Host

Aaron Francis

Founder of Solo. Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins!

Appears in 4 Episodes

005: Fable 5 is here!

#5 Jun 12, 26

005: Fable 5 is here!

Aaron & Ian cover the long-awaited release of Fable 5 & Mythos 5 - does it live up to the hype? Is it worth the cost? Why can't Ian get access to Mythos?Plus Claude adds nested subagents, Chinese models on the rise, and moreSponsored by Bento.Links:Fable 5 & Mythos 5Claude adds nested subagentsTokens for GoodOpenCode AI dataFrontierCode

003: Opus 4.8 & Pope Leo XIV

#3 May 29, 26

003: Opus 4.8 & Pope Leo XIV

This week Aaron & Ian talk about Claude Opus 4.8, Pope Leo XIV's thoughts on AI, dynamic workflows in Claude, and the absolute hottest take you've ever heard on a podcast.Sponsored by Bento.Links:Opus 4.8Dynamic WorkflowsClaude Code performance improvementsAnthropic prepares Mythos 1Claude Code's usage commandAI trends in the USPope Leo XIV's Encyclical

002: Karpathy is back!

#2 May 22, 26

002: Karpathy is back!

This week on Token Town, Aaron & Ian talk about the return of Karpathy, the avalanche of new AI announcements from Google, Mythos & Symfony CVE's, & more.Sponsored by Bento.Links:OpenAI employees selling sharesKarpathy is at AnthropicOpenAI trial verdictGemini 3.5 FlashQuiverAIGemini SparkMythos & Symfony

001: What is Anthropic Doing?!

#1 May 15, 26

001: What is Anthropic Doing?!

In the first-ever episode of Token Town, Aaron & Ian break down pricing changes for Claude -p and the Agent SDK, a temporary 50% increase to Claude's limits, leaps in hacking ability, and more.Sponsored by Bento.Links:Claude pricing changes'Anthropic beats OpenAI on business adoption'Claude Code weekly limits are 50% higherSoloAmpSuperpowersMythos & cybersecurity