I'm also not laughing here.
This is likely to delay, if not prevent, the release of more capable models in the future.
And apart from the big picture, I just paid Anthropic $200 on Friday with the understanding that I can use the model for 10 days until the 22nd.
I planned two productive days of work this weekend. There's still Codex, but I'm obviously disappointed with this and want my $200 back.
IFIFY: This is likely to delay, if not prevent, the release of more capable models in the future in the US
Exactly.
Although the EU isn't currently capable of competing at all, it slowly but steadily escapes the rectum of the United States.
And China already is the current superpower, so they don't have to give a fuck about the US.
US hegemony has ended.
I feel ya. I only paid 100 bucks, but I wanted to test the fable myself.
I am not interested in Opus 4.8 in the slightest.