December 03, 2025

Intelligent Machines 848: Guaranteed Human

2 hours 43 minutes

Spies aren't just in the shadows anymore—AI has turned every smartphone and social feed into a battlefield of influence and surveillance. This episode exposes how intelligence agencies, rogue states, and even TikTok are using machine learning to reshape what we know, believe, and fear.

Apple AI Chief Retiring After Siri Failure

Claude 4.5 Opus' Soul Document

OpenAI CEO Declares 'Code Red' to Combat Threats to ChatGPT, Delays Ads Effort

AI helps drive record $11.8 billion in Black Friday online spending

I love AI. Why doesn't everyone?

Dozens of US universities and colleges have announced new AI departments and programs over the last two years; an AI program is now MIT's second-largest major

Austria's Rebel Nuns Refuse To Give Up Instagram To Stay In Their Convent

Don't get angry, but the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year is 'rage bait'

AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet — And Thanksgiving Dinner

The race to AGI-pill the pope

Suno Creates an Entire Spotify Catalog's Worth of Music Every Two Weeks, Says Investor Pitch Deck for $250M Fundraise

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, and Jason Howell

Guest: Dr. Anthony Vinci

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