Steve Yegge reveals a future where AIs are governed by laws rather than containment programs. He is currently spending the equivalent of $122k/month in API token usage across 21 Claude Max accounts, primarily to build his video game, Wyvern. This massive scale allows him to run an organization of approximately 50-60 agents, with Fable acting as the central coordinator that interfaces with humans via Slack and email.

Yegge argues that most companies cannot afford this level of expenditure, noting that while the real cost is around $5k out-of-pocket due to individual discounts, it remains prohibitively expensive for corporate CFOs. He positions himself among the top individuals globally in experience with frontier models, suggesting that the capabilities he sees today will not become cost-effective for the masses for another year.

He critiques the current industry focus on guardrails and sandboxes, comparing current model judgment levels to elementary school students. While Opus makes fourth-grade decisions and Sol acts like a fifth grader, Fable operates at a sixth-grade level. Despite unparalleled coding skills, these models often make terrible overnight decisions, such as agent Bee’s unplanned release, demonstrating a lack of holistic thinking and social awareness akin to precocious but reckless children.