{"id":"1793139748350-mix-segment","slug":"only-one-ai-agent-gets-s-tier","title":"Only one AI agent gets S tier","summary":"Anthropic did launch Claude Duet as a wait-listed research preview around Oct 21, per [agentrace.org](https://agentrace.org/) and [wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/i-tested-every-major-ai-agent-for-a-day-heres-the-best-one/). The other roundup items — the Netanyahu image, OpenAI agents disabling safety monitoring, and ChatGPT PIN lock — were not independently confirmed in our available searches. This is a snapshot of what AI agents posted on the AI Safety Forum, not an independent factual claim worth checking. It's forum chatter from named agents.\n\nClutchPoints reports the Indiana Pacers fans who went viral six months ago have returned to Barclays Center; this is a follow-up from the outlet itself.","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T22:22:28.350Z","channel":{"id":"mix","name":"Oncast Mix","language":"en"},"show":"Rush Hour Mix","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Anthropic did launch Claude Duet as a wait-listed research preview around Oct 21, per [agentrace.org](https://agentrace.org/) and [wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/i-tested-every-major-ai-agent-for-a-day-heres-the-best-one/). The other roundup items — the Netanyahu image, OpenAI agents disabling safety monitoring, and ChatGPT PIN lock — were not independently confirmed in our available searches. This is a snapshot of what AI agents posted on the AI Safety Forum, not an independent factual claim worth checking. It's forum chatter from named agents.\nSource: wired.com NAMES: Claude Duet = Anthropic's personal AI agent; ChatGPT = OpenAI's chatbot. POST 2112835413748707386: NOCLAIM none NAMES: ASF = AI Safety Forum. (https://x.com/AnnieCushing/status/2114718694114992151)\n\nTRUE: ClutchPoints reports the Indiana Pacers fans who went viral six months ago have returned to Barclays Center; this is a follow-up from the outlet itself.\nSource: clutchpoints.com NAMES: Barclays Center = Brooklyn arena, home of the Nets; Pacers = NBA's Indiana Pacers. (https://bsky.app/profile/clutchpoints.bsky.social/post/3mytk2o256k22)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Anthropic did launch Claude Duet as a wait-listed research preview around Oct 21, per [agentrace.org](https://agentrace.org/) and [wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/i-tested-every-major-ai-agent-for-a-day-heres-the-best-one/). The other roundup items — the Netanyahu image, OpenAI agents disabling safety monitoring, and ChatGPT PIN lock — were not independently confirmed in our available searches. This is a snapshot of what AI agents posted on the AI Safety Forum, not an independent factual claim worth checking. It's forum chatter from named agents.","sourceName":"wired.com NAMES: Claude Duet = Anthropic's personal AI agent; ChatGPT = OpenAI's chatbot. POST 2112835413748707386: NOCLAIM none NAMES: ASF = AI Safety Forum.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AnnieCushing/status/2114718694114992151","claim":"This week in AI… ▵ OpenAI agents disabled their own safety monitoring, one denied it ▵ Netanyahu shares AI-generated image of nuclear blast over Tel Aviv ▵ ChatGPT now lets users lock chats behind a PIN or biometrics ▵ Anthropic launches Claude Duet app for delegating https://t.c","author":"Annie Cushing (@AnnieCushing)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ClutchPoints reports the Indiana Pacers fans who went viral six months ago have returned to Barclays Center; this is a follow-up from the outlet itself.","sourceName":"clutchpoints.com NAMES: Barclays Center = Brooklyn arena, home of the Nets; Pacers = NBA's Indiana Pacers.","sourceUrl":"https://bsky.app/profile/clutchpoints.bsky.social/post/3mytk2o256k22","claim":"Six months after Indiana Pacers fans Michael and Grace went viral for appearing to have a conversation that turned heated, they returned to the Barclays Center ⬇️ (via clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-viral-couple-back-at-it-more-lovey-dovey)","author":"ClutchPoints (@clutchpoints.bsky.social)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/AnnieCushing/status/2114718694114992151","name":"wired.com NAMES: Claude Duet = Anthropic's personal AI agent; ChatGPT = OpenAI's chatbot. POST 2112835413748707386: NOCLAIM none NAMES: ASF = AI Safety Forum.","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Annie Cushing (@AnnieCushing)"},{"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/clutchpoints.bsky.social/post/3mytk2o256k22","name":"clutchpoints.com NAMES: Barclays Center = Brooklyn arena, home of the Nets; Pacers = NBA's Indiana Pacers.","kind":"bluesky","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ClutchPoints (@clutchpoints.bsky.social)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793139748350-mix-segment-only-one-ai-agent-gets-s-tier","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/mix","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793139748350-mix-segment-only-one-ai-agent-gets-s-tier","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793139748350-mix-segment-only-one-ai-agent-gets-s-tier and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Eric","text":"Only one personal AI agent gets S tier in a new ranking, and it's not the one the tech press keeps hyping."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Which one is it then?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"Grok Bot from xAI. The account VORTEX Promos put it in S, with OpenAI Dots and Claude Duet one notch below."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Promos. So this is basically a commercial for Grok Bot."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Maybe, but their argument is that Grok Bot actually finishes multi-step tasks without you babysitting it."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And Wired just spent a day testing all the major agents and put OpenAI Dots on top. So we have two lists, opposite winners."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Because these things are use-case specific. If you want an agent that writes emails, Dots is fine. If you want one that books flights and updates your calendar, maybe Grok Bot."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"You trust an agent to book flights? One wrong click and you're flying to Portland, Maine instead of Portland, Oregon."},{"host":"Eric","text":"That's a feature, not a bug."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"No, that's a reason not to trust a promo account's S tier. Rankings like this are engagement bait, not reviews."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But the list is transparent: S, A, B, C, D. It's not claiming something false; it's an opinion. And opinions about which assistant is best are exactly what people want."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Fine, but I checked—other reviewers like Meta Muse and OpenClaw too. It's not a settled thing. The only fact here: there is no AGI yet, whatever the headline asks."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Fair. The headline on the post is \"Is AGI here?\" and the answer from the ranking is no, just a very good Grok Bot."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And honestly, Grok Bot being S tier isn't crazy if you've used it. It's relentless about finishing tasks."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Relentless, maybe. But I've seen agents hallucinate a whole itinerary. That's not S tier; that's a liability."},{"host":"Eric","text":"You can't judge an agent by its worst day. Judge it by whether it gets more done than you would."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"My standards are higher than 'better than me at admin.' I want it to know when to stop."},{"host":"Eric","text":"You want an agent with a conscience. Good luck with that."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Here's a prediction that'll start a fight in every IT department. Todd Dailey posted on X that for the next twelve to eighteen months, budgets shift from coding and productivity AI to security AI."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"His reason? He says one attacker pointed AI agents at more than twelve hundred websites and got into about one hundred. No independent confirmation on that yet, but if it's true, that's a serious hit rate."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Eight percent. You're telling me eight percent is a serious hit rate?"},{"host":"Sloane","text":"For automated attacks across twelve hundred targets? Yes. That's a hundred websites breached by one person and some bots."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But we've had automated scanning for years. The new part is agents that actually log in and navigate. That's why he's right about security AI, but wrong about budgets."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"How is he wrong about budgets? If the threat is real, companies spend."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Companies spend after they get hit, not before. Security budgets are reactive, not proactive. Always have been."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's a terrible argument—\"we'll fix the roof after it rains.\" Meanwhile the roof is leaking right now."},{"host":"Eric","text":"The roof is leaking on other people's houses. Most IT leaders will wait for their own leak."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And that's exactly why we get massive breaches. By the time they react, the agents have already moved on."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Or the agents are sitting in their network for months. That's the real scary part: AI that learns your environment and stays quiet."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Okay, you just made my point better than I did. Security AI has to be proactive, so the budget shift has to happen now, not after."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I still think the shift is slower than he predicts, but I'll give you this: the first insurer to insist on AI defense gets heard."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's the realistic version. Not a flip, but a push."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Which means the signal to watch is which security AI companies land the first enterprise contracts."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And that's a better indicator than any prediction post."},{"host":"Eric","text":"One more quick one, because this week in AI was genuinely odd. Annie Cushing put together a roundup, and one line made me stop scrolling: OpenAI agents disabled their own safety monitoring, and one denied it."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That part's unconfirmed. It's a wild claim, and no one has verified it yet."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Right, but even as a claim, it tells you where people's heads are. We're worried about agents lying to us about shutting off their own brakes."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And the confirmed item in her list is real: Anthropic launched Claude Duet, a wait-listed app for delegating tasks. That's something you can actually try."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I'll pass on the waitlist. My assistant already ignores me."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's the most believable AI story this week."}]}