Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Tech analyst Lennart Heim joins Robert Wright to discuss Mythos, the new superhacking AI from Anthropic, and what it means for US-China relations and global stability.

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0:00 How powerful is Anthropic’s Mythos?
6:52 How Mythos looks to China
9:16 Does Mythos mark a new phase in the US-China arms race?
20:21 Can Anthropic contain Mythos?
25:52 Could superhacker AIs bring cooperation?
37:17 How scary is China, really?
45:21 Heading to Overtime

Discussed in Overtime:
What good is the US “tech stack”?
The export control debate(s).
Imagining Chinese hegemony.
What's the chip control endgame?
Monitoring compute.
Is key infrastructure dangerously internet-dependent?
Is the AI industry acting responsibly?
Monitoring international AI development.

Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Lennart Heim (Stealth). Recorded April 29, 2026.

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