As AI becomes startlingly capable, top minds at OpenAI admit they can't always control what their own creations do—or even fully understand how they think. This episode dives into the real-world tension between rapid progress and the growing challenge of keeping AI truly aligned.

  • GLM-5.3 can be and has been abliterated. What does that mean?
  • Firefox 157 repairs a large number of high-impact vulnerabilities.
  • A surprising reduction in RSA crypto strength has been discovered.
  • Powerful agentic AI is being used to attack merchants.
  • A new and potent Spectre-style processor attack has been designed.
  • A neighbor falls victim to a Bitcoin scam. What can be done?
  • A new and surprising use was found for GRC's DNS Benchmark.
  • An examination of the growing alignment challenges created by more intelligent AI

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1099-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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