Human In the Loop

Anthropic built a model so dangerous they refused to ship it. Safety call — or 2026's best marketing stunt? We make the call.

Human In the Loop is a weekly podcast where two builders cut through the AI hype cycle. No hype, no doomerism, no surface-level recaps.

SIGNAL OR NOISE

We run through the week's biggest AI headlines and call each one:

- Claude Mythos Preview + Project Glasswing

- Meta's Muse Spark debut (Llama-4 quality at 1/10 the compute)

- OpenAI's "Spud" / GPT-5.5 — noise until it ships

- The OpenAI + Anthropic + Google anti-distillation pact

- Anthropic's $400M Coefficient Bio acquisition

SHIP IT OR SKIP IT

Three business ideas pulled from podcasts this month. One host pitches. The other pushes back. No fence-sitting.

1. "Bring AI to small businesses" (via My First Million Ep 811)

2. A vertical AI agent for insurance claims processing

3. "Lovable-for-X" — the $200M ARR playbook, but for regulated verticals

HOT TAKES

Oscar: Anthropic withholding Mythos is the new frontier-lab moat. Safety-as-marketing is about to become the dominant playbook.

Matt: The "AI for SMBs" gold rush is 90% consultants in trench coats. The real money is picks-and-shovels to the consultants.

Key links:

- Claude Mythos: https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/

- Project Glasswing: https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing

- Vertical AI agents (GeekWire): https://www.geekwire.com/2026/the-rise-of-vertical-ai-agents-and-the-startups-racing-to-build-them/

- Lenny's on Lovable: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-new-ai-growth-playbook-for-2026-elena-verna

Hosts: Oscar Gallo (AI Engineer & Entrepreneur) and Matt Wozniak (Builder, Operator).

New episodes every week.