The AI Fix #41: Can AIs be psychopaths, and why we should be AI optimists

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The AI Fix #41: Can AIs be psychopaths, and why we should be AI optimists

In episode 41 of the AI Fix, our hosts learn that society needs to be completely reordered by December, Grok accuses Trump of being a Russian asset, Graham discovers that parents were wrong about computer games all along, and Mark wonders if a kung-fu kicking robot from Unitree is the hero that we need.

Graham gives an AI a Rorschach test and learns about “Norman” the psychopathic AI, and Mark discovers why we should actually be optimistic about AI.

Plus – don’t miss our featured interview with Marc Beckman, the author of “Some future day: How AI is going to change everything.”

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Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and is the co-host of the popular "The AI Fix" and "Smashing Security" podcasts. Follow him on Bluesky and Mastodon, or drop him an email.

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