On April 7th, Anthropic announced Claude Mythos — described as “by far the most powerful AI model we’ve ever developed.” But instead of releasing it to the public, they locked it away. In this episode, Ginny explains what Mythos can do, why it matters to everyday people, and what the emergency meeting between the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and America’s biggest banks was all about.

Mythos identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities — hidden security flaws — across every major operating system and browser, including a 27-year-old bug in software used in internet routers. Anthropic responded by forming Project Glasswing, a coalition of 40 organizations working to patch those vulnerabilities before bad actors can exploit them. Ginny breaks it all down in plain English, including what you can do right now to protect yourself.

Also in this episode — ten hands-free Siri commands for safer driving, Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s provocative take on which workers will thrive in an AI economy (hint: it’s not the elite degree holders), plus recommendations for the NYT Cooking app and a five-ingredient lemon-lime cream dessert that looks far more impressive than it is.

Links to all articles and the recipe are in the show notes. And don’t skip this week’s homework: check for software updates and install them. After this episode, you’ll know exactly why.

SHOW LINKS:

10 Things You Can Ask Siri While Driving — https://medium.com/@justinpineda/10-things-you-can-ask-siri-while-driving-250595c8f2e7

Palantir CEO Says Only Two Types Will Survive AI — https://medium.com/predict/palantir-ceo-says-only-two-types-will-survive-ai-and-elite-degrees-arent-one-of-them-341c222044e0

Lemon-Lime Cream Recipe — NYT Cooking - https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/cooking.html

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Welcome to aiGED

01:09 Where the Stories Come From

02:35 Siri Tips for Driving

04:10 Palantir CEO on Jobs

07:02 Introducing Claude Mythos

09:02 Cybersecurity Basics

11:18 Mythos Finds Zero Days

13:01 Project Glass Wing Access

14:18 Government and Bank Alarm

16:44 Why Anthropic Locked It

17:18 What It Means for You

20:11 Apps and Dessert Picks

22:22 Homework and Wrap Up

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