Ryan Bridge: The terrifying news about Mythos AI

Ryan Bridge: The terrifying news about Mythos AI

From Early Edition with Ryan Bridge by Newstalk ZB

April 22, 2026 · 2 min

About this episode

Ryan Bridge discusses the alarming capabilities and implications of the AI hacking tool Mythos.

You heard the news about this AI hacking beast called Mythos?  It's a bit scary to be honest. And what's reported to have happened with it in the last seven hours is even scarier.  It's basically a big AI-powered cyber-hacking machine. It can spot flaws in operating systems – in some tests, it is better at doing this than human hackers.  Central banks are worried. Retail banks are worried. Governments are worried. We should be, too.  Even Anthropic, which owns it, is worried. They haven't released it to the public.  In the wrong hands, it's that dangerous.  But what they did do was release it to a small group of big companies, including Google and Goldman Sachs, for testing.  The problem? Bloomberg is reporting that a small number of unauthorised users have gained access to it.  I know... ding ding ding... alarm bell time.  Hello, you had one job – keep this thing under wraps. If it's a good as they say it is, it's bad for the world.  It could mean more 'asymmetrical warfare'. That's where smaller actors with fewer resources than big powers are able to wage war and hold the world to ransom.  Think the Revolutionary Guard and…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Bridge

Topics covered

  • AI
  • cybersecurity
  • Mythos AI
  • hacking
  • cyber warfare

Keywords

  • cyber-hacking
  • Anthropic
  • Google
  • Goldman Sachs
  • asymmetrical warfare

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Mythos, Mythos AI

Places: the Strait of Hormuz

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