Show Notes
RIP Fable 5. We recorded this before it got taken offline, but it's still worth talking about. The model is incredible. We really miss it.
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Sources https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2043177597434306699 https://cognition.ai/blog/frontier-code https://x.com/paradite_/status/2064585901351792887 https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/d00db56fa754a1b115b6dd7cb2e3c342ee809620.pdf (page 13 has the “prompt modification” quote) https://www.anthropic.com/institute/recursive-self-improvement
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 3:29 Fable First Impressions 10:24 Benchmark Drama 26:42 Claude Code & Workflows 36:07 Pricing & June 22 Cutoff 39:54 Data Retention 45:58 Hidden Safeguards 1:07:01 The Claude Constitution
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