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Deep Questions with Cal Newport

Was the Mythos Ban Justified? (Good Idea. Bad Execution.) | AI Reality Check

June 17, 202629 min

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Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Was the Mythos ban justified? (5:32) Is Fable 5 actually dangerous? (11:03) Is Fable 5 without guardrails actually a unique national security concern? (15:13) Should the government be more involved with AI? Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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