Category: Podcast
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The AI Fix #44: AI-generated malware, and a stunning AI breakthrough
The AI Fix #44: AI-generated malware, and a stunning AI breakthrough In episode 44 of The AI Fix, ChatGPT won’t build a crystal meth lab, GPT-4o improves the show’s podcast art, some students manage to screw in a lightbulb, Google releases Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental and nobody notices, and Mark invents a clock for measuring…
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Smashing Security podcast #410: Unleash the AI bot army against the scammers – now!
Smashing Security podcast #410: Unleash the AI bot army against the scammers – now! A YouTuber has unleashed an innovative AI bot army to disrupt and outwit the world of online scammers, and a New York Times investigation looks into the intricate web of global money laundering. All this and more is discussed in the…
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The AI Fix #43: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords!
The AI Fix #43: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords! In episode 43 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover a robot that isn’t terrifying, a newspaper shuns journalists in favour of AI, Graham watches a robot dog learn to stand, an AI computer programmer develops a familiar attitude, and New York tries…
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Smashing Security podcast #409: Peeping perverts and FBI phone calls
Smashing Security podcast #409: Peeping perverts and FBI phone calls In episode 409 of the “Smashing Security” podcast, we uncover the curious case of the Chinese cyber-attack on Littleton’s Electric Light Company, and a California landlord’s hidden camera scandal. Find out about this, and more, in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by…
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The AI Fix #42: AIs with anxiety, and why AIs don’t know what happened
The AI Fix #42: AIs with anxiety, and why AIs don’t know what happened In episode 42 of the AI Fix, our hosts discover why ads for the Neo Gamma robot are so sinister, Graham plays peek-a-boo with a crow, humans give up writing, an AI designs a drug, an upstart AI agent gets everyone’s…
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Smashing Security podcast #408: A gag order backfires, and a snail mail ransom demand
Smashing Security podcast #408: A gag order backfires, and a snail mail ransom demand What happens when a healthcare giant’s legal threats ignite a Streisand Effect wildfire… while a ransomware gang appears to ditch the dark web for postage stamps? Find out about this, and more, in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast…
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The AI Fix #41: Can AIs be psychopaths, and why we should be AI optimists
The AI Fix #41: Can AIs be psychopaths, and why we should be AI optimists In episode 41 of the AI Fix, our hosts learn that society needs to be completely reordered by December, Grok accuses Trump of being a Russian asset, Graham discovers that parents were wrong about computer games all along, and Mark…
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Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking
Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking Journey with us to Myanmar’s shadowy scam factories, where trafficked workers are forced to run romance-baiting and fake tech support scams, and find out why a company’s mandatory hold time for tech support could lead to innocent users having their computers compromised. All this and…
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The AI Fix #40: ChatGPT saved my life, and making evil AIs by accident
The AI Fix #40: ChatGPT saved my life, and making evil AIs by accident In episode 40 of the AI Fix, Graham meets a shape-shifting GOAT, a robot dog gets wet, Mark likes Claude 3.7 Sonnet, OpenAI releases its dullest model yet, Grok 3 needs to go home and have a lie down, and everyone…
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The AI Fix #39: AIs value their lives over yours, and flattery gets you nowhere
The AI Fix #39: AIs value their lives over yours, and flattery gets you nowhere In episode 39 of the AI Fix, our hosts watch a drone and a robot dog shoot fireworks at each other, xAI launches Grok 3, Mark explains that AIs can design genomes now, a robot starts a punch up, Zuck…
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Smashing Security podcast #405: A crypto con exchange, and soaring ticket scams
Smashing Security podcast #405: A crypto con exchange, and soaring ticket scams From shadowy Bitcoin exchanges to Interpol’s most wanted, Alexander Vinnik was the alleged kingpin behind BTC-e, a $4bn crypto laundering empire. Learn more about him, and how he became a geopolitical pawn between the US, France, and Russia. Plus! Hear how concert-goers are…
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The AI Fix #38: AI proves time travel is impossible (but still can’t draw fingers)
The AI Fix #38: AI proves time travel is impossible (but still can’t draw fingers) In episode 38 of “The AI Fix”, our hosts discover a robot they actually like, Sam Altman teases GPT-5 and trolls Elon Musk, a robot dog grows arms, an AI compliments Graham, Mark worries about “gradual disempowerment”, an octopus pretends…
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Smashing Security podcast #404: Podcast not found
Smashing Security podcast #404: Podcast not found The story of how hackers managed to compromise the US Government’s official SEC Twitter account to boost the price of Bitcoins, AI isn’t helping reduce the rife conspiracy theories inside classrooms, and is the funeral bell tolling for ransomware? All this and more is discussed in the latest…
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The AI Fix #36: A DeepSeek special
The AI Fix #36: A DeepSeek special In episode 36 of The AI Fix, Graham and Mark take a long look at DeepSeek, an upstart AI out of China that was trained on a shoestring, shook up Wall Street, kneecapped Nvidia, and challenged America’s AI hegemony. Graham also discovers a remarkably f***ing effective way to…
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The AI Fix #35: Project Stargate, the AI emergency, and batsh*t AI cryonics
The AI Fix #35: Project Stargate, the AI emergency, and batsh*t AI cryonics In episode 35 of The AI Fix, our hosts learn who the 175th best programmer in the world is, the AI supervillains put on suits for President Trump, a “not imaginary” AI turns out to be imaginary, OpenAI releases Operator and teases…
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Smashing Security podcast #401: Hacks on the high seas, and how your home can be stolen under your nose
Smashing Security podcast #401: Hacks on the high seas, and how your home can be stolen under your nose An Italian hacker makes the grade and ends up in choppy waters, and hear true stories of title deed transfer scams. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security”…
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The AI Fix #34: Fake Brad Pitt and why AI means we will lose our jobs
The AI Fix #34: Fake Brad Pitt and why AI means we will lose our jobs In episode 34 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch in horror as a vacuum cleaner sprouts a robotic arm and legs, a rivet embedded in the side of your head claims it will be able to read your…
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The AI Fix #33: AI’s deliberate deceptions, and Elon’s “unhinged” mode
The AI Fix #33: AI’s deliberate deceptions, and Elon’s “unhinged” mode In episode 33 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch a robot fall over, ChatGPT demonstrates that it can’t draw a watch face but it can fire a gun, a man without a traffic cone gets trapped in his Waymo taxi, Graham discovers what…
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Smashing Security podcast #399: Honey in hot water, and reset your devices
Smashing Security podcast #399: Honey in hot water, and reset your devices Ever wonder how those “free” browser extensions that promise to save you money actually work? We dive deep into the controversial world of Honey, the coupon-finding tool owned by PayPal, and uncover a scheme that might be leaving you with less savings and…
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The AI Fix #32: Agentic AI, killer robot fridges, and the robosexual revolution
The AI Fix #32: Agentic AI, killer robot fridges, and the robosexual revolution In episode 32 of The AI Fix, our hosts learn the meaning of “poronkusema”, Mark discovers his dream job, a school tries using AI instead of teachers, the “Godfather of AI” says AI will see us as toddlers, and Graham lifts the…
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The AI Fix #31: Replay: AI doesn’t exist
The AI Fix #31: Replay: AI doesn’t exist Mark and I took a break for the new year, but we’ll be back for a new episode of “The AI Fix” podcast at the usual time next week. In the meantime, here is another chance to hear one of our favourite episodes again. The very first…
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The AI Fix #30: ChatGPT reveals the devastating truth about Santa (Merry Christmas!)
The AI Fix #30: ChatGPT reveals the devastating truth about Santa (Merry Christmas!) In episode 30 of The AI Fix, AIs are caught lying to avoid being turned off, Apple’s AI flubs a headline, ChatGPT is available to people who haven’t left the 1970s, our hosts regret to inform you that an AI artist now…
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Smashing Security podcast #398: Fake CAPTCHAs, Harmageddon, and Krispy Kreme
Smashing Security podcast #398: Fake CAPTCHAs, Harmageddon, and Krispy Kreme This week, we delve into the dark world of fake CAPTCHAs designed to hijack your computer. Plus, the AI safety clock is ticking down – is doomsday closer than we think? And to top it off, we uncover the sticky situation of Krispy Kreme facing…
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The AI Fix #29: AI on OnlyFans, and the bot that wants to be a billionaire
The AI Fix #29: AI on OnlyFans, and the bot that wants to be a billionaire In episode 29 of The AI Fix, an AI company makes the bold step of urging us to “stop hiring humans”, Graham is wrong about GB AI, parents prepare their kids for the imminent Moxie-mageddon, Google releases Gemini 2.0,…
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Smashing Security podcast #397: Snowflake hackers, and under the influence
Smashing Security podcast #397: Snowflake hackers, and under the influence A Canadian man is arrested in relation to the Snowflake hacks from earlier this year – after a cybersecurity researcher managed to track his identity, and a cryptocurrency-trading Instagram influencer is in trouble with the law. All this and more is discussed in the latest…
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The AI Fix #28: Robot dogs with bombs, and who is David Mayer?
The AI Fix #28: Robot dogs with bombs, and who is David Mayer? In episode 28 of The AI Fix, the new version of ChatGPT does a surprisingly good job of telling Mark how to defend himself from a flame thrower-wielding robot dog in his living room, Graham loses 30,000 robots on the head of…
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Smashing Security podcast #396: Dishy DDoS dramas, and mining our minds for data
Smashing Security podcast #396: Dishy DDoS dramas, and mining our minds for data A CEO is arrested for turning satellite receivers into DDoS attack weapons! Then, we’ll journey into the world of bossware and “affective computing” and explore how AI is learning to read our emotions – is this the future of work, or a…
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The AI Fix #27: Why is AI full of real-life Bond villains?
The AI Fix #27: Why is AI full of real-life Bond villains? In episode 27 of The AI Fix, robots catch a ball, lead a revolt, and enjoy a juicy steak. Or do they? Graham struggles with a Micro USB cable, a student struggles with a school’s anti-AI rules, and OpenAI’s Sora video generation AI…