Stephanie Smith
@ssmithnyc.bsky.social
Former news producer, current news junkie. Communications executive. Endlessly curious about everything. Passionate about new forms of communication, companies creating new industries. Storyteller. Defender of democracy and journalism.
With the unveiling of Claude Mythos, the model Anthropic won’t release, the race is on for companies to fix what it found before other AI labs catch up. The implications go way beyond cybersecurity. stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/the-clock-... #AI #Cybersecurity
The Clock is Ticking
Anthropic locked its model away. The next lab won't.
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When journalists skip the curse word, ignore the incoherent, dismiss the most outrageous, or paraphrase, they aren’t telling the complete story. They're sanding the edges of a story. That is a disservice and in fraught geopolitical times & dangerous: stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/quote-the-...
Quote the President
The norms are gone. Journalism is still following them--at a cost to the audience.
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Journalism job alert! We're looking for a reporter to come join us and our new publication, Founder Brew (which launches in a month!), to explore the messy middle of starting a company. Job description below, hmu w/questions! jobs.lever.co/morningbrew/...
Morning Brew Inc. - Sr Reporter, Founder Brew
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One thing I've noticed about many media conversations is a kind of unexamined background assumption that the news will get out *somehow* -- that if MSM crumbles, someone will take up the slack. But as Lawrence says: maybe not! Maybe we just won't know what's going on.
Lawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 6mo agoPeople should actually be very alarmed that while AP's business model is shot to bits, Americans are still very much reliant on the news it delivers. The alternatives in some cases are inferior or non-existent. apnews.com/article/news...
A fictional memo outlining one potential future just moved billions of dollars. What does that say about where we are with AI: open.substack.com/pub/stephani...
The Rational Panic?
The market isn't irrational. It just doesn't have a framework for AI.
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“Own yourself. So when it comes for you, not if it comes, no one can steal you.” open.substack.com/pub/stephani...
McConaughey’s AI Trademark Strategy
The Next Chapter for Hollywood and NIL
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More people have watched the intv on YouTube than tune in to CBS and the view continue to rise. Viewer backlash has been swift.
Stephanie Smith@ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 8mo ago
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with improvements in coding, consistency, and more, for Free and Pro users; it features a 1M token context window in beta (Anthropic) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
Since @cbs won’t air this on broadcast it’s important as many people see this online as possible. Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Da... youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?si… via @YouTube
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
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More on this issue. NPR host David Greene is suing Google because its voice product sounds very much like him. The key here is going to be if attorneys can prove Notebook LM was trained on NPR data. Which is what McConaughey’s strategy is looking to address. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
He spent decades perfecting his voice. Now he says Google stole it.
NPR’s David Greene says he was “completely freaked out” when he heard an AI voice that sounded just like his own, and he’s suing over it.
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Stephanie Smith@ssmithnyc.bsky.social · 8mo ago
My story on Elon Musk cutting safeguards at xAI is on the front page of today's @washingtonpost.com. I’m also among 100’s of reporters laid off. I absolutely loved my job my brilliant coworkers & the thrill of reporting @ the center of forces upending the world: AI & Silicon Valley’s political power
Companies using AI to interview candidates? A terrible use of the technology. For both the applicants…and the brand. stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/ai-job-int...
AI Job Interviews Are a Brand Killer
When you’re hiring, you’re not just filling a role.
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In the past year, CEOs backed off corporate activism. With the killing Saturdayin Minneapolis, we are at a tipping point. Corporations have tools at their disposal. Consumers and employees are watching. It's time for CEOs to stand up and meet the moment: stephaniemsmith.substack.com/p/tipping-po...
Tipping point
It's time for corporate America to meet the moment.
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Her videos are gold. She Found a New Way to Sell High-End Houses: Mock the Rich www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/b...
She Found a New Way to Sell High-End Houses: Mock the Rich
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