Claude Paywalls, Courtroom Hallucinations, and the Power Problem Behind AI Agents

Claire and Peter break down a packed roundup of AI headlines shaping how businesses adopt (and govern) AI. Anthropic is changing how Claude subscriptions work with third-party tools—pushing heavy users toward add-on bundles or the API. Wired reports a security incident at AI training data supplier Mercor, prompting renewed focus on vendor risk and AI supply chain due diligence. In legal news, sanctions are rising for AI-generated briefs with fabricated citations, underscoring the need for strict human verification and audit trails. The hosts also explore Claude Dispatch and what local, desktop-executed agents could mean for enterprise workflows—along with the guardrails required. Finally, they zoom out to the infrastructure reality behind the agent boom: electricity, data-centre capacity, permitting, physical security, geopolitics, and why portability across model and hardware stacks matters. Plus, a practical idea from Andrej Karpathy on building a living Markdown knowledge wiki as an alternative to over-reliance on RAG.About Six & FlowSix & Flow is a digital transformation consultancy helping businesses adapt, grow, and thrive in a fast-changing world. We specialise in AI, CRM, and revenue operations, blending strategy, technology, and creativity to deliver measurable impact. From scaling startups to global enterprises, we partner with ambitious teams to unlock growth through smart automation, customer-centric marketing, and forward-thinking sales enablement. Learn more at sixandflow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.