About this episode

This episode discusses the dual impact of the AI model Mythos on the global financial system, highlighting both concerns and potential defenses against cyber threats.

A new artificial intelligence model blindsided policymakers at meetings of the International Monetary Fund, raising fears of faster, more-sophisticated cyberattacks on the global financial system. But the same technology also is being touted by its builders as the most powerful defense banks could have. On this week’s episode of  Trumponomics , host Stephanie Flanders and guests Michael Deng, geoeconomics technology analyst at Bloomberg Economics, and Bloomberg News reporter Laura Noonan break down why Mythos, Anthropic’s most powerful AI model, is sparking both panic and optimism in boardrooms and across governments—and what it means for the security of the global financial system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Flanders

Guests: Michael Deng, Laura Noonan

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• global financial system
• cybersecurity
• geoeconomics
• policy implications

Keywords

• Mythos
• artificial intelligence
• cyberattacks
• financial security
• IMF
• geoeconomics
• banking technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Monetary Fund, Anthropic, Bloomberg Economics, Bloomberg News

Products: Mythos

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