{"slug": "lwiai-podcast-247-opus-4-8-mai-anthropic-ipo-minimax-m3", "title": "LWiAI Podcast #247 - Opus 4.8, MAI, Anthropic IPO, Minimax-M3", "summary": "Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8 with improved benchmark scores and Dynamic Workflows for multi-agent tasks, while Microsoft unveiled the always-on Scout assistant and new MAI models including MAI Thinking 1. Anthropic also filed for an IPO after a $65B Series H at a $965B valuation, and Cognition raised $1B at a $25B valuation.", "body_md": "# LWiAI Podcast #247 - Opus 4.8, MAI, Anthropic IPO, Minimax-M3\n\n[Last Week in AI](https://lastweekin.ai)\n\nNew Models, IPO Announcements, and the Rise of Open Source Competitors\n\nNote from Last Week in AI (Andrey): I’m back! And i’m sorry for putting the substack on a silent pause, work got a bit too overwhelming so I fell behind on this. I’ll do my best to resume normal posting, starting with catching up on podcast episodes missing from here (which are not last week… but I guess I should post them still, sorry for the spam!)\n\nI’ve also paused paid subscriptions until I can get back to consistent posting. Apologies for the flakiness, and thanks for being a subscriber!\n\nOur 247th episode with a summary and discussion of last week’s big AI news!\n\nRecorded on 06/03/2026\n\nHosted by [Andrey Kurenkov](https://twitter.com/andrey_kurenkov) and [Jeremie Harris](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremieharris/)\n\nFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or [hello@gladstone.ai](mailto:hello@gladstone.ai)\n\nIn this episode:\n\n[Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic)released[Claude](/glossary/claude)Opus 4.8 with improved[benchmark](/glossary/benchmark)scores, discussed eval-awareness findings and welfare/corrigibility themes from its system card, and introduced Dynamic Workflows for long-running multi-agent tasks.Microsoft unveiled the always-on Microsoft Scout assistant built on OpenClaw plus new in-house MAI models (including MAI Thinking 1) and “frontier tuning,” emphasizing enterprise security architecture and model-from-scratch capability.\n\nMajor business moves included Anthropic’s $65B Series H at a $965B valuation alongside an IPO filing, a JPMorgan analysis arguing\n\n[OpenAI](/glossary/openai)needs major revenue growth to justify infrastructure spend, and Cognition raising $1B at a $25B valuation.Policy and security highlights covered Trump’s voluntary pre-release government testing framework for powerful AI, Meta AI support being exploited to hijack Instagram accounts, tightened US\n\n[Nvidia](/glossary/nvidia)export controls and China’s travel approvals for AI experts, plus expanded Glasswing/Mythos-style cyber and biodefense initiatives.\n\nTimestamps:\n\n(00:00:10) Intro / Banter\n\n(00:04:10) Sponsors\n\n(00:07:10) News Preview\n\nTools & Apps\n\n(00:07:54)\n\n[Anthropic releases Opus 4.8 with new ‘dynamic workflow’ tool | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/anthropic-releases-opus-4-8-with-new-dynamic-workflow-tool/)(00:22:37)\n\n[Microsoft Scout is a new AI personal assistant built on OpenClaw | The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/news/939713/microsoft-scout-assistant-openclaw)(00:26:55)\n\n[Microsoft launches new MAI family of AI models at Microsoft Build | Mashable](https://mashable.com/tech/microsoft-launches-new-mai-family-of-models-at-build)(00:37:43)\n\n[Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/robinhood-now-lets-your-ai-agents-trade-stocks/)(00:40:49)\n\n[OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/openai-launches-new-codex-tools-for-white-collar-work/)(00:43:40)\n\n[ElevenLabs’ new music-generation model can switch genres mid-track | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/elevenlabss-new-music-generation-model-can-switch-genres-mid-track/)\n\nApplications & Business\n\n(00:44:35)\n\n[Anthropic Hits $965 Billion Valuation, Surpassing OpenAI - WSJ](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-valuation-openai-80bf2c0a)(00:45:32)\n\n[Anthropic Files to Go Public, Setting Stage for Huge I.P.O. - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/technology/anthropic-ipo.html)(00:51:15)\n\n[China’s ByteDance Developing New AI Chips Like Those from Nvidia Partner Groq](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/chinas-bytedance-developing-new-ai-chips-like-nvidia-partner-groq?shem=rimspwouoe%2C)(00:55:00)\n\n[Anthropic expands Mythos to 150 additional organizations](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/02/anthropic-mythos-ai-project-glasswing.html)(00:55:35)\n\n[OpenAI needs a 26x revenue increase to justify its buildout](https://boingboing.net/2026/05/25/openai-needs-a-26x-revenue-increase-to-justify-its-buildout.html?shem=rimspwouoe,)(00:58:46)\n\n[AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-1b-at-25b-pre-money-valuation/)\n\nProjects & Open Source\n\nPolicy & Safety\n\n(01:06:08)\n\n[Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking Oversight of A.I. Models - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/technology/trump-executive-order-ai.html)(01:11:45)\n\n[Hackers Simply Asked Meta AI to Give Them Access to High-Profile Instagram Accounts. It Worked](https://www.404media.co/hackers-simply-asked-meta-ai-to-give-them-access-to-high-profile-instagram-accounts-it-worked/)(01:17:53)\n\n[U.S. Tightens Controls on Nvidia AI Chip Exports | Let’s Data Science](https://letsdatascience.com/news/us-tightens-controls-on-nvidia-ai-chip-exports-97a95018)(01:21:47)\n\n[OpenAI launches Rosalind Biodefense, offers federal agencies early access to its life-sciences model](https://www.rdworldonline.com/openai-launches-rosalind-biodefense-offers-federal-agencies-early-access-to-its-life-sciences-model/)(01:24:00)\n\n[Using LLMs to secure source code](https://claude.com/blog/using-llms-to-secure-source-code?shem=rimspwouoe,)(01:26:19)\n\n[Project Glasswing: An initial update](https://www.anthropic.com/research/glasswing-initial-update)(01:29:30)\n\n[White House Approves $9 Billion for Spy Agencies to Catch Up on A.I.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/us/politics/spy-agencies-ai-chips-shortage.html)(01:32:11)\n\n[US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows](https://www.wired.com/story/us-law-enforcement-warns-of-anti-tech-extremism/?shem=rimspwouoe,)\n\nSynthetic Media & Art\n\n(01:35:38)\n\n[YouTube will now automatically label AI videos | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/youtube-will-now-automatically-label-ai-videos/)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.\n\n## Key Terms Explained\n\n[Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic)\n\nAn AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei.\n\n[Benchmark](/glossary/benchmark)\n\nA standardized test used to measure and compare AI model performance.\n\n[Claude](/glossary/claude)\n\nAnthropic's family of AI assistants, including Claude Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus.\n\n[Gemini](/glossary/gemini)\n\nGoogle's flagship multimodal AI model family, developed by Google DeepMind.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lwiai-podcast-247-opus-4-8-mai-anthropic-ipo-minimax-m3", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/lwiai-podcast-247-opus-48-mai-anthropic-ipo-minimax-m3-zol7", "published_at": "2026-07-21 09:38:11+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-21 10:40:18.517775+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-products", "ai-startups", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Claude Opus 4.8", "Microsoft", "MAI", "Cognition"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lwiai-podcast-247-opus-4-8-mai-anthropic-ipo-minimax-m3", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lwiai-podcast-247-opus-4-8-mai-anthropic-ipo-minimax-m3.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lwiai-podcast-247-opus-4-8-mai-anthropic-ipo-minimax-m3.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/lwiai-podcast-247-opus-4-8-mai-anthropic-ipo-minimax-m3.jsonld"}}