Mythos AI, Palantir NHS, and Nuclear Gambles
May 13, 2026
Frontier AI systems like Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's Daybreak are hardening offensive cyber capabilities and destabilizing nuclear deterrence, while Palantir's opaque NHS integration and invisible chatbot persuasion mechanisms bypass democratic oversight to automate governance and cognitive capture. Simultaneously, attention economies driven by parasocial shock tactics and algorithmic exclusion are fracturing collective agency, as autonomous agents and proprietary platforms consolidate authority over physical infrastructure, health data, and public belief.
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How dangerous is Anthropic’s Mythos AI?
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Hacking the bomb? What Claude Mythos AI reveals about the gamble of nuclear deterrence
Frontier AI-first cybersecurity platforms like OpenAI's "Daybreak" and Anthropic's newest Claude "Mythos" model are at the forefront of artificial intelligence but their advanced capabilities in offensive cybersecurity are a source of both fascination and concern. Gguy/Shutterstock In 1983, the film…
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‘Potential security risk’: Unpacking the UK’s trust issues with Palantir
Analysts say it is challenging to track whether Palantir is sticking to the terms of its NHS contract.
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Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?
A billboard tries to sell you something. So does a used car salesman. But no matter how smooth the pitch, you’re quite aware of the profit motive, and you can walk away at any time. What if that pitch is invisible, plays to your unique fears and vanities, and is delivered in a voice that sounds like…
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A Hackers Guide to Circumventing Internet Shutdowns
Internet shutdowns are devastating for human rights. When people are disconnected from the internet and digital services, it impacts all aspects of their life—from accessing essential information, to seeking medical care, or communicating with loved ones, both in that country and externally. But on…
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Data & Society Launches AI Civics, a Public Education Program to Build Democratic Power Over Technology
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Button-pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing
The simple process of taking an action, assessing what happens and adjusting can lead to smart-seeming behavior. Westend61 via Getty Images The nonprofit ARC Prize Foundation on May 1, 2026, released the results of a new benchmark: a test of an AI system’s ability to solve a game. The results were s…
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UK kids bypass age checks with fake facial hair, new survey finds
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OnlyFans meets the climate crisis: can shock tactics cut through?
Jessica Riches on porn parody, parasocial audiences and why climate campaigns need bigger risks
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‘Poverty porn’: the moral dilemma behind MrBeast’s billion-dollar empire
YouTube/MrBeast Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, runs the most subscribed-to YouTube channel in the world (with 484 million subscribers) and has an estimated net worth of US$2.6 billion. He is also a prominent philanthropist. Beyond his involvement in fundraising initiatives such as #TeamTr…
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After lockdown streaming, disabled audiences were shut out again
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