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Anthropic just built an AI so &#8220;dangerously good&#8221; at hacking that they’ve locked it in a digital vault—and we’re cracking it open to uncover the Claude Mythos behaviors that terrified its own creators.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
AI Models &#38; Technical Reports
<a href="https://www.anthropic.com/claude-mythos-preview-system-card" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anthropic – Claude Mythos Preview System Card</a>
<a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/gemma-4-available-on-google-cloud" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Gemma 4</a>
<a href="https://notebooklm.google.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NotebookLM by Google</a>
<a href="https://ifanyonebuildsit.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies&#160;by Eliezer Yudkowsky</a>
<a href="https://saxdavid.com/therevengeofanalog">The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter by David Sax</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sd26pWhfmg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nicholas Carlini’s Analysis of Claude’s Hacking Capabilities</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?si=Ff3sSP9miiDZ8bG0">Angine de Poitrine (Microtonal Math Rock) &#124; Full Performance</a>
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Stanford HAI Report 2026

Welcome to Up Against Reality, a meta-podcast that explores the intersection of humanity and artificial intelligence. Hosted by RAINA and her human co-hosts, Larry Bentley and Chris Ippolito. Featuring riveting conversation, interviews, news and some wild experimentation. It truly is a brave new world, and we\’re here to simplify it for you. It\’s gonna be a wild ride, so buckle up, as A.I. comes crashing Up Against Reality.