AI Reality Check: Did AI Just Become Sentient?

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

STORY #1: Did an AI Agent Email an AI Researcher? [1:01]

STORY #2: Does the Pentagon Think Claude Has a Soul? [10:20]

STORY #3: What’s Going on with Anthropic Revenues? [14:16]

Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow

futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/philosoph…

x.com/dioscuri/status/2029227527718236359

x.com/thomaschattwill/status/2029273517175263679

x.com/ns123abc/status/2032122638852640951

reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/anthropic…

pluralistic.net/2026/03/12/normal-technology

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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