AI #169: New Knowledge

Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · May 21, 2026 · 1h 35m

The Don’t Worry About the Vase Podcast is a listener-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support the cost of creation, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.* 00:00:00 - Introduction* 00:01:17 - Table of Contents* 00:04:46 - Language Models Offer Mundane Utility* 00:06:42 - Do The Math* 00:07:59 - Language Models Don’t Offer Mundane Utility* 00:08:35 - Huh, Upgrades* 00:08:48 - The Prior Restraint Era Begins* 00:10:43 - On Your Marks* 00:11:13 - METR Frontier Risk Report* 00:14:57 - Choose Your Fighter* 00:15:40 - Overcoming Bias* 00:16:18 - Get My Agent On The Line* 00:17:34 -…