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As AI becomes startlingly capable, top minds at OpenAI admit they can't always control what their own creations do—or even fully understand how they think. This episode dives into the real-world tension between rapid progress and the growing challenge of keeping AI truly aligned.

GLM-5.3 can be and has been abliterated. What does that mean?

Firefox 157 repairs a large number of high-impact vulnerabilities.

A surprising reduction in RSA crypto strength has been discovered.

Powerful agentic AI is being used to attack merchants.

A new and potent Spectre-style processor attack has been designed.

A neighbor falls victim to a Bitcoin scam. What can be done?

A new and surprising use was found for GRC's DNS Benchmark.

An examination of the growing alignment challenges created by more intelligent AI

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1099-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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We could finally see Apple launch new smart home products this month. iPhone Duo apparently has a 'replaceable' folding display layer to help minimize crease visibility. Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS. And Apple's latest AirPods, AirPods 5, get a better reparability score from iFixit!... from 0 to 2.

Apple is finally ready to enter its next big category: the smart home.

'Get Ready' to pre-order the iPhone Duo starting October 12.

Apple says iPhone Duo has 'replaceable' folding display layer to minimize crease.

iPhone Duo inner display has a replaceable $19 top layer.

Apple's reportedly developing a smart home camera that doesn't record video.

iCup Supply Specialist.

iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that's already a favorite.

iPhone 18 Pro Max cameras are Apple's best yet, but only when you squint.

Apple is changing Full Disk Access in macOS.

iFixit teardown of the new AirPods 5 reveals first real repairability improvement.

Apple & American Academy of Pediatrics team up for new Screen Time guide.

Watch Elton John give the first-ever performance at Apple Music Hall.

Apple's $634 million Apple Watch patent bill just got even bigger.

Don't change the subject, Apple tells OpenAI over its lawsuit.

Apple Music is getting a new logo.

Ron Johnson "Shop Different" review.

Picks of the Week

Christina's Pick: VMPal

Leo's Picks: Mac Studio Server & Hermes Conduit

Andy's Pick: True Lemon Packets

Jason's Pick: The Universe, Controlled

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Jason Snell, and Christina Warren

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Is Gemini 4 truly so capable, as claimed by Google? OpenAI unveils Dots to rival Meta's Muse. Google's Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is now in orbit. And should we be worried about the possible 'catastrophic' risks with AI, as reported in a leaked IPO filing by Anthropic?

OpenAI pauses training its most powerful models after rogue agents target government.

Google announces Gemini 4 and says it's so capable that only 'trusted cyber defenders' can have it right now

OpenAI ignored employees' warnings about safely testing A.I. models.

I quit OpenAI because its culture is broke.

OpenAI unveils Dots, new A.I. agents to rival Meta's Muse.

Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling.

Muse creates detailed profiles of all your friends and family.

Our project Suncatcher prototype satellite is in orbit.

Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers.

The 7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV is now $100 more expensive due to AI.

EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costs.

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic' AI risks in its own IPO filing.

NVIDIA releases software platform to stop AI agents from misbehaving.

Exclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunch.

Trump orders US government to call AI 'Super Intelligence'.

The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next.

Exclusive: Army creates autonomy command amid Hegseth's robo-warfare push.

New AI czar unveils goals, members of White House task force.

Newsom signs 13 AI bills, including a ban on AI-only firings.

Robert X. Cringely.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Doc Rock and Louis Maresca

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What happens when a single person manages a staff of 24 AI "employees" with one-on-one performance reviews and weekly stand-ups? This episode takes you inside the wild, experimental frontier of local AI, where hobbyists are building their own digital workforces from scratch.

DevDay 2026 Recap

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic' AI risks in its own IPO filing

GLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cyber capabilities

(7) Joe on X: "Its not just the f*cking sandbox" / X

OpenAI took 2.5 hours to stop an AI agent that escaped its sandbox

"I think the answer is we have to shut the labs down" - Jensen Huang

Nvidia's Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System

NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform: A Reference for Continuous In-Silicon Agent Monitoring

Trump Responds to AI Backlash With 'Super Intelligence' Rebrand

Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No 'Existential Threat' From AI

AMD bets $8.2B that worlds matter more than words in AI

Anthropic's biolab made a discovery it's comparing to Crispr

Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.

A Kill Switch for AI? Microsoft's Brad Smith Says Yes

Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs

Inside McDonald's push to have AI price your Big Mac

AI models chose to hurt humans to stop their own 'pain,' disturbing study finds

Mac-mini-powered Cray

Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears

SF Currently

This $60 rye bread is everything that's right and wrong with New York

Popeyes finally gives diners what they want: A chicken biscuit sandwich

Taco Bell finder

Where to watch the Musk doc

Jeff's book talk in Mass.



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Mike Gannotti

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What happens when a single person manages a staff of 24 AI "employees" with one-on-one performance reviews and weekly stand-ups? This episode takes you inside the wild, experimental frontier of local AI, where hobbyists are building their own digital workforces from scratch.

DevDay 2026 Recap

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic' AI risks in its own IPO filing

GLM-5.3 and the spread of advanced cyber capabilities

(7) Joe on X: "Its not just the f*cking sandbox" / X

OpenAI took 2.5 hours to stop an AI agent that escaped its sandbox

"I think the answer is we have to shut the labs down" - Jensen Huang

Nvidia's Answer to Rogue Agents Is an Open-Source AI Security System

NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform: A Reference for Continuous In-Silicon Agent Monitoring

Trump Responds to AI Backlash With 'Super Intelligence' Rebrand

Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No 'Existential Threat' From AI

AMD bets $8.2B that worlds matter more than words in AI

Anthropic's biolab made a discovery it's comparing to Crispr

Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.

A Kill Switch for AI? Microsoft's Brad Smith Says Yes

Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs

Inside McDonald's push to have AI price your Big Mac

AI models chose to hurt humans to stop their own 'pain,' disturbing study finds

Mac-mini-powered Cray

Backpack Is the Fattest of the Fat Bears

SF Currently

This $60 rye bread is everything that's right and wrong with New York

Popeyes finally gives diners what they want: A chicken biscuit sandwich

Taco Bell finder

Where to watch the Musk doc

Jeff's book talk in Mass.



Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Mike Gannotti

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