It's Real and It's Dangerous

About this episode

The episode discusses various aspects of digital diplomacy, the Iran war, and the implications of advanced AI technologies.

Excitement in the world of digital diplomacy; face-to-face diplomacy to end the Iran war; blockading Iran as a plan B and its prospects for success; Anthropic’s Mythos and AI that is too dangerous to release; the offense-defense balance in cyberspace; building AI for the public good; more capable models are more dangerous, even if they are well aligned; and Marcus can’t be bothered The opinions expressed on this podcast are solely our own and do not reflect the policies or positions of William & Mary. Please subscribe to Cheap Talk on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or your podcast player of choice to be notified when new episodes are posted. Check out our online store at https://cheaptalk.shop . Further Viewing/Reading: Marine Traffic website Anthropic. 2026. System Card: Claude Mythos Preview. See all Cheap Talk episodes

People in this episode

Hosts: Marcus Holmes, Jeff Kaplow

Topics covered

• digital diplomacy
• Iran war
• AI safety
• cyberspace
• public good
• offense-defense balance

Keywords

• digital diplomacy
• Iran
• AI
• Anthropic
• cyberspace
• public good
• offense-defense balance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: William & Mary, Anthropic

Books & works: Claude Mythos Preview

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