On the Core Memory podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's restricted launch of Mythos as "clearly incredible marketing" that amounts to: "We have built a bomb. We are about to drop it on your head. We will sell you a bomb shelter for $100 million." Altman also linked Anthropic's safety framing to the rising anti-AI hostility he has experienced, including a Molotov cocktail attack on his home — stating "the way Anthropic talks about OpenAI doesn't help" and calling for broader public access to AI rather than restricting it to elite groups. The remarks drew ironic coverage given Altman's own history of invoking existential AI risks.