A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity
From Hard Fork by The New York Times
March 13, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 185
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of A.I. in warfare, the concept of 'A.I. brain fry', and an incident involving Grammarly and identity theft.
“When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”
Topics covered
- A.I. in warfare
- civilian casualties
- A.I. ethics
- identity theft
- Grammarly
Keywords
- A.I.
- war
- civilian casualties
- identity theft
- Grammarly
- A.I. ethics
- A.I. brain fry
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Grammarly
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