Apple’s iPhone Duo, Meta’s Muse AI Agent, Anthropic Researcher Quits Over AI Doom | Diet TBPN

Summary

The hosts discuss Apple's newly announced foldable iPhone Duo and argue it will sell well based on status appeal and the value of phone usage relative to price. They then review Steve Jobs' 1985 prediction of conversational AI and speculate that Jobs would be pro-AI but anti-slop. The episode also covers Meta's new Muse personal AI agent, its distribution and monetization potential through Instagram, and the competitive threat to Instinct. Finally they discuss an Anthropic researcher's resignation over AI existential risk and the resulting p(doom) debate.

• Apple announces the foldable iPhone Duo; hosts expect strong sales at a $2-3k price point.
• Hosts debate whether the Duo is a true new form factor or just a larger screen with no new functionality.
• A viral Steve Jobs 1985 clip is discussed as an early prediction of conversational AI and large language models.
• Meta launches Muse, a personal AI agent with free and paid subscription tiers and online purchasing capabilities.
• Hosts argue Muse adoption will depend on integration into Instagram's large user base rather than a standalone app.
• Meta AI's hallucination that Muse is from Anthropic is highlighted as a product fragmentation issue.
• An Anthropic researcher resigns over AI doom, saying labs are racing to self-improving superintelligence; others debate the 10% extinction risk.