Capabilities and sycophancy debates

Michael Fraser is a business consultant on leading LLMs, with an extensive knowledge of praxeology. He joins Bob to discuss the Pentagon's decision to sever ties with Anthropic and even designate them a supply chain risk.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

• The YouTube version of this interview.
• Anthropic CEO's statement in response to Hegseth decision.
• Academic paper putting leading LLMs into a wargame.
• Good examples of "jailbreaking" safeguards on LLMs.
• The BMS interview of Steve Landsburg discussing Grothendiek.
• Michael Fraser's interview on the InFi podcast, discussing LLMs as a cauldron, not a crystal ball.
• Help support the Bob Murphy Show.