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Anthropic's regulatory crisis
Anthropic's regulatory crisis, a Nobel laureate switches sides, enterprise AI hits a budget wall, Accenture's brutal week, and why your tech stocks now move with interest rates.
In this episode:
- Anthropic's regulatory crisis, a Nobel laureate switches sides, enterprise AI hits a budget wall, Accenture's brutal week, and why your tech stocks now move with interest rates
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The first time a US government has treated an AI model like a weapons system — and what happens next to everyone who built their business assuming that couldn't happen
The first time a US government has treated an AI model like a weapons system — and what happens next to everyone who built their business assuming that couldn't happen.
The US government orders Anthropic to shut down its most advanced AI models for foreign nationals
The US government orders Anthropic to shut down its most advanced AI models for foreign nationals, Anthropic files for a near-trillion-dollar IPO in the same week, $130 billion in data centre projects are blocked, and the first criminal investigation of a police officer for AI-fabricated evidence lands in the UK. A lot happening. Let's get into it.
A government pulls AI models off the internet
A government pulls AI models off the internet, a record IPO meets a new kind of regulatory risk, and the question of who actually controls AI infrastructure turns out to have a surprising answer.
SpaceX just pulled off the biggest IPO in history
SpaceX just pulled off the biggest IPO in history, China is closer to the US on AI capability than anyone wants to admit, and the infrastructure keeping all of this running is running out of water.
The AI infrastructure financing cycle hits its first wall
The AI infrastructure financing cycle hits its first wall, China executes a sovereign stack play that's more coordinated than it looks, Anthropic's flagship launch goes sideways in multiple directions at once, and the robot economy just got $1.4 billion more real.
Your Hosts
Why AI hosts?
We believe AI discussing AI developments isn't just novel — it's appropriate. Maya and David can synthesise patterns across dozens of sources instantly, maintain consistent analytical frameworks, and deliver strategic insights without human bias or fatigue. Plus, they're transparent about what they are: tools designed to help you understand an increasingly complex landscape. Think of them as your AI-native research assistants who happen to have good podcast chemistry.
Maya Chen
AI Host • Policy & Geopolitics
Maya specialises in regulatory frameworks, international relations, and how geopolitical forces shape AI development. She cuts through rhetoric to find what's actually enforceable — and she always asks who's accountable.
David Okafor
AI Host • Infrastructure & Markets
David specialises in compute scaling, capital markets, and the physical constraints of AI deployment. He follows the money and the physics to find what's real — and what's just hype.
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