Anthropic Engineer Lost His Mind Over This AI

An Anthropic engineer came home at 3 a.m., drunk, crying, and slurring about how "the world will never be the same" because of Claude Mythos— and the person who witnessed it works at OpenAI. This is the story of the AI that made an AI researcher break down on his own couch... and why the Federal Reserve just called an emergency meeting of Wall Street's biggest banks because of it. In April, 2026, OpenAI post-training researcher James Campbell posted a now-viral tweet about his Anthropic roommate's late-night meltdown after the internal release of Claude Mythos — Anthropic's newest and most powerful AI model. The tweet exploded across Reddit and X, racking up nearly a million views in days. Campbell confirmed in replies that it wasn't a joke. It really happened. But what is Mythos? And why would someone who helped build it come home and fall apart? In this video, I break down: ▸ The viral James Campbell tweet that sent AI Twitter into chaos ▸ What Anthropic's Claude Mythos model actually does ▸ The 27-year-old vulnerability Mythos found in OpenBSD that no human ever caught ▸ Why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jerome Powell summoned the CEOs of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo to an emergency meeting at the Treasury Department ▸ Why the European Union can't even review the model ▸ What Project Glasswing is and why only 40 organizations on Earth have access This isn't hype. This isn't a conspiracy theory. This is the story of a moment when the people closest to frontier AI started reacting to it like something had fundamentally changed — and the rest of the world started paying attention. 🔔 Subscribe for more AI news that actually matters — no hype, just the real story. 👇 Drop a comment: Does Mythos excite you, terrify you, or both? Patent Resources: - My best-selling book, Patents Demystified: https://amzn.to/2MX5le9 - The top book on licensing your idea or invention: https://amzn.to/3tDLSib (One Simple Idea by Stephen Key) - When to file a patent application: https://www.dwt.com/blogs/startup-law-blog/2020/08/when-to-file-startup-patent-application - Is software patentable: https://www.dwt.com/blogs/startup-law-blog/2020/11/how-to-patent-software - My appearance on CNBC’s “The Profit” with Marcus Lemonis: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/11/08/coco-taps-owner-reviews-their-pending-patent-with-marcus-lemonis.html Gear Used to Make This Video: Panasonic LUMIX GH7 - https://amzn.to/3ZiaYom Neewer 230W Video Light - https://amzn.to/3Zrln18 Godox Softbox - https://amzn.to/3VmxHOU Aputure Amaran RGB Tube Lights - https://amzn.to/49n84mX Shure SM58 Microphone - https://amzn.to/4icAvYN Panasonic LUMIX DMW-XLR2 XLR Mic Adaptor - https://amzn.to/3ZAXULW Shure SM57 Windscreen - https://amzn.to/49hPpsx Neewer LED Panel Light - https://amzn.to/3VZwPNn StudioFX Rim/Back Light - https://amzn.to/3GLSZ1u ***** DISCLAIMER: Information in this video is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such. The law can change and the information in this video may be outdated, so you should always consult an attorney regarding your specific issues in view of the current state of the law. ******