Emerging Situation: Anthropic's Global Pause, Recursive Self-Improvement Arrives, and AI Personhood Arrives | EP #263

In this episode, the mates discuss Anthropic’s recursive self-improvement and recent admission.

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*Recorded on June 6th, 2026

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