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Anthropic backtracked on secretly degrading Fable 5 for AI researchers after fierce backlash. OpenAI considers drastic token price cuts anticipating war with Anthropic. Dario Amodei calls for FAA-style AI regulation, the FBI seized fake Chinese consulting domains, and DoorDash launches AI ordering.
Anthropic backtracks on its decision to quietly limit Fable 5's ability to develop LLMs, saying "requests will visibly fall back to Opus 4.8", after backlash (Wired)
Sources: OpenAI is considering drastically lowering the prices it charges users for tokens in anticipation of similar cuts the startup expects Anthropic to make (WSJ)
Dario Amodei outlines policy responses to AI's exponential progress across regulation and public safety, macroeconomics and taxes, science, geopolitics, more (Dario Amodei)
The FBI seizes 13 domains allegedly tied to fake consulting firms that sought information from US government and military employees for suspected Chinese agents (Reuters)
YouTube rolls out a new in-app messaging system for sharing videos and having 1:1 conversations; it discontinued its previous Messages feature in September 2019 (9to5Google)
DoorDash launches an in-app AI chatbot to let users order food and groceries and make reservations with photos and prompts (CNBC)
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