AI Model Deprecation and Opus 3

When is good enough actually good enough? AI is reshaping how I work and live. And a member with a portfolio that's beaten an all-in-one Vanguard LifeStrategy fund for ten years asks whether the complexity is worth it — or whether it's time to simplify.

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Show Notes

The Upswing: How We Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again by Robert Putnam—Simon &Schuster

An update on our model deprecation commitments for Claude Opus 3—Anthropic

Claude's Corner—Substack

Investments Mentioned

Vanguard LifeStrategy Growth Fund Investor (VASGX)

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