Just update this for 2025 and multiply it by 3. Happy New Year all!

I’ve had a number of conversations with folks inside and outside government about the current situation with Anthropic, and here is what I believe to be true: — As we know, Anthropic publicly released its Mythos class models earlier this week under the commercial name Fable. — Fable is Mythos with guardrails. But if those guardrails fail, then you’ve exposed Mythos and its advanced cyber capabilities to people who shouldn’t have them. (Keep in mind that Anthropic itself widely promoted the idea that Mythos was a cyberweapon and needed to be regulated as such. They asked for government regulation of Mythos and championed the guardrails on Fable. If there is a vulnerability — big or small — it is Anthropic’s responsibility to patch.) — A highly credible trusted partner of both Anthropic and the USG who was testing Fable came forward with a jailbreak of those guardrails. The Admin asked Dario to fix the jailbreak or de-deploy the model. Dario refused. — In their blog post, Anthropic defended its decision by saying the jailbreak isn’t serious. That is not what the trusted partner and the USG believe; nor is that kind of minimizing language consistent with Anthropic’s brand as the AI safety company. It’s difficult to fathom how they could claim a jailbreak allowing operability of a cyber weapon could be defined as not “serious.” — In the past, Anthropic has always said that safety must be top priority and taken super seriously. In this case, Anthropic prioritized the continued offering of the consumer model over safety. — In reaction, the Admin issued the export control. The Admin did this reluctantly. It’s been very surprised that Anthropic hasn’t wanted to cooperate with a reasonable safety request (ie fixing the jailbreak issue). Anthropic’s reaction is very much at odds with their branding and ethos as a safe AI research community. — The Admin’s hope now is that Anthropic remediates the safety issue, the export control is lifted, and Fable goes back into general release. The Admin wants all of this to happen as soon as possible. It is frankly bewildered that Anthropic hasn’t wanted to comply with safety requests that it previously said were its highest priority. — Those trying to misdirect and tie this action to the prior DoW/Anthropic issues are wrong. The Admin values Anthropic’s technical capabilities and feels that this issue, while serious, should be easily resolved. The ball is in Anthropic’s court.

Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine. In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted. odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/…

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🚨 SAVE SNUGGLES: Court Orders Euthanasia of Military Veteran’s Family Dog Snuggles is a 2-year-old livestock guardian dog belonging to a military veteran and his family in Tucson, Arizona. He lives with his mom, dad, and two young children who love him dearly and see him as their protector and best friend. Snuggles is now sitting in Pima Animal Care Center after a court ordered euthanasia ruling following a bite incident that occurred on his family’s property while he was on guard duty. He has now been sitting in the shelter for AMOST 8 MONTHS away from the family he has known his entire life. According to the family, this was Snuggles’ first bite incident. The bite victim was the children’s grandmother, and she is also fighting to save Snuggles and bring him home. The family believes Snuggles is being misunderstood for doing what guardian dogs are bred to do: protect their home and family. Snuggles is not a monster. He is a working guardian dog with a family desperately fighting for his life. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ‼️ Steve Kozachik, Director of Pima Animal Care Center 📞 (520) 724-5900 📧 steve.kozachik@pima.gov ‼️ Chad Kasmar, Deputy County Administrator 📞 (520) 724-7733 📧 chad.kasmar@pima.gov Please say: “Hi, I’m calling regarding Snuggles, the livestock guardian dog currently facing euthanasia in Tucson. I’m asking for a fair review of his case and consideration of alternatives to euthanasia.” Please remain respectful. #SaveSnuggles @JenniferEvn22

The U.S. semiconductor index $SOX doubling within 1 year has only happened 3 times in history. The 1st was the 1995 PC boom. The 2nd was the 2000 dot-com bubble. The 3rd is the 2026 AI bubble. In both 1995 & 2000, the vertical surge was the final warning before it collapsed.

Many fans are showing major respect for Jon Hamm after an old clip has resurfaced where he straight-up removes Dakota Johnson’s hand from her co-star’s ear and tells her to stop. What is it with Hollywood and the constant weirdos?