AI Unplugged · by Mike Murphy · sent June 12, 2026 · Issue 062
Fable 5 Goes Public
Anthropic just made their most powerful AI model available to the public…Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model with enterprise-grade capabilities and built-in safety guardrails.
🗞️ AI News of The Week: Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5
Anthropic just made their most powerful AI model available to the public…Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-class model with enterprise-grade capabilities and built-in safety guardrails.
Fable 5 is the public-safe version of Claude Mythos 5 which is supposedly Anthropic’s most capable model to date. It sits at the top of nearly every benchmark across software engineering, research, vision, and scientific tasks.
Why this matters:
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Mythos-class power, public access
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Safety-first architecture:
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Dual launch: Claude Mythos 5 (same model, fewer restrictions) also launched for API and enterprise customers with specialized needs
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Benchmark leader: Fable 5 tops nearly every tested benchmark in coding, knowledge work, vision, and scientific research
👉 Read More About Fable 5
🧠 AI Term of The Week: Telemetry
Definition: The automated collection and transmission of data from a system like an app or AI tool to a remote server for monitoring, analysis, and improvement.
Explain It Like I’m 5: Telemetry is just data sent from far away so you can see what’s happening. For example, a car, rocket, or smartwatch can send information like speed, location, or temperature to another device or system It’s like a toy robot texting you its status so you know whether it’s okay or needs help.
Why it matters now:
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AI tools increasingly rely on telemetry to track usage patterns, catch errors, and improve models over time
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Understanding what telemetry does helps you make informed decisions about what data you’re sharing with AI platforms
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Many self-hosted tools (n8n, Ollama, Open WebUI) let you disable telemetry entirely — useful if privacy is a priority on your VPS setup
💬 Quote of the Week:
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“*“When I let go of what I am, *
I become what I might be.“
– Lao Tzu
🧰 AI Tool of The Week: Shlink
What is LM Shlin: Shlink is a free, open-source, self-hosted URL shortener with built-in analytics — giving you full control over your short links without relying on Bitly or Pretty Links.
What it does:
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Creates custom short URLs and QR codes hosted on your own domain
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Tracks every visit with detailed analytics: location, device, browser, and referrer
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Supports multiple domains, conditional redirects based on device or location, and per-link visit limits
Mike’s real-world example: Run Shlink on your VPS to create branded short links like go.yourdomain.com/newsletter — then see exactly how many people clicked, where they came from, and what device they used.
👉 Check Out Shlink
🛠 AI Tutorial Of The Week: Hostinger VPS: How To Use a Custom Domain To Open n8n
Description: This tutorial walks you through connecting a custom domain to your n8n instance on a Hostinger VPS using Cloudflare for DNS management and HTTPS.
🤖 What You’ll Learn
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Set up a custom domain in Cloudflare for your VPS
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Configure DNS records to point to your n8n instance
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Enable HTTPS on your custom domain
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Access n8n using your own branded URL instead of a raw IP address