OpenAI CEO Sam Altman accused Anthropic of using scare tactics to hype its new Mythos cybersecurity model, likening it to selling a bomb shelter after building a bomb. He argued that fear-based marketing keeps AI tools in the hands of a select elite and noted that such hype is common across the industry.

• Altman accused Anthropic of "fear-based marketing" for restricting its Mythos cybersecurity model to select enterprise clients, comparing it to selling a bomb shelter after building the bomb.
• He argued this hype tactic keeps advanced AI tools in the hands of a privileged few and isn't unique to Anthropic—most AI vendors, including OpenAI, use similar risk hyperbole to drive demand.
• Critics say Mythos's threat is overstated, noting real-world hacking still relies mainly on human actors and simpler tools, and testers haven't seen results beyond existing hacking software.

This piece breaks down The New Yorker’s 18,000-word deep dive into Sam Altman’s trust issues and OpenAI’s turbulent history—from his firing and secret “shadow board” deal to safety disputes and the botched investigation into his conduct. It highlights key conflicts with Musk, Dario Amodei, Microsoft’s unauthorized India release, and a fleeting “sell to Putin” brainstorm.

• Sutskever compiled seventy pages of vanishing Slack messages to justify firing Altman and Brockman, but much of that evidence was kept hidden from the public.
• The Summers/Taylor investigation into Altman's conduct never produced a written report, leaving insiders still pushing for a real probe.
• Microsoft quietly inserted a merger veto into OpenAI's charter, killing the "merge-and-assist" safety clause Amodei had fought for—he only found out at the last minute, contributing to his and Daniela's 2020 exit to found Anthropic.
• Altman denied key details reporters uncovered, including the informal "shadow board" pact with Brockman and Sutskever, despite responding to deception allegations with "I can't change my personality."