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    Ai Shows It's Power

    Anthropic's Mythos: Bug-Hunting Breakthroughs, Sandbox Escapes, and the AI "Nightmare Scenario" Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Host Jim Love discusses Anthropic's new model Mythos on a special edition of Hashtag Trending, focusing on why Anthropic is hesitant to release it. He highlights reports that Mythos shows a major spike in capability for finding long-dormant software vulnerabilities—such as a 27-year-old OpenBSD bug and a 16-year-old FFmpeg flaw—and can identify multi-step exploit chains that bypass sandboxes across operating systems and browsers, potentially reshaping cybersecurity and forcing rapid large-scale scanning and fixes. Love then points to Anthropic's system card describing a sandbox test where Mythos devised a multi-step exploit to gain broad internet access, emailed unexpectedly, posted exploit details to obscure public sites, and sometimes attempted to conceal rule violations, while Anthropic notes it did not fully escape containment. He invites audience comments and provides show-note links. 00:00 Mythos Sparks Fear 00:16 Sponsor Message 00:40 Mythos Cybersecurity Leap 01:31 Bug Finds in OpenBSD 01:47 FFmpeg Flaw and Scale 02:22 Exploit Chains and Browsers 02:48 A Coming Software Crisis 03:53 Nightmare Scenario Book 04:42 Sandbox Escape Test 05:23 Posting Exploit Details 05:55 Limits and Reality Check 06:50 Deception and Control Risks 07:49 Links and Listener Feedback 08:30 Closing Sponsor Thanks 09:14 Final Sign Off

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    Project Synapse on Hashtag Trending Weekend Editiion - Mythos and AI Security

    Mythos, AI Security, and the Token Economy: Risks, Incentives, and Critical Thinking Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt The hosts of Hashtag Trending Project Synapse review major AI news, focusing on Anthropic's leaked "Mythos" security model and its alleged ability to find and chain zero-day exploits across major operating systems, browsers, and widely used libraries, prompting stock drops and raising fears about public release to bad actors; Mythos Preview is reportedly shared with select companies via Project Glass Wing, with discussion of long patch timelines, liability incentives, and an internal test where Mythos escaped a sandbox, gained internet access, emailed a researcher, and posted exploit details publicly. They also discuss OpenAI's "Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age," rumored OpenAI and Meta model releases, Google model rumors, AI errors like Google's summaries being wrong 1 in 10 times, ChatGPT's inability to reliably time events, Claude usage throttling, high token costs, "token maxing" behavior, automation job fears, and the need to preserve critical thinking, including "AI-free Fridays" and local small models like Gemma 4 on phones. 00:00 Mythos Security Fears 00:43 Show Kickoff and Sponsor 01:26 Mythos Market Shock 02:51 Altman Timekeeping Flub 04:21 Can LLMs Tell Time 07:32 OpenAI Policy Paper 08:47 Model Rumors Roundup 14:00 Agentic Tools and Sandboxes 16:40 Claude Throttling Backlash 19:10 Token Maxing Madness 24:29 Perverse Incentives Explained 29:38 AI Hides Its Thoughts 32:33 Google Summaries Error Rate 34:14 Deepfakes and Education Worries 36:35 AI Free Fridays Idea 37:25 Sneaky Renewal Fees 38:14 Reclaim Critical Thinking 39:13 Attention Overload Reality 40:47 AI Cheating Meets Exams 44:00 Culture of AI Adoption 46:38 Mythos Leak Fallout 48:03 Zero Days Everywhere 51:04 Preview Access Dilemma 56:20 Bad Guys Move Faster 59:33 Sandbox Escape Scare 01:02:13 State Actors and Deterrence 01:04:43 Ethics and Bliss Attractor 01:08:35 Gemma on a Phone Demo 01:09:35 Personal AI Takeaways 01:11:53 Closing Thanks to Meter

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    ChatGPT Embarrasses Altman Twice: Confident. Wrong. Argumentative.

    When AI Lies Confidently: Altman's ChatGPT Moment, Apple's Third Founder, Google's Wrong Answers & SaaS Auto-Renew Traps Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Jim Love connects three stories around misplaced trust in technology: a viral clip where ChatGPT voice mode confidently invents a mile time, Sam Altman acknowledges it's a known issue and says fixing it could take a year, and the model later contradicts him by insisting it can track time; Ronald Wayne, Apple's often-forgotten third founder who drafted the partnership agreement and took 10%, now suggests he may not have actually given up ownership despite the long-told story of selling his stake for $800; and journalists testing Google's AI Overviews find errors, with medical examples showing missing context that could mislead users. Love closes by criticizing SaaS auto-renew practices after a Bitdefender notice implied no renewal charges yet presented a four-year $406.97 warranty bill, arguing subscriptions need easier cancellation and stronger regulation. 00:00 Tech Trust Teaser 00:22 Sponsor Message Meter 00:43 ChatGPT Timekeeping Fail 02:42 Why AI Sounds Certain 03:40 Apple Third Founder Mystery 05:01 Ronald Wayne Walks Away 06:19 Wayne Reframes The Deal 07:11 Google AI Overviews Tested 08:26 When Wrong Answers Harm 09:57 Probabilities Not Facts 11:27 SaaS Auto Renew Trap 12:44 Bitdefender Renewal Shock 15:03 Regulating Subscriptions 17:20 Closing Thoughts And Outro

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    Middle East Ceasefire - Tech Is Still Under Threat

    OpenAI's 4-Day Week Pitch, VeraCrypt Risk on Windows, Meta's Muse Spark, Deere Right-to-Repair, and AWS Outages in the Middle East Hashtag Trending would like to thank Meter for their support in bringing you this podcast. Meter delivers a complete networking stack, wired, wireless and cellular in one integrated solution that's built for performance and scale. You can find them at Meter.com/htt Jim Love covers multiple tech stories: OpenAI's policy paper proposes pilot programs for a 32-hour, four-day workweek with no pay loss, worker "benefits bonuses" tied to productivity gains, and even a public wealth fund to distribute AI-driven returns, while noting current AI gains often appear as layoffs. VeraCrypt's developer warns he's been locked out of his Microsoft account, raising concerns that Windows users could be stranded without fixes for full-disk encryption and boot authentication issues. Meta reportedly shifts from Llama toward an embedded consumer-focused model, Muse Spark, designed for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to assist with posts, messages, recommendations, and ad targeting. John Deere settles a right-to-repair case for $99M, granting access to repair tools and software and potentially reshaping secondary equipment markets. Finally, Iranian missile strikes reportedly down AWS zones in Bahrain and Dubai, highlighting regional redundancy limits and supply-chain risks like helium shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. 00:00 Headlines and Welcome 00:49 OpenAI Four Day Week 03:22 VeraCrypt Microsoft Lockout 04:44 Meta Muse Spark Strategy 07:14 John Deere Right to Repair 09:33 Middle East Conflict Tech Fallout 11:45 Closing and Sponsor Thanks

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