Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 | EP #150

Good morning, it's Wednesday. This is Guru's Tech Bytes, episode one hundred fifty. And boy, do we got a packed one today. I mean, we got AI models that sound like they belong in a fantasy novel, we got a skeptic who might be eating his words, we got ad blockers for your iPhone, and—get this—a coding tool that secretly packs a whole office suite. Heh. Hhh, okay, that's something. Let’s just dive right in, folks, because my coffee’s kicking in and I got a lot to say. First up, Claude Fable five point one and Claude Mythos five point one. That’s right, Anthropic’s dropping these fancy-named models, and the community’s all over it—twelve hundred forty-nine upvotes, which is no joke. Now, I ain’t a tech wizard, but from what I’m reading, these things are supposed to be better at creative writing and storytelling. Like, you can ask ’em to spin a yarn and they’ll do it with flair. Some folks are saying it’s a game-changer for writers, others are just messing around with prompts. Either way, it’s got people talking, and that’s what matters. Second, we got Ed Zitron, that loud AI skeptic. You know the guy—always saying AI’s a bubble, it’s gonna crash, it’s all hype. Well, someone went and checked his old predictions, and guess what? Turns out he’s been right more often than not. I mean, he called out the ridiculous spending, the overpromising, the whole shebang. But here’s the kicker—he’s still wrong about the long game, ’cause AI’s not going anywhere. It’s like yelling at a train that’s already left the station. Still, gotta give the man credit for being honest. Third, Firefox just dropped an ad blocker for iOS. And I know what you’re thinking—didn’t Apple already block ads? Well, not really, not like this. And finally, the big one—ChatGPT’s Codex app is secretly bundling a full copy of LibreOffice. Yeah, you heard me right. The whole office suite, hidden inside a coding tool. Why? Nobody really knows, but folks are speculating it’s for document processing or maybe some offline trick. It’s like finding a free pizza in your toolbox. Four hundred thirteen upvotes and climbing. It’s weird, it’s wonderful, and it’s exactly the kind of chaos I love about this industry. That’s your daily byte. Have a great day. Until next time. Stories covered Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 — Hacker News How accurate have Ed Zitron's AI skeptic predictions been? — Hacker News Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS — Hacker News The ChatGPT/Codex app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice — Hacker News