Policy
It Was Never About Dario: The Deep History of Government AI Control
Pulling Claude offline and gating GPT-5.6 was not a surprise. The 70-year pattern behind AI's permission layer, and the local hedge that beats it.
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Policy
When the Government Decides Who Gets AI: The GPT-5.6 Signal
For the first time, Washington is gating who can run a frontier AI model. What the GPT-5.6 and Fable 5 moves mean, and the hedge that still works.
Policy
The Off-Switch Was Always There. This Week We Saw It Used.
The Fable 5 shutdown proved the government can switch off a deployed AI model. The real issue isn't this one decision — it's the missing standard.
Anthropic
Anthropic Fable 5 Suspended: What the Shutdown Means
The US government forced Anthropic to disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 three days after launch. Here's what happened and why it matters for anyone renting AI.
Security
AI Data Centers: The Local Costs No One Warns You About
AI data centers are reshaping power grids, water supplies, and how dissent is policed, plus what the buildout costs your community and the part you control.