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.

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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 to stop … Continue reading The AI Fix #43: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords!

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.

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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 attention, and a talking fish offers… Continue reading The AI Fix #42: AIs with anxiety, and why AIs don’t know what happened

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?

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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 wonders if a kung-fu … Continue reading The AI Fix #41: Can AIs be psychopaths, and why we should be AI optimists

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 com… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #407: HP’s hold music, and human trafficking

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 loses their minds over two AI agents b… Continue reading The AI Fix #40: ChatGPT saved my life, and making evil AIs by accident

Smashing Security podcast #406: History’s biggest heist just happened, and online abuse

In episode 406 of the “Smashing Security” podcast, we explore how the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been hacked to the jaw-dropping tune of $1.5 billion, and we look at what is being done to better defend women and girls’ safety online.

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