Mythos 5: when a government shut down the world's most powerful AI

In June 2026, the Trump administration ordered Mythos 5—the most advanced artificial intelligence model from Anthropic—shut down with a single letter. Export controls, national security, and the future of AI were at stake.

Mythos 5 had detected more than 270 hidden vulnerabilities in Firefox and was helping U.S. intelligence agencies—and yet it was blocked overnight for millions of users around the world. More than 80 cybersecurity experts and executives from Adobe and Nvidia came out in its defense. Europe accelerated its push for technological sovereignty. China took note. This episode examines what happened, why it matters, and what it reveals about the new global order of artificial intelligence.

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