In this chapter, Scott and Reece unpack one of the internet’s favourite new “AI gotcha” prompts and explain why it actually proves something important about how these systems work. From Moravec’s Paradox and automation philosophy to military AI contracts and the ethics of autonomous weapons, the conversation explores where responsibility really sits when AI gets things wrong.

In this episode:

🚗 The Car Wash Prompt – A viral prompt asks AI whether to walk or drive to a car wash 100 metres away when the car itself is still at home. The internet calls it proof that AI is “stupid”, but Scott and Reece explain why these traps reveal more about prompt design than model intelligence. Read More

🧠 Moravec’s Paradox – Why computers find complex reasoning tasks easy but struggle with things humans consider effortless. Chess, algebra and route planning are simple for machines, while perception, movement and context remain surprisingly difficult. Read More

⚙️ Automate the Work You Hate – A practical rule for adopting AI: automate the tasks you dislike or struggle with, but keep the work you enjoy. Automation should free up meaningful human work rather than removing it entirely.

🧾 AI Responsibility – When AI produces incorrect results, who is accountable? Scott explains why the responsibility always sits with the person using the tool, just as it would with work produced by a colleague or contractor.

🚓 Copilot Hallucinations in the Real World – A policing decision reportedly influenced by incorrect AI-generated information highlights the danger of trusting outputs without verification. The real issue isn’t that AI makes mistakes — it’s when humans fail to check them. Read More

🪖 Anthropic vs The Pentagon – Anthropic reportedly refuses a request to remove safeguards from Claude that would allow mass surveillance of Americans or fully autonomous weapons. The decision risks a $200M defence contract but sparks widespread debate about ethical AI boundaries. Read More

💰 OpenAI Steps In – Following the dispute, reports suggest OpenAI infrastructure may take on work within the US defence ecosystem, highlighting the competitive and political stakes in the global AI race. Read More

🔄 The Claude Migration Prompt – A prompt circulating online allows users to export everything an AI system remembers about them. Originally designed to migrate “memories” between platforms, it also reveals just how much context AI tools store about their users. Read More

🌐 Comet Comes to iOS – Perplexity’s AI-native browser Comet launches on iPhone, bringing AI-assisted browsing beyond the desktop and potentially reshaping how people search on mobile devices. Read More

🍏 Apple’s Hardware Week – Apple begins unveiling new devices, including a refreshed iPad Air with an M4 chip and 12GB of RAM. The big question now is how Apple will integrate AI features into the next wave of hardware. Read More

🎤 Digital Hub Yeovil – Scott invites listeners to the next Digital Hub event in Yeovil on March 31st — a community tech gathering focused on cybersecurity, AI and real-world technology without the jargon. Find Out More

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