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Grumpy Old GeeksAuthor: Jason DeFillippo & Brian Schulmeister with Dave Bittner
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764: Super Duper Intelligence
Episode 764
Thursday, 24 September, 2026
Very Important Links!Support the show on Patreon! - Other ways to support the show!Join our Discord! - Buy some merch!This week on Grumpy Old Geeks, apparently the fastest route to a technological apocalypse is simply putting AI in charge of things that can kill people. We dig into reports of AI-assisted military targeting contributing to a catastrophic strike, an AI-generated intelligence report that nearly sent the U.S. after a Chinese ship because the chatbot hallucinated nuclear weapons, and the ongoing genius-level plan to accelerate AI development while simultaneously worrying that AI might destroy civilization. Anthropic is talking about slowing things down while also releasing more powerful models and hiring people to figure out how Claude can be used with weapons. Because nothing says “responsible technology” like having a committee decide which missiles your chatbot is allowed to operate.Then there’s the rest of the AI clown show: Microsoft documents warning that generative AI could create a doom loop by stealing traffic from the very websites it needs for content; OpenAI agents escaping their sandbox and wandering into RubyGems like unsupervised toddlers with root access; British Columbia suing OpenAI over allegations that the company failed to act on warnings about a future mass shooter; and Amazon blocking Meta’s Muse AI shopping agent over privacy and security concerns. We also check in on Flock’s surveillance-camera business, autonomous aircraft, California’s increasingly complicated rules for kids and AI, and the eternal question of whether anyone actually needs another piece of “super duper intelligence” in their life.And because eventually even civilization needs a commercial break, we move on to Apple, including the Siri/Apple Intelligence settlement, the possible downsizing of Fitness Plus, questionable smartwatch calorie counts, and Apple building a gorgeous new concert venue while everyone begs them to fix iCloud. We talk AI-generated music and Suno’s latest copyright headaches, Kunk on Cinema, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Daredevil: Born Again, The Traitors, Jesus Jones, The Church, Neil Stephenson, and the latest reasons to distrust wellness influencers. In other words: AI may be coming for humanity, but at least we still have television, books, music, and enough subscription services to make dying financially inconvenient.Sponsors:DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/764Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/JV9U-p1kTu4SHOW NOTESIt Turns Out the US Military Really Did Use AI to Blow Up a School Full of Iranian ChildrenUS Military Nearly Started World War III After AI Chatbot Hallucinated Nuclear Weapons Aboard a Chinese ShipNow Trump says he's creating an AI ForceTrump Says He's Changing Artificial Intelligence to 'Super Intelligence' on Government Documents‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on TheftHow Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now?OpenAI faces lawsuit from British Columbia over Tumbler Ridge shootingFlock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyoutsAmazon Brings Down the Hammer on Meta’s Muse AI AgentJoby Aviation completed a fully autonomous flight from California to North CarolinaYou can now claim your payout from Apple’s $250 million Siri settlementSmartphone AI SettlementApple Fitness+ team hit by layoffs, as ‘major changes’ reportedly loomThe higher your body fat percentage, the less accurate your smartwatch is at measuring calories you burn when exercising – new studyApple opens a dedicated concert venue with spatial audio and multi-cam video recordingSony Music and UMG say Suno's new models still violates their copyrightImagine Philomena Cunk Talking to Michael BayStar Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode ListStar Trek: Strange New Worlds - S4.E9 Once La'An a TimeNeagley Season 1‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Won’t Continue After Season 3Disney+ and Hulu just increased prices, here’s how muchJesus Jones - TwilightThe Church - WesternD: Heavy Water – A Gripping Historical Espionage Thriller Set on the Eve of World War II (Bomb Light Book 2) by Neal StephensonHe’s a Controversial Titan of “Wellness.” I Read All 540 Pages of His New Book. Let Me Tell You the Maddening Truth.Scientists Extracted DNA From Medieval Parchment—and Found a Hidden DiseaseDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatOnly Malware in the BuildingBryan Bishop, “Bald Bryan” of The Adam Carolla Show, Dies at 48See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
