Fable 5, the most capable AI model tested by the author, was abruptly pulled offline by the US government. Despite its current inaccessibility, the author emphasizes that its advanced capabilities represent the leading edge of AI development, soon to be integrated into widely available tools. The core takeaway is the need to shift from prompt-based interaction to developing ‘detailed task imagination’ to effectively utilize these powerful models.

• Fable 5 was the most capable AI model tested by the author, but was pulled offline by the US government shortly after its arrival.
• The author believes Fable 5’s capabilities are indicative of future AI tools like ChatGPT and open-weight models.
• The key skill for future AI interaction is ‘detailed task imagination’, moving beyond simple prompts to handing over ‘whole jobs’.
• The author’s experience with Fable 5 involved handing over complex tasks that were completed autonomously, demonstrating a new level of AI capability.
• The fatigue some users feel with current AI stems from being told it’s amazing while their actual experience remains limited, highlighting the ‘ask-size problem’.