How dangerous is Anthropic’s new AI?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Anthropic's new AI model, the significance of the Artemis II mission, and the dynamics of the ceasefire agreement involving the US-Israel and Iran.

Why does the Artemis II mission around the moon matter? Are concerns around Anthropic’s new AI model Mythos justified? And who has the upper hand in the ceasefire agreement between the US-Israel and Iran? Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer’s technology reporter, Patricia Clarke, reporter Phoebe Davis and Deputy Comment Editor, Erica Wagner, to decide the top story of the day. **We want to hear what you think! Email us at: newsmeeting@observer.co.uk   Follow us on Social Media:  @ObserverUK on X  @theobserveruk on Instagram and TikTok @theobserveruk.bsky.social‬ on bluesky  Host: Giles Whittell  Producer: Amalie Sortland Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett To find out more about The Observer: Subscribe to TheObserver+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free content Head to our website observer.co.uk   Download the Observer app – for a listening experience curated by our journalists Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Giles Whittell

Guests: Patricia Clarke, Phoebe Davis, Erica Wagner

Topics covered

• AI
• space exploration
• US-Israel relations
• Iran
• technology
• ceasefire agreements

Keywords

• Anthropic
• AI model
• Artemis II
• US-Israel
• Iran
• ceasefire
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Observer, Anthropic, US-Israel, Iran

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