Anthropic News: What We Know – Give Me a Break...

The Altman Firing Debacle: A Comedy of Errors

So, OpenAI almost merged with Anthropic after they briefly canned Sam Altman? Let's be real, that's like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic after hitting the iceberg. We're supposed to believe this was some strategic maneuver, not a full-blown panic move? Give me a break.

Ilya Sutskever, bless his heart, apparently wasn't thrilled about the idea. According to court docs, he was "very unhappy" and "really did not" want it to happen. Color me shocked. The guy probably saw the writing on the wall: merging two dumpster fires doesn't magically create a sustainable inferno. It just makes a bigger fire.

And then there's Helen Toner, the "most supportive" board member. I wonder what her angle was? Did she genuinely think this was a good idea, or was she just trying to score points in the AI popularity contest? It's always about the optics, isn't it?

Forward-Deployed Engineers: The AI Babysitters

Speaking of dumpster fires, I saw another article about OpenAI and Anthropic hiring these "forward-deployed engineers." Apparently, they embed these guys with clients to "ensure customers get exactly what they need." Translation: AI is still too damn complicated for normal people to use, so they need highly paid babysitters to hold their hands. OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies are looking to hire this 'rare' kind of software engineers

It's like selling someone a self-driving car that requires a professional driver in the passenger seat at all times. What's the point? Are we really making progress, or are we just creating more layers of expensive, unnecessary complexity?

These engineers are supposedly "rare." Yeah, because who wants to spend their days explaining to clueless executives how to prompt a language model? It's a thankless job, but hey, at least they get to put "AI whisperer" on their LinkedIn profile.

Let's be real, this is all about making AI seem more accessible than it actually is. It's marketing, plain and simple. And we're falling for it. Aren't we?

The Musk-Altman Feud: A Billionaire Soap Opera

And of course, we can't forget the ongoing saga of Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman. These guys are trading barbs on Twitter like a couple of teenagers. "You stole a non-profit!" Musk cries. "I helped turn the thing you left for dead into what should be the largest non-profit ever!" Altman retorts.

It's like watching a reality show, except the stakes are potentially world-altering. These are the guys shaping the future of AI, and they're acting like spoiled children. Maybe I'm just jealous I don't have billions of dollars to throw around. Nah, I ain't jealous. Just disgusted.

The lawsuit, the countersuit, the public spats... it's all so tiresome. They're fighting over who gets to control the AI narrative, while the rest of us are just trying to figure out how to use ChatGPT to write a decent email.

What a Clown Show

Seriously, the whole situation is a joke. OpenAI almost merging with Anthropic? Forward-deployed engineers holding everyone's hands? Musk and Altman acting like toddlers? It's a complete circus. I'm starting to think that AI isn't going to save the world; it's just going to provide endless entertainment for cynical columnists like me.