jackedAJ Weekly EP1: Anthropic CEO's AI slowdown call, Temporal's $550M round, $9 AI ad with millions of views
jackedAJ · x · 2026-09-21
jackedAJ launched a weekly 7-minute tech drama roundup, publishing all source links from episode 1:
- AI pacing debate: Anthropic's CEO called for slower AI development to avoid catastrophic risks, while AI veterans argue frontier models don't need regulations to be paced; OpenAI reportedly delayed its IPO amid AI safety concerns.
- Funding: Temporal raised $550M at a $12.55B valuation; Anthropic reported positive adjusted income ahead of a potential IPO, sparking profitability discussion; Salesforce partnered with Anthropic and Nvidia at Dreamforce on AI sales tools.
- AI applications: An AI video ad made in 10 minutes for $9 for a Donut float drew millions of views; YC startups are shifting to domain-specific AI harnesses; Vid.AI's founder publicly shared $2M acquisition offers.
- Other items: Figure AI's Helix 2.5, Neuralink enabling ALS communication, Higgsfield's pay-per-use API for 50+ image/video models, a deep dive on the RAM crisis, and research linking gaming to cognitive health.
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