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1. sailingparrot · 1790095545 · focus · HN ↗

   > Claude Opus 5.5 is our first release since we called for pacing the frontier.

   Interesting how the very first line is used to remind the reader of their call to pace the frontier just last week, and everything else after that line is to demonstrate with very specific numbers how they absolutely are not pacing.

   1. lukewarm707 · 1790096093 · focus · HN ↗

      the only thing they are pacing is what models the permanent underclass are allowed to have in life.

      that, they fully intend to 'pace'.

      1. drnick1 · 1790097207 · focus · HN ↗

         With AI tools it's easier than ever to create a business, do research, or build stuff. That's an opportunity for the "underclass," not a curse.

         1. lukewarm707 · 1790100220 · focus · HN ↗

            an opportunity the underclass will not have.

            what anthropic have stolen they intend to keep for themselves.

         2. SOLAR_FIELDS · 1790104471 · focus · HN ↗

            If a well funded incumbent with a much better model can just crush you instantly because you don't have access to it, is it really an opportunity?

            1. cgio · 1790110273 · focus · HN ↗

               You’ll always have access to the underclass models so they also have your thinking to train on. And good ideas to steal.

               1. 9dev · 1790119806 · focus · HN ↗

                  It’s beautiful. You can even give the underclass their own bullshit economy with struggling startups competing for the scraps, sprinkle some targeted influencer ads to give people the illusion of a better future, and they will be perpetually busy fighting windmills. All the while the upperclass can shape the world however they please.

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