THE SHAKEUP: Attenborough's 100th, ISIS families + flying taxis

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of ISIS families to Australia, AI's self-replicating capabilities, the potential of flying taxis, and celebrates Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.

A group of 13 women and children with links to IS fighters are back in Australia. Three of the women are now behind bars on slavery and terror-related charges. And, new research has found AI can replicate itself. Are rogue bots upon us? Plus, would you spend $900 to get across town in a flying taxi? It could be a reality soon on the Gold Coast. We also celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday and ask if there's a job you love so much you'd happily still work at his age. Dave Marchese is joined by Sydney Morning Herald crime reporter Perry Duffin and journalist Elfie Scott. Get the whole story from hack: Follow us on Instagram and TikTok Subscribe to the hack podcast Listen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

People in this episode

Host: Dave Marchese

Guests: Perry Duffin, Elfie Scott

Topics covered

• ISIS families
• AI research
• flying taxis
• David Attenborough
• crime reporting
• technology

Keywords

• ISIS
• AI
• flying taxi
• David Attenborough
• crime
• technology
• Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sydney Morning Herald, triple j

Places: Australia, Gold Coast

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