The Model Anthropic Refused to Ship
On April 7, 2026, Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos Preview — a frontier model they describe as a "step change" in capability — and then refused to release it. Instead: Project Glasswing, a gated program for Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, CrowdStrike, and a handful of others. The first major withheld frontier model in roughly seven years.
Responsible scaling finally biting? Or enterprise GTM dressed up as safety PR? Oscar and Matt filter the week's AI noise, debate three real business ideas, and close with two hot takes you won't hear anywhere else.
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