Reading model benchmarks like a pro, Mythos is looming, and Claude talk caveman, save big token
Episode description
Is the secret to slashing your token costs by 65% forcing your LLM to speak like a caveman? This week on the Friday Deploy, Andrew and Ben test out a hilarious new Claude plugin that reduces AI output to primitive shorthand before diving into Anthropic's $100 million push to win the cybersecurity arms race with Project Glasswing. The hosts also unpack the sudden release of four game-changing open-source models—including Gemma 4 and Holo3—and explain why modern AI benchmarks are proving that humans still have a cognitive edge. Finally, they wrap up by sharing how they deploy custom background agents to hack their way through expo floors at industry conferences.
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