#248 - Fable 5, Siri AI, IPOs, Policy on the AI Exponential
About this episode
The episode discusses significant AI news from the past week, including product launches and IPO updates.
Our 248th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Recorded on 06/12/2026 Note: we recorded just before the OTHER big news about Fable... we'll discuss it on the next episode. Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie Harris Feel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.ai Read out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/ In this episode: Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 (a safeguarded version of Mythos 5), showing major benchmark jumps and new risk findings in its system card (eval awareness, transgressive actions, CBRN concerns), alongside controversy over severe guardrails and silent downgrades. Apple announced Siri AI at WWDC, positioning a more capable conversational assistant integrated across iPhone features, reportedly built on a custom Gemini partnership; Google also rolled out Gemini 3.5 Live Translate and cut Google AI Plus pricing while bundling more storage. Business and infrastructure updates include OpenAI’s confidential IPO filing amid an IPO race with Anthropic and SpaceX, Bezos-backed Prometheus raising $12B for “physical AI,” DeepSeek seeking a…
More episodes of Last Week in AI
- #252 - GPT 5.6, Grok 4.5, Nemotron-Labs-Diffusion, AI 2040
- #251 - Mythos Back, Sonnet 5, Etched, LongCat
- #250 - Mythos Mess, GPT 5.6-Sol, GLM 5.2
- #249 - Fable 5 ban, SpaceX Cursor + IPO, OSS Aplenty
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Last Week in AI podcast page.