The AI Fix #84: A hungry ghost trapped in a jar gains access to the Pentagon’s network

In episode 84 of The AI Fix, Graham and Mark stare straight into the digital abyss and ask the most important question of our age: “Is AI just a hungry ghost trapped in a jar?”

Also this week, we explore how a shadowy group of disgruntled insiders trying to destroy AI by poisoning its training data, how “vibe-coding” has stopped being a joke with even Linus Torvalds joining in, how Google’s AI health advice could have endangered lives, and why simply asking an AI the same question twice can turn it from clueless to near-omniscient.

Oh, and AI has managed to crack some famously unsolved maths problems in minutes, and Grok gains access to all of the Pentagon’s networks? What could possibly go wrong?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of “The AI Fix” podcast by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.

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AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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