Is Claude Mythos “Terrifying”? | AI Reality Check

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

Today's episode on YouTube: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

0:00 What’s Really Going on with Mythos?

10:09 Security systems

21:27 Conclusion

Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow

youtube.com/watch?v=iRsycWRQrc8

nytimes.com/2026/04/07/opinion/anthropic-ai-cl…

arxiv.org/abs/2404.08144

x.com/clementdelangue/status/20419537610697935…

x.com/stanislavfort/status/2041922370206654879

aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-evaluation-of-claude-myth…

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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