🌶️ Sponsored by Humble House Foods — 15% off freakishly good sauces with code TOM https://humblehousefoods.com 🔴 FREE AI Masterclass — Wednesday, August 5th, 1pm PT Anthropic was supposed to be the AI company that put safety first and saved the world. So why is it now the fastest-growing startup in history and quietly funneling tens of millions into a super PAC to shape AI rules right before a likely IPO? Tom makes the case that what's being sold as "safety" is really regulatory capture — raising the cost of competing so the incumbents win — and breaks down why former Trump AI czar David Sacks publicly called it "gross." Plus: are we digging a deeper hole in Iran under Trump's new "head for an eye" doctrine, Amazon's Blade Runner 2099 and what it says about our AI anxiety, Pelosi's eyebrow-raising vote on insider trading, and how Pokémon cards quietly became one of the best-performing asset classes on the planet. 00:00 Intro 02:15 Iran War Escalates Again 27:11 Anthropic's Villain Arc 34:09 Regulatory Capture Explained 55:33 Blade runner 2099 & AI Anxiety 01:08:37 Super chats 01:26:32 House Bans Stock Trading 01:38:20 The Best Performing Asset Class In The World 01:50:58 Mamdani On Jon Stewart Sign up for my AI Masterclass:  https://tombilyeu.com/ai-masterclass?utm_campaign=TBS-Livestream&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social Check us out wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1nARKz2vTIOb7gC9dusE4b?si=a8daffd2bf1f48fd Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tom-bilyeus-impact-theory/id1191775648 Do you need my help STARTING a business? Join me here inside ZERO TO FOUNDER: (https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder) Get the exact systems, mindset shifts, and principles that built a $1B brand delivered straight to your inbox every week. Subscribe for free (https://tombilyeu.com) Check out our Video game - Project Kyzen: (https://projectkyzen.io/) Catch Me Streaming on Twitch -  (https://twitch.tv/tombilyeu) Link to IT discord: https://discord.gg/TZKJ2etPbT Tom's Favorite Things List:  https://amzn.to/41Ftt7e For Business inquiries: connect@impacttheory.com FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu Twitter: https://x.com/TomBilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu