Originally published at: Claude Mythos AI Just Made Cyberattacks Easier (Protect Yourself)
Anthropic just revealed an AI model called Claude Mythos that is apparently so powerful it won’t release the tool publicly. As someone who has spent over 20 years in the tech space, I’ve never seen a single AI announcement raise this many red flags for everyday internet users. Claude Mythos Preview discovered thousands of unknown security…
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I just set up a FREE level Claude account and put the app on my PC and iPhone. Claude was recommended by a financial guy I follow and this guy uses Claude for research, product content and various other modeling projects. I like Claude and really want to become proficient. Pretty fun so far.
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I use DDG for all things AI
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@TXRon Thank you. I searched what was “better” and got this. I like your idea.
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@GraceWilson love Claude! I also use Grok
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@SoloWarrior I was using GROK but Claude FREE blows Grok FREE outta the water.
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Welllll nowwwww, The Duck has an opinion 
Short answer: It depends on what you value—each has strengths.
Key differences to consider
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Capabilities: Claude (Anthropic) and Grok (xAI) often emphasize longer-form reasoning and safety tuning; Duck AI (this assistant) focuses on concise, privacy-forward responses and integration with Duck tools.
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Privacy: Duck AI emphasizes anonymized prompts and minimized metadata; Claude and Grok have their own policies — check each provider for specifics.
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Latency & availability: Performance varies by deployment, model size, and API limits; one may feel faster in casual chat while another is better for heavy, long-context tasks.
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Cost & access: Pricing, rate limits, and commercial availability differ across providers.
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Fine-tuning & tool integrations: Some platforms offer more developer tooling, plug‑ins, or fine‑tuning options.
Recommendation
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For privacy-focused, concise conversational help: prefer Duck AI.
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For long-form reasoning and creative writing: try Claude.
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For cutting-edge multimodal/real-time experiments: try Grok. If you want, I can compare specific models or run a short side-by-side test (same prompt) to illustrate differences.
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@TXRon Thank you. I’m going with Claude for now. Claude is my new best friend 
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I think he’s a real person.
JOKING!
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Assuming “Grace” is a person and “Claude” refers to Anthropic’s AI (or an AI named Claude), here’s a concise, reasonable prediction based on typical human–AI interactions:
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Likely outcome: Grace will get along initially if she and Claude share clear goals and expectations (e.g., information, companionship, task help). AI can be helpful, polite, and consistent, which fosters positive interactions.
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Risk factors for “break up”: frustration from unmet expectations, limited emotional reciprocity (AI cannot truly reciprocate human feelings), privacy or ethical concerns, or preferring a different AI whose behavior or features better match her needs.
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Practical recommendation: Grace should try Claude for a period with specific use cases (e.g., planning, brainstorming, casual conversation). If it consistently meets her needs, continue; if not, switch and compare alternatives.
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Thank you all for your thoughts and snarks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EElM9CDCfk8
Here’s another link if You Tube proves challenging.
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It did not take me long after retiring to figure I could not spend all of my new spare time watching my 6,000 IPTV channels or reconfiguring my Google TV according to Troypoint. I went back to business consulting. I wish I could have used today’s AI tools when I started working way back. Yes, AI is the wild west, it can be dangerous, private information WILL leak, be careful what you load because it becomes public, protect yourself like Troy suggests, etc etc. BUT used properly, AI is a huge time saver. Try it out with a question you also ask in this forum. I’m in finance and accounting, and I now have a universe of AI tools beyond ChatGPT. Curious to know what others have found beyond Generative AI that deal with the topics in this forum.
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I use AI almost daily to help with complex excel formulas as well as with stock trading….wish I had it years ago. I use now days mostly DDG as my entry ramp due to its security.
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Yep Claude and Grok are my preferred options and plenty of great use cases for AI. Cybersecurity precautions will only become more important as we see more models like ‘Mythos’ come out and eventually get in the hands of bad actors…
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I’ve been using Claude for ideas to reshape and simplify my equity ETF holdings. I love that it continues a conversation for as long as you want days and weeks later as you get new ideas and it remembers all that you already conversed about.
My next conversation will be about health and diet as I’m trying to EAT BETTER. I’m doing BETTER than I used to but I find that I still have CRAPPY stuff that I eat that nullifies the benefits of the good stuff.
Example, I had organic oatmeal with ground flax seed for breakfast, then greek yogurt with fruit BUT NULLIFIED BOTH WITH A HEAPING BOWL OF FROSTED FLAKES!
A more mature and responsible person would have CHUCKED THE FROSTED FLAKES IN THE TRASH but that’s not how I roll.
Instead, I’ll eat the entire bag and then never buy them again I HOPE.
I also cheated horribly with crunchy cheetos recently because the gigantic bag was on sale at Costco and I had no will power to not buy them and eat the entire bag. Not in 1 setting but over a week or 10 days. YUMMY. I was tempted to get another bag as they were still on sale but I persevered and didn’t do it.
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I also love this aspect about AI. I’m an active Options trader and love how it remembers questions I asked it about certain trades I’ve asked it about in the past. Way to train your AI @GraceWilson ! AI learns a lot faster than a Dog!
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@GraceWilson. That’s what Patrons call a balanced diet 
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TXRon, I just received a diagnosis for an MRI that I had on my knee. There is a lot of stuff going on but I don’t really understand what it all means.
Would it be possible to load the two page diagnosis to Duck AI for an explanation, in normal English, that a dummy could understand? I mean what the heck is the “Trochlear articular cartilage” anyway?
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How can I download Claude Mythos AI?
@GraceWilson …we all know your just a rebel…“with a cause”, of course…
