#96 - Tokenmaxxing, Val Kilmer's ai avatar, Claude Opus 4.7, GPT-5.4-Cyber, MAI-Image-2e & more
From The AI Files by Jaime Basilico and Shadab Hussain
April 18, 2026 · 28 min · Season 2026 · Episode 96
About this episode
Shadab discusses various topics including tokenmaxxing, AI budget issues, and advancements in AI technologies.
In this episode, Shadab discuss the tokenmaxxing debate, Uber blowing its AI budget, GPU scarcity and rising NVIDIA prices, Microsoft’s MAI-Image-2-Efficient launch, OpenAI’s GPT-5.4-Cyber vs Anthropic’s security approach, Claude Opus 4.7 and Claude Design, always-on AI coding workflows, data center regulatory backlash, and key takeaways from the Stanford AI Index on adoption, productivity, and trust gaps & more