About this episode
This episode discusses the pervasive influence of AI in surveillance and social media, featuring insights from experts on its implications for society.
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 Download or subscribe to Intelligent Machines at…
People in this episode
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paris Martineau, Jason Howell
Guest: Dr. Anthony Vinci
Topics covered
- AI surveillance
- intelligence agencies
- machine learning
- social media influence
- AI in education
- consumer spending
- cultural impact of AI
Keywords
- AI
- surveillance
- machine learning
- TikTok
- OpenAI
- consumer spending
- education
- influence
- intelligence agencies
- cultural impact
Sponsors
Melissa, agntcy, ventionteams, Monarch
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Organizations: Apple, OpenAI, MIT, TikTok, Austria's Rebel Nuns, Suno, TWiT
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