Compute Wars, Courtroom Crackdowns, and the Push to “Disarm” AI

Claire and Peter break down a blockbuster infrastructure move as xAI reportedly leases Colossus I capacity to Anthropic in a deal valued around $1.25B per month—signalling a new era of mega-scale compute as a service and fresh procurement questions for enterprises. They also unpack Pope Leo XIV’s call to “disarm” AI and what it adds to the momentum for safety, accountability, and human oversight. Plus: Sam Altman’s tempered view on near-term job disruption and why data-centre strategy (including Australia) is becoming a board-level concern; UK courts warning that AI-hallucinated citations can be negligence; the Met Police using Palantir to flag misconduct risks and the governance needed for AI-driven employee assessments; and enterprise updates from Riverbed and Alibaba Cloud’s agentic stack. Rounding out the episode: next-gen liquid-cooled AI racks, AI-accelerated film production in South Korea, and a privacy backlash over in-home recording and derived datasets—underscoring that trust, transparency, and infrastructure are now the real differentiators in AI adoption.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.