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An AI uses blackmail to save itself, and threats make AIs work better
Episode 53
In episode 53 of The AI Fix, our hosts suspect the CEO of Duolingo has been kidnapped by an AI, Sergey Brin says AIs work better if you threaten them…
7 months, 1 week ago
AI adopts its own social norms, and AI DJ creates diversity scandal
Episode 52
In episode 52 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch a non-existent musical about garlic bread, Graham shares a summer reading list of books that don't exist…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Divorce by coffee grounds, and why AI robots need your brain
Episode 51
In episode 51 of The AI Fix, a Greek man's marriage is destroyed after ChatGPT reads his coffee, a woman dumps her husband to marry an AI called Leo,…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
AI brings dead man back for killer’s trial, and the judge loves it
Episode 50
In episode 50 of The AI Fix, AI brings a slain man back from the dead so he can appear at his killer's trial, Mark gets a mysterious phone call, Trum…
8 months ago
The typo from hell
Episode 49
In episode 49 of The AI Fix, OpenAI kills off a sycophantic bot, our hosts are introduced to a prophetic Bosnian rock band, Meta puts an electric fen…
8 months, 1 week ago
AI Jesus, and is the AI Singularity almost upon us?
Episode 48
In episode 48 of The AI Fix, OpenAI releases the first AI models capable of novel scientific discoveries, ChatGPT users are sick of its relentlessly …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
An AI is the best computer programmer in the world
Episode 47
In episode 47 of The AI Fix, o3 becomes the best competitive programmer in the world, hacked California crosswalks speak with the voice of Elon Musk …
8 months, 3 weeks ago
AI can read minds now, and is your co-host a clone?
Episode 46
In episode 46 of The AI Fix, China trolls US tariffs, a microscopic pogoing flea-bot makes a tiny leap forward for robotics, Google unveils the Agent…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
The Turing test falls to GPT-4.5
Episode 45
In episode 45 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover that ChatGPT is running the world, Mark learns that mattress companies have scientists, Gen Z has nig…
9 months ago
AI-generated malware, and a stunning AI breakthrough
Episode 44
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 light…
9 months, 1 week ago