EPISODE · Jun 22, 2026 · 38 MIN
We Built AI We Can't Control. Now What?
from BroBots: Technology, Health & Being a Better Human · host Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth
Just days after Anthropic launched Fable 5 and Mythos — two of the most capable AI models ever released — the US Commerce Department stepped in with an unprecedented national security export control order and effectively forced Anthropic to pull the kill switch on both models globally. The move signals something that we have been watching build for years: Washington now legally treats cutting-edge AI code the same way it treats weapons. We also get into the social media ban backfire hitting governments worldwide, the emerging analog bag movement, and a few pieces of tech that are either genuinely useful or complete nonsense depending on how much disposable income you have.Key Moments0:00 — The US government shuts down Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos: what just happened1:08 — Jason explains how AI export controls work — and why this one is different3:18 — What Fable 5 actually did: Jeremy asks Jason to explain the threat5:12 — How Fable 5 turned three weeks of Jason's dev work into one day7:08 — The 'get me $20 million in two weeks' scenario: why state actors are the real concern8:24 — AI as the Wolf from Pulp Fiction — but it cleans its own car9:29 — Senator Kelly's amendment: forcing human accountability into autonomous weapons11:12 — Why the audit trail problem makes the amendment unenforceable15:32 — College seniors boo Eric Schmidt: the worst commencement speech in recent memory16:24 — Why a four-year degree doesn't buy what it used to — and who's actually getting work22:42 — Social media bans for kids are backfiring: VPNs, underground platforms, and unintended consequences26:40 — We're all addicts and we know it: the screen dependency conversation we keep not having27:35 — The analog bag movement: is carrying a sack of notebooks actually the answer?33:43 — Dream's $700 floor lamp that gives you a blowout: luxury appliance or absurd gimmick?34:08 — Switchbot's AI art frame with e-ink display: actually kind of cool36:08 — FITIC's 3D-printed custom shoes: great engineering, requires pictures of your feet
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Just days after Anthropic launched Fable 5 and Mythos — two of the most capable AI models ever released — the US Commerce Department stepped in with an unprecedented national security export control order and effectively forced Anthropic to pull the kill switch on both models globally. The move signals something that we have been watching build for years: Washington now legally treats cutting-edge AI code the same way it treats weapons. We also get into the social media ban backfire hitting governments worldwide, the emerging analog bag movement, and a few pieces of tech that are either genuinely useful or complete nonsense depending on how much disposable income you have.Key Moments0:00 — The US government shuts down Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos: what just happened1:08 — Jason explains how AI export controls work — and why this one is different3:18 — What Fable 5 actually did: Jeremy asks Jason to explain the threat5:12 — How Fable 5 turned three weeks of Jason's dev work into one day7:08 — The 'get me $20 million in two weeks' scenario: why state actors are the real concern8:24 — AI as the Wolf from Pulp Fiction — but it cleans its own car9:29 — Senator Kelly's amendment: forcing human accountability into autonomous weapons11:12 — Why the audit trail problem makes the amendment unenforceable15:32 — College seniors boo Eric Schmidt: the worst commencement speech in recent memory16:24 — Why a four-year degree doesn't buy what it used to — and who's actually getting work22:42 — Social media bans for kids are backfiring: VPNs, underground platforms, and unintended consequences26:40 — We're all addicts and we know it: the screen dependency conversation we keep not having27:35 — The analog bag movement: is carrying a sack of notebooks actually the answer?33:43 — Dream's $700 floor lamp that gives you a blowout: luxury appliance or absurd gimmick?34:08 — Switchbot's AI art frame with e-ink display: actually kind of cool36:08 — FITIC's 3D-printed custom shoes: great engineering, requires pictures of your feet
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