Episode 408: Claude Opus 5's Token Trap, Block's Multiplayer AI, and the Thin-Float Bubble

Brian breaks down the real cost dynamics of Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 launch—revealing that lower per-token pricing can mask higher total costs due to token burn. He explores Block's BUZZ, the first multiplayer AI agent platform that treats agents as team members rather than bots. Plus: Claude's new screen-recording skill feature, Google's Gemini releases, the market cap collapse of Tesla and Alphabet (explained through the lens of thin-float dynamics), SpaceX's controversial IPO structure, Anthropic's quiet IPO filing, and updates from Midjourney and Perplexity. A deep dive into why benchmarks miss the point and how the AI industry is borrowing playbooks from crypto token launches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.