Is AI Trending Up or Down in 2026? | AI Reality Check

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

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

0:00 What has *Actually* Happened in AI in 2026?

3:07 Open Claw

27:53 Anthropic and the Department of War

49:06 Data Centers

Links:

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

axios.com/2026/01/31/ai-moltbook-human-need-tech

macstories.net/stories/clawdbot-showed-me-what…

anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war

futurism.com/science-energy/data-centers-const…

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

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