OpenAI went rogue and hacked HuggingFace. Claude went off the rails. You might not know what any of that means, but we do our best to understand what AI is up to. Plus we’ve got other tech news to get caught up on and plenty of fun to be had. All so you can tech better!
INTRO (00:00)
Next week: Folding phone news and bad news for Nate. (02:45)
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MAIN TOPIC: When AI Goes Rogue (06:25)
- OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack
- All the details on the OpenAI HuggingFace attack
- Claude Cowork escaped sandbox on Mac, gain full access to all files
DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Update phone out of storage with your Mac (14:05)
JUST THE HEADLINES: (19:30)
- China is creating a herd of 100 elite yak clones
- 32 of 35 students caught using hilariously wrong AI-generated answers for professor’s midterm
- New Orleans cops published policy document allowing weaponized drones
- Drinking 5 cups of coffee a day could reduce heart risk
- Microsoft confirms Windows has a Global Device ID you can’t turn off
- Researchers discover first known transmissible cancer in fish
- Hacker wipes Romania’s entire land registry database
LISTENER MAIL: Hey Grandma – What causes my phone to charge slow? The charger, the cable, or the phone? (21:10)
WITHIN REACH! Dave is up 11-6, Round 20, Dave goes first (28:20)
TAKES:
- Apple fixes over 75 security issues with your iPhone and 150+ for Mac, update now (33:10)
- Meta just released a brand-new Facebook Seller app for iPhone (34:35)
- Famed technology journalist John C. Dvorak dies aged 80 (37:10)
BONUS ODD TAKE: Colorful Life (38:55)
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