• Anthropic has posted an "events lead, brand" role on its careers page.
• The role offers up to $400,000 a year — more than similar events roles at the company.
• Silicon Valley figures, including Marc Andreessen, posted about the role on X.

As artificial intelligence floods the internet, Anthropic will pay up to $400,000 for something decidedly human: in-person events.

The AI company behind Claude and Claude Code has an open listing for a brand events lead role based in San Francisco or New York, with a salary range of $320,000 to $400,000.

It's a notably human layer in an industry that's defined by automation.

The role caught the attention of some of Silicon Valley's biggest names, including venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.

The hire would be responsible for producing anything from small, invite-only gatherings to large-scale conferences. The posting emphasizes live demos, technical deep dives, and face-to-face conversations with policymakers and academic audiences.

Anthropic also says the hired human must be "comfortable with significant travel," and says that 30% to 40% of the job will be on the road.

Applicants still need to provide a cover letter. They also need to write a 200- to 400-word essay explaining why they want to work at Anthropic.

The position pays more than similar events roles at the company, including an enterprise-focused position that pays up to $320,000 and a Europe, Middle East, and Africa events role that tops out at £200,000.

The hiring push comes as AI companies race to reshape their own narratives.

OpenAI acquired TBPN in April, in part to work on its product communications. Meanwhile, Elon Musk's xAI has leaned heavily on its ownership of X (formerly Twitter) to control distribution and narrative.

Those efforts come as tech leaders, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, have acknowledged that public sentiment around AI has cratered amid warnings that their technologies could gradually reshape the job market and drive up energy demand.

Anthropic has built its identity around a far more cautious approach to deploying powerful AI systems. Now, instead of just broadcasting that message, it's looking to hire a well-paid human to take that message on the road.

"We believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science," the company wrote in the posting. "We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science."

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• Elon Musk shared a video that shows Cybercabs rolling out of the factory.
• The Cybercab is Telsa's upcoming two-seat, fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals.
• It's a huge part of Tesla's multibillion-dollar bet that it can become an AI and autonomy brand.

Tesla says its dedicated robotaxi model is finally in production.

On Friday, Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, shared a video on X showing several Cybercab units rolling off the production line in Austin.

The footage was filmed from inside the vehicles as they moved through the factory campus — and suggests Tesla is moving the Cybercab closer to reality.

Tesla is making a multibillion-dollar bet that the company can pivot from traditional car sales to an AI-driven robotaxi and robotics business.

The two-door, two-seat Cybercab — which does not feature a steering wheel or pedals — is one of the major pillars of that bet.

Just over a month ago, the automaker said it had just built its first production Cybercab. Now, the videos suggest Tesla has built multiple units, with Musk also reposting footage of Cybercabs seemingly turning onto a public street.

Starting production is only one step in a much larger challenge.

Tesla has yet to deliver fully autonomous driving at scale. During Wednesday's earnings call, the company removed specific timelines for robotaxi launches in five new cities.

Meanwhile, competitors like Waymo already operate driverless ride-hailing services in several cities.

Still, the videos suggest progress for a vehicle Musk has said would ramp "agonizingly slow."

The company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

• Honda and Sony axed the Afeela, a tech-heavy electric sedan that was slated for sale in 2026.
• The decision leaves Sony Honda Mobility, their joint venture company, in limbo.
• Analysts say they aren't surprised by the cancellation — but were surprised by how late it came.

The Afeela is dead.

The car — a PlayStation-linked EV developed through Honda's joint venture with Sony — had been positioned as a tech-forward flagship, featuring multiple screens (including on the hood), autonomous driving capabilities, and even a spot to hold a PS5 controller.

Plans to build the $90,000 electric sedan and a future SUV sibling were scrapped on Wednesday.

It's the latest shift in Honda's approach to building EVs in America. Earlier this month, the automaker said it would take a $15.7 billion write-down while canceling several coming EVs, including the Honda 0 Saloon, Honda 0 SUV, and Acura RSX. Honda had already exited a separate EV partnership with General Motors in 2023 and discontinued the Acura ZDX last year.

The decisions leave Honda with one EV in the US market: the Prologue.

Afeela's cancellation stands apart.

Honda and Sony formed an entirely separate company, Sony Honda Mobility, to develop the car. SHM told Business Insider on Wednesday it's continuing "to discuss the path forward with its parent companies on the future of SHM."

The model's cancellation didn't shock industry analysts.

"This aligns with Honda rethinking its EV plans, especially in the US market," Seth Goldstein, a senior equity strategist and EV industry specialist at Morningstar, told Business Insider.

He said Honda is likely shifting toward a more hybrid-heavy lineup while reassessing how to build profitable EVs without relying on government incentives.

While the cancellation itself wasn't surprising, the timing was.

Sony Honda Mobility recently showcased Afeela at CES, heavily promoted it on social media, and added the vehicle to the PlayStation car racing game Gran Turismo 7 in a 2025 update. Moderators for the r/GranTurismo7 subreddit confirmed to Business Insider that the car is still available to drive in the game.

SHM had said it expected to launch the physical car in California by the end of the year.

Pulling the plug on a vehicle so close to launch is "definitely not the industry norm," Adam Bernard, a former director of competitive intelligence at General Motors, told Business Insider.

"A last-minute pull is very unusual," he said.

More broadly, Honda's shift highlights a growing divide in how automakers are approaching the US EV market.

Toyota — long seen as a laggard in fully electric vehicles — has recently accelerated its EV plans, underscoring how differently the longtime rivals are navigating the transition.

Goldstein said Toyota's experience with hybrid systems and battery development may make it easier to adapt its lineup, while Honda now faces a more fundamental reset.

Still, analysts don't see this as the end of Honda's EV ambitions altogether.

"My guess is that they may revisit their plans and perhaps produce something lower in cost toward the end of the decade," Sam Abuelsamid, an auto industry analyst at Telemetry, told Business Insider.

He added that while Afeela was slated for production in Ohio, Honda is likely to repurpose that capacity for other vehicles rather than leave it idle.

What remains unclear is where Sony Honda Mobility fits into Honda's next phase. A Honda spokesperson said the company had "no insight into the announcement," referring questions to the joint venture.

"This decision follows discussions between our parent companies, after taking into account the significant impact of Honda's EV strategy change," SHM told Business Insider.

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• Andrej Karpathy says he's focused on using up all of his AI tokens.
• He said he switched between tools like Codex and Claude to ensure he uses his entire budget.
• Tech leaders like Nvidia's Jensen Huang say heavy AI spending is becoming a workplace expectation.

Andrej Karpathy says he aims to use up his entire AI budget.

In an interview on the "No Priors" podcast, Karpathy — a former Tesla AI director and OpenAI cofounder — said he's shifted his mindset toward consuming every last AI token at his disposal.

"I feel nervous when I have subscription left over," he said on the pod, which was published on Friday. "That just means I haven't maximized my token throughput."

Tokens are the units AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic use to price their models. Roughly speaking, a token can be as small as a short word or a part of a longer word; a common rule of thumb is that four characters equal one token.

For consumers and employees, tokens function like a budget: the more you use, the more work AI systems can perform.

Karpathy said that changes how he uses his AI. The constraint is no longer how quickly he can type a line of code — it's how many tokens he can deploy.

That shift has changed his goal. He now aims to "maximize subscriptions," he said, even switching between competing products as limits approach. "If you're running out of quota on Codex, you should switch to Claude."

Karpathy's comments come amid a broader rethink of how developers approach AI usage. Last week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on the "All-In" podcast that he expects employees earning $500,000 to use $250,000 worth of tokens.

"It is now one of the recruiting tools in Silicon Valley," Huang said. "How many tokens comes along with my job?"

Box CEO Aaron Levie echoed that sentiment, writing on X that the surge in AI token spending will "eventually hit the rest of knowledge work as well."

The shift suggests that access to compute is no longer the main constraint on AI output. Karpathy compared the feeling to his time as a Ph.D. student.

"You would feel nervous when your GPUs are not running," he said. "Now, it's not about flops — it's about tokens."

• Nations across the world are taking steps to mitigate the impact of oil price spikes.
• These include flexible working arrangements and reducing non-essential journeys.
• Countries heavily reliant on Middle Eastern oil are particularly vulnerable to the war's impact.

Governments around the world are urging people to cut back on energy use amid surging oil prices.

Brent crude, the global benchmark, has climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 and has held there for nearly two weeks.

The spike follows violent attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war and strikes on gas-related infrastructure, raising fears of prolonged disruptions to a route that carries roughly 20% of the world's supply chain.

In response, countries are rolling out measures to conserve fuel and protect domestic supplies. Thailand, for example, has said it will halt fuel exports to maintain its own energy demands, while other countries are asking citizens to pare back their consumption.

Here are some of the steps governments and international organizations are telling people to take.

International Energy Agency

The International Energy Agency, one of the world's most important energy groups, has issued 10 measures it says governments, businesses, and consumers can take immediately to help ease the impact of disruptions in oil markets.

These include working from home, avoiding air travel, and encouraging the use of electric cooking equipment.

Other steps include reducing highway speed limits by at least six miles per hour, car sharing, cutting air travel, and using public transport more.

The IEA said in the report that "the demand-side measures highlighted in the report cannot match the scale of disrupted supply."

However, it said "they can play a meaningful role in lowering costs for consumers, reducing markets strains and preserving fuels for essential uses until normal flows resume."

Philippines

The Philippines has taken several measures in order to bring down energy use, including a four-day workweek for government staff and orders to cut the use of electricity and fuel costs in government agencies.

Government offices were told in early March to implement flexible working arrangements where practical, turn off lights and computers during lunch breaks, and adjust air conditioning unit thermostats to no lower than 75 degrees.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a video message that the four-day workweek would be temporary and does not include emergency services.

"With the expected global oil price increase, the government is preparing measures to reduce its impact on Filipino families," the Facebook caption for the video said.

The Philippines is vulnerable to disruptions caused by the conflict, as it "relies on the Middle East for almost 90% of its oil supply," according to ING Think.

On March 18, Marcos said that the country is seeking alternative sources of petroleum products and asked the public not to worry.

"We are trying to find different methods to provide subsidies to give assistance," said Marcos in a press address. "The problem is that oil prices are very volatile. We can't anticipate them. So we are still adjusting right now."

Australia

While no official rationing has been implemented in Australia, local media in at least two of the country's states reported that some fuel stations had begun limiting the amount of fuel customers can buy.

In comments to the media on Monday, March 9, Australia's energy minister Chris Bowen said that there is no shortage of fuel in Australia, but there are "some supply chain issues which are really being caused by a spike in demand of people seeking to buy extra diesel."

United Kingdom

The president of the AA, the UK's largest motoring organization, advised drivers on Monday, March 9, that although they "should not change their refuelling habits," they could "consider cutting out some non-essential journeys and changing their driving style to conserve fuel."

Edmund King, AA's president, added: "Any time Brent Crude passes 100 dollars per barrel raises concern across the markets, for the haulage industry and drivers.

"There will be gradual increases in pump prices, but this shouldn't happen overnight as fuel has been purchased at previous prices."

Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister, said that the government would support citizens during the oil price spike.

"No matter the headwinds, supporting working people and their families with the cost of living is always top of my mind," he said.

Thailand

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul urged citizens not to stockpile fuel. His comments came after long lines formed at gas stations across the country last week.

In early March, Anutin and the country's energy minister gave assurances that the diesel price would be capped for at least 15 days. He said that the Commerce Ministry was closely monitoring oil prices to prevent customer exploitation.

"Stockpiling fuel is dangerous. If you store it at home, it could accidentally cause fire — it could lead to all sorts of problems," he said. "There is no need to do that today."

India

The Indian government invoked emergency powers on March 10 to divert liquefied petroleum gas supplies away from industrial users and toward households.

This was an expansion of previous measures. On March 9, India had ordered oil refineries to produce more LPG and said it was prioritizing that supply for households.

India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said in a tweet on Monday that non-domestic supplies from imported LPG were being prioritized for essential sectors, such as hospitals and educational institutions.

Vietnam

Vietnam has urged local businesses to encourage employees to work from home in order to save fuel.

This comes after the country said it would remove tariffs on fuel imports.

Pakistan

Pakistan has ordered measures to conserve fuel and reduce government spending, including implementing a four-day work week, having half of public sector employees work from home, and closing schools for two weeks.

Other measures include a pause on salaries for cabinet ministers and cutting government spending by 20%, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on March 10.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has made Wednesdays a public holiday to conserve fuel as the country braces for potential fuel shortages, according to the BBC.

"We must prepare for the worst, but hope for the best," President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on March 9.

The shortened workweek will apply to schools and universities, but "essential" services like hospitals will keep the lights on.

Denmark

Denmark is urging citizens to reduce fuel.

"What the Danes should please, please, please do is that if there is any energy consumption that you can do without, if it is not strictly necessary to drive the car, then don't do it," Lars Aagaard, Denmark's energy and utilities minister, said during an interview with a local broadcaster on Wednesday.

"Firstly, it can be felt in the private wallet, and secondly, it can help stretch our reserves so that they last longer," Aagaard added.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh's university students just got an early start to their Ramadan holidays, thanks to fuel conservation measures.

The country announced by mid-March that main colleges could cancel classes until later in the month. The government has shut down campuses completely to save electricity and has started imposing temporary blackouts for other facilities.

Egypt

Egypt is enforcing some lifestyle changes to conserve gas and oil.

For a country that is used to shopping and dining well into the night, malls, restaurants, and retailers are being asked to shut down at 9 p.m. on weekdays starting on March 28.

The country also announced plans to turn off illuminated billboards and reduce public lighting, and to close government buildings by 6 p.m.

Spain

Spain's government has approved a $5.8 billion aid package to ease the economic effects of the war in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported.

The plan includes reducing VAT on electricity and gas from 21% to 10%, slashing the special electricity tax from 5% to 0.5%, and suspending the tax on electricity production, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

A subsidy of 20 cents per liter of fuel is being introduced for transport operators, farmers, and fishmongers, while the government will cover 80% of the electricity-grid charges for energy-intensive industries.

• Marc Andreessen said he's not interested in taking psychedelics — even as other executives recommend ayahuasca.
• He says he's seen tech leaders use the drugs and "move to Indonesia and become a surf instructor."
• Instead, Andreessen said he uses another drug that once made his heart skip every 10th beat.

Marc Andreessen says he's heard enough stories about psychedelics in Silicon Valley to know they're not for him.

Speaking on David Senra's podcast, the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz — one of the largest venture capital firms in the Bay Area — said some founders who experiment with hallucinogenic drugs become calmer and more at peace.

He said they also sometimes lose interest in running their companies.

"I have tons of horror stories from people I know or know of," he said. "They try it, and they kind of come out the other end as a changed person. They come out much more at peace, but then they also tend to quit their companies, and they move to Indonesia and become a surf instructor."

Andreessen said he's noticed a pattern among founders who turn to psychedelics — particularly ayahuasca — while under intense pressure.

He added that he once discussed the phenomenon with Stanford University neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman. Huberman suggested that becoming less anxious might actually be the point.

"And in true Huberman kind of wise Yoda style, he's like, 'Well, you know, how do you know they're not happier?'" Andreessen said. "Maybe the thing that was driving them to be a great entrepreneur was a fundamental level of insecurity."

Instead, he said that his preferred drug is far more conventional: caffeine.

Andreessen said he once had so many cups of coffee that his heart was skipping every 10th beat.

The use of psychedelics in Silicon Valley has become increasingly mainstream in recent years.

Entrepreneurs and investors have spoken openly about experimenting with substances like LSD, psilocybin, or ayahuasca, often framing them as tools for self-discovery, creativity, or mental health.

That hasn't convinced Andreessen to try them.

"There's a possibility that there's a better version of you or me on the other side of ayahuasca," he said. "But I'm not willing to find out."