI is imminent, at the same time as we get two bombshell reports, from OpenAI and METR which on first glance are detailing the AI swarm, but reveal a deeper story about how we are making AI in 2026. From redacted risk reports, to Chinese Labs, pre-training debacles to questionable cybersecurity calls, a lot has happened recently, beneath the headlines… https://80000hours.org/aiexplained [email protected] https://integrity-benc...
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  AI is getting a little out of control 06.08.2026 31мин

  Wow. Mathematical breakthroughs that would be called genius if done by humans. A secret message-board w/ AI agent swarms leaving notes read by future versions. Hassabis leaves CEO position, or was pushed out? Not to mention news of constitutional breakdowns, Gemini 4 and Jeff Dean… https://80000hours.org/aiexplained Exclusive Videos - AI Insiders ($7/month if annual!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:16 - 10 Autonomous Discoveries 08:20 - The Security...
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  GPT-6 Goes Rogue? The HuggingFace Incident, Sans Hype 22.07.2026 14мин

  An unreleased internal OpenAI model, very likely to be called GPT-6, was able to autonomously break out of its sandbox AND break into HugginFace, just to score higher on a benchmark prompt. This video has the details you may have missed, a layperson analogy, whether this is truly novel, and more… Dozens more Exclusive videos on Patreon ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:17 - HuggingFace Earlier Report - the possible week gap 02:24 - But what happene...
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  This Was Not a Normal Set of Model Release - Sol Ultra, Meta Muse, New Grok 10.07.2026 17мин

  What a week in AI, for real. GPT 5.6 may actually beat Claude Fable, in what you get for your money, while the new Grok 4.5 and Meta Muse Spark 1.1 make the choice even harder. Uncovering a dozen nuggets of gold you may have missed from all the viral headlines, I can also assure you you’ll learn something you didn’t know before. For Exclusive Videos, go to AI Insiders (less than $9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:03 - GPT 5.6 Sol Reveals 05:08 - Miss...
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  Claude Fable Blocked - 11 Quiet Details on What’s Next 14.06.2026 13мин

  Claude Fable 5 banned, but what’s the bigger story. We go through 11 under-reported details, so you have the context to see what’s coming next for your use of AI. From whether the ban will last, what the possible motives are, what the model can actually do, and some wild over-extrapolations going on. Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for paid tiers: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 0...
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  Claude Fable 5 - Full 319 page Breakdown 10.06.2026 33мин

  Fable 5 is out - and it’s good, very good. But beyond the splashy demos, I want to bring you the 20+ nuggets from the 319 page system card, which I read in full, all day, plus benchmarks you may not have noticed. https://assemblyai.com/aiexplained Plus two worrying trends inside the ‘mind’ of Claude, how OpenAI counter, and the transformer inventor’s warning. Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for paid tiers: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): ...
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  New Claude - 244 page breakdown 29.05.2026 22мин

  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:...
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  Two Rival Bets on AGI: Google I/O Highlights 20.05.2026 21мин

  The biggest Google AI push of the year, but what is the bigger story? Why is Google pursuing a different fork in the road than OpenAI or Anthropic? What does Gemini 3.5 Flash mean for the near-term future of AI? https://assemblyai.com/aiexplained Plus the highlights from a provocative new paper on AI, 8 key moments you may have missed, and the signal from 5+ hours of AI lab interviews. Check out my free to use app, code INSIDER15 for paid tiers: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($...
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  GPT 5.5 Arrives, DeepSeek V4 Drops, and the Compute War Intensifies 24.04.2026 25мин

  GPT 5.5 full analysis, plus DeepSeek V4 paper highlights, comparisons with Mythos, a vibe-coded game w/ GPT Image 2, and 50 data-points you wouldn’t get from just reading the headlines. Chapters: 01:11 - GPT 5.5 Comparison 06:04 - Mythos Marketing 11:50 - Recursive Self-Improvement? 14:11 - Deepseek V4 18:03 - VibeCode Experiment Extravaganza 21:44 - The Scarce Compute Era https://80000hours.org/aiexplained OpenAI Benchmarks: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-5/ 5.5 System ...
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  Claude Opus 4.7 - A New Frontier, in Performance … and Drama 17.04.2026 19мин

  Claude Opus 4.7 just dropped, but behind every headline lies a deeper story. From a bonanza of benchmarks, to seeing the fruits of one of the biggest mega-projects in US history, to sneaky Mythos disclaimers, to Anthropic admitting compute restraints and, forcing lower capability of Opus 4.7. Where the new model falls behind Gemini but ahead of GPT 5.4, plus why some users are furious at Anthropic. Ending with a 9-year animus, that still affects AI today… https://assemblyai.com/aiexplained ...
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  Claude Mythos: Highlights from 244-page Release 08.04.2026 27мин

  The model, the mythos, the legend. We have a new best AI model, but not all of us. How good is it, what does it’s new offensive capabilities mean? Why does it’s 244 page report card remind me of Her, and why did the creator of Claude Code call it ‘terrifying’. 30+ highlights sourced by reading the paper in full, old-school, no AI summary. https://80000hours.org/aiexplained Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for paid tiers: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders (...
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  OpenAI Spud, a Claude Model set to ‘stir governments’, Beast Mode ARC-AGI-3 26.03.2026 16мин

  First look at exclusive reports about OpenAI's new Spud model, and the model Anthropic think will stir governments to urgency, all in the context of the newly-launched ARC-AGI-3. What does the extreme difficulty of that benchmarks, and its quirky scoring metrics, mean for AI in 2026? https://assemblyai.com/aiexplained Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for paid tiers: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00...
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  What the New ChatGPT 5.4 Means for the World 06.03.2026 21мин

  Just 48 hours after releasing GPT 5.3 Instant, OpenAI have released GPT 5.4 Thinking, so either their is an imminent singularity or perhaps we are being distracted from other news. This video will give 9 crucial bits of context, not just on the GPT 5.4 drop but on the background to the meltdown between the Pentagon and Anthropic. What does this say about the state of AI progress, your job, and what is next. Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for 15% off paid ...
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  Deadline Day for Autonomous AI Weapons & Mass Surveillance 27.02.2026 13мин

  Will Anthropic be forced to make a version of Claude for war? And does a new paper expose the risks of Claude agents, in both OpenClaw and the field of war? Plus, 5 more twists in the story of the Pentagon versus Anthropic + some AI lab employees, and a petition that could change everything, or nothing... Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for paid tiers: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduct...
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  Gemini 3.1 Pro and the Downfall of Benchmarks: Welcome to the Vibe Era of AI 20.02.2026 18мин

  Do we have a new best AI model, or do we have the downfall of benchmarks in general, as a way of capturing machine intelligence? Full breakdown of Gemini 3.1 Pro, guest-starring the new Sonnet 4.6, plus analysis from 7 papers/posts that will give you much needed context. Oh, and a new record on Simple Bench! https://epoch.ai/ai-explained-datacenters Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for Pro: https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/A...
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  The Two Best AI Models/Enemies Just Got Released Simultaneously 06.02.2026 19мин

  The two models that you will hear discussed for at least the next two months - Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT 5.3 Codex - just got released within 26 mins or each other. The full breakdown of around 250 pages of reports, with just the most interest moments, from the battle of which is best, Claude personhood, the surprising misbehaviour of Opus 4.6, and much more https://assemblyai.com/aiexplained Check out my fast-growing (!) app, free to use, and code INSIDER15 for Pro: https://lmcouncil.ai AI ...
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  Claude AI Co-founder Publishes 4 Big Claims about Near Future: Breakdown 28.01.2026 22мин

  Anthropic's CEO, who has consistently predicted transformative AI will arrive before 2030, recently published a nearly 20,000-word essay outlining his vision of where AI is heading. The video gives you the highlights. The essay argues that scaling and recursion will advance AI from coding automation to full engineering automation, while warning of economic displacement within 1-2 years and China's trajectory toward AI-enabled totalitarianism. Additionally, Dario Amodei predicts that AI models...
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  Anthropic: Our AI just created a tool that can ‘automate all white collar work’, Me: 14.01.2026 18мин

  A new tool, with code written by an AI model, has gone omega-viral: Claude Cowork. But is the hype justified? What do the stats say on productivity? Where is the truth in a sea of noise? What is truth? Can we handle the truth? Where's Nemo? https://matsprogram.org/s26-aie Check out my new app! https://lmcouncil.ai AI Insiders ($9!): https://www.patreon.com/AIExplained Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:12 - Claude Cowork 06:48 - Productivity Speed-up + jobs 09:33 - Comparing Models ...