@theo Whoever thinks this was a surprise to Anthropic is retarded. This was surgically planned to gain hype pre-IPO and push the surveillance regulation narrative
Stuff you cant have is pinnacle appeal factor
the lower down in the stack the more boring you want your vendors to be
ai labs are way too loud esp when some are focused entirely on enterprise
don't want them to be in the headlines or trying to influence govt policy, that stuff is wild and will implode in your face quickly
you can spend so much time just tinkering and playing with things now. every idea i ever had for a fun little game or concept i can just do
i can't think of a better form of entertainment
most of life doesn't have hard rules, formulas, or clear logic
it's always been about feeling things out and understanding the spirit of things
majority of people in tech have no idea what this means