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Has AI “Gone Rogue”? Let’s Look Closer… | Tech Decoded

aired Aug 27, 2026 · 35.0m
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Summary

Earlier this summer, I published an episode in which I discussed the OpenAI hacking attack on HuggingFace. In the weeks that have passed since that original attack, more news about AI, quote-unquote, going rogue, has continued to emerge.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, it's, these, including: I explained the basics of how that attack occurred, and I shared some concerns I had about OpenAI's practices.

Key takeaways
  1. 01So this idea that we are losing control of AI has become only increasingly prevalent as the summer continued, which raises the question, is this narrative correct?
  2. 02Tesla's self-driving technology, for example, is an extraordinary feat of AI-powered perception, world modeling, and decision-making
  3. 03If we look closer, and if we're being precise, basically all of the concerns we had this summer about losing control of AI all seem to be involving one specific type of AI system,
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