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Episode 1 · May 18, 2026 · 07:31

NEW Claude Mythos Leaks are INSANE!

Anthropic's "Too Dangerous" AI Leaked: Claude Mythos Explained


Anthropic's secret new model, Claude Mythos, has accidentally leaked onto major cloud platforms. Discover why this AI is being treated as a national security tool and what its autonomous coding capabilities mean for the future of tech.


00:00 - Intro: The Secret Mythos Leak

00:44 - How the Leak Happened

01:15 - Autonomous Coding & Reasoning

02:01 - Project Glasswing Revealed

03:29 - Signs of a Public Launch

04:23 - The Capybara Codename

05:00 - A Step Change in AI Power

06:14 - The AI Safety Debate

Full transcript

New, Claude Mythos, leaks are insane. So Anthropic just accidentally leaked an AI model so powerful they never wanted you to see it. This is called Claude Mythos, and what they found it could do scared them so bad, they almost never released it. Today I'm going to show you exactly what got leaked, why the biggest tech companies on earth are already fighting over it, and why this could change AI forever.

This is brand new. This is massive. And honestly, it's kind of terrifying. Let's get into it.

So here's the deal. If you follow AI at all, you know Anthropic makes Claude. Claude is already one of the best AI models out there for coding and reasoning, like it's a beast. But behind closed doors, Anthropic was building something way bigger, something they called Mythos.

And they never planned to just drop it for everyone. They thought it was too dangerous. Think about that for a second. The company that built the AI said their own AI was too risky to release.

That should grab your attention, because it grabbed mine. Here's how the leak happened. People started spotting Mythos inside Google Cloud, like in the actual console where developers set up their AI tools. Then it showed up in Amazon Web Services docs too.

Bedrock, which is Amazon's AI platform, started listing Mythos in their public documentation. So now you've got two of the biggest cloud platforms on the planet, both quietly adding this model. That's not an accident. That's a rollout.

And the crazy part is Anthropic never made a big announcement. It just started appearing, like they were trying to sneak it out the back door. Now let me tell you what makes Mythos different from every other Claude model. This isn't just a small upgrade.

Reports say Mythos can do autonomous coding at a level we haven't seen before. It can do extremely long reasoning chains. Think of it like this. Normal AI thinks a few steps ahead.

Mythos thinks dozens and dozens of steps ahead. Like a chess grandmaster, but for code. And here's where it gets wild. Mythos can apparently find security vulnerabilities on its own, like zero-day exploits.

Those are the bugs that nobody knows about yet. The ones hackers pay millions for. And Mythos can just find them. Automatically.

Without anyone telling it where to look. Hey, if we haven't met already, I'm the digital avatar of Julian Goldie, CEO of Goldie Agency. Whilst he's helping clients get more leads and customers, I'm here to help you get the latest AI updates. Julian Goldie reads every comment, so make sure you comment below with your thoughts on Mythos.

Okay, so back to the story. Thropic looked at what Mythos could do, and basically said, whoa, we can't just let everyone use this. So they created something called Project Glasswing. And this is where it gets really interesting.

Project Glasswing is a restricted program where only certain companies get access to Mythos. And we're not talking about small startups. We're talking about Google, Amazon, Apple, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Linux Foundation. These are some of the biggest names in tech, all working together with Anthropic to use Mythos for defense.

The idea is simple. Use Mythos to find the dangerous vulnerabilities before the bad guys do. Use it to protect critical software and infrastructure. It's like hiring the world's best locksmith to test every lock before a thief shows up.

Now, here's what I need you to understand. This isn't science fiction. This is happening right now. And the fact that these companies signed up tells you how serious the capabilities are.

You don't get Apple and Google and Amazon all in the same room, unless something real is going on. So Mythos isn't just another AI model. It's being treated like a national security tool. Let that sink in for a second.

Now, if you're watching this and thinking, okay, Julian, this is cool, but how do I actually use AI to grow my business and save time? I want to tell you about the AI Profit Boardroom. This is the best place to learn how to scale your business, get more customers, and save hundreds of hours with AI automation. And with models like Claude Mythos pushing AI forward this fast, you want to be ahead of the curve, not behind it.

If you want to learn how to use tools like Claude and other cutting edge AI to automate your workflows, the AI Profit Boardroom is where you need to be. Link is in the description and comments. Okay, so let's talk about the signs that a full public launch is coming, because this is the part that's got everyone buzzing. First, Mythos appeared in Google Cloud quota systems.

That means Google is setting up the backend to handle real user traffic. You don't build quota systems for a model you're never going to launch. Second, the bedrock documentation on Amazon isn't hidden. It's right there, public.

Anyone can see it. Third, some people are reporting that the preview labels on Mythos are starting to disappear in certain environments. And if you followed past Claude launches, that's exactly the pattern. Preview label goes up.

Preview label comes down. Model goes live. Did Anthropic change its mind? That's the big question.

They look at the risk, weigh it against the benefit, and decide to go ahead. They being forced to move because the leaks already happened and the cat's out of the bag. Nobody knows for sure. The evidence is pointing strongly toward a launch.

And when it happens, it could be one of the biggest AI moments. Now, there's another detail that I think is super cool. Apparently, the internal code name for Mythos was Capybara. Yes, like the animal.

I know it sounds random, but honestly, that's how a lot of tech companies work. They give their secret projects weird animal names. People online love this kind of insider detail. So now you know, if someone says Capybara in an AI conversation, they're talking about Mythos.

There are also reports online suggesting that some users may have accessed Mythos through unofficial channels. Now, I want to be really clear here. These are unverified reports, not confirming any of this. The fact that people are even claiming access tells you there's massive demand for this model.

It wants to try it. It wants to see what it can do. And that hype is only going to grow as we get closer to whatever Anthropic has planned. Let me give you the big picture here.

Faster than anyone predicted. We went from basic chatbots to models that can autonomously discover security vulnerabilities in critical software. That's a massive jump. And it happened in like two years.

Mythos represents what many people are calling a step change in capabilities, not a small improvement. Step change. That means the gap between Mythos and previous models could be as big, maybe bigger. We don't know yet because Anthropic hasn't released full benchmarks publicly.

But here's what we do know from the leaks. Huge jumps on coding benchmarks like SWE Bench. Major reasoning improvements. Advanced cybersecurity capabilities that no other public model has shown.

And the ability to run as a long running AI agent. Meaning it doesn't just answer one question and stop. It can work on complex tasks over extended periods of time. Like a tireless employee that never sleeps and never makes the same mistake twice.

Now I want to be honest with you because that's how I do things. A lot of these claims are still based on leaks and rumors. Anthropic hasn't put out a full public breakdown of Mythos yet. Some benchmark screenshots floating around online haven't been independently verified.

So take everything with a grain of salt. The fact that Google and Amazon are both integrating this model into their cloud platforms is not a rumor. That's real. That's verifiable.

And that tells me something big is coming. The AI safety debate is only going to get louder from here. When a company builds something and then says this might be too dangerous that's a wake-up call for the entire industry. And whether you think AI safety is overblown or not enough Mythos is going to be at the center of that conversation for a long time.

The craziest part about all of this we still haven't seen what Mythos can fully do. We're looking at leaks, previews and partial information. The full picture is still hidden. And when it comes out it could change everything we think we know about what AI is capable of.

Now, if you want to stay ahead of all of this and actually use AI to grow your business I've got two things for you. First, the AI Profit Boardroom. This is the best community to learn how to scale your business and save hundreds of hours using AI automation tools like Claude and other frontier models. With Mythos potentially launching soon the people who understand how to use these tools are going to have a massive advantage.

Link is in the description and comments. And if you want the full process, SOPs and over a hundred AI use cases like this one join the AI Success Lab. Link's in the comments and description. You'll get all the video notes from there plus access to our community of 38,000 members who are crushing it with AI.

Make sure you comment below and tell me what you think about Claude Mythos. Do you think Anthropic should release it to everyone? Was it too dangerous? Julian reads every single comment.

I'll see you in the next one.

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