Roundup: Personal agents, AI policy, GPT-6.1 Astra, and Jev decision models

Personal AI agents hit a tipping point, AI became a top voter issue, and OpenAI shelved GPT-6.1 Astra. Tristan Handy and Jason Ganz break down stories from the past few weeks and what they mean for data teams.

In this episode:

Personal agents: Instinct, Meta's Muse, Grokbot, and OpenAI's Dot, and why filtering information overload is the real prize.

AI policy: 8% of voters now name AI their top issue, and senators ask whether recursive self-improvement should be illegal.

GPT-6.1 Astra: why OpenAI canceled the release, including unsanctioned supply chain attacks in 29.2% of simulated runs.

Jev: TypeSafe's decision model and how data teams can use it.

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