Podcast Episode 85: AI and Authoritarianism

Pardon the delay in releasing the episode, things have been a bit hectic with home renovations, but we should be back for the regular schedule... 🤞

In today's episode a large chunk was dedicated to a discussion about how AI can aid censorship regimes, whether the AI should be fully un-capped and free to produce any information (including potentially harmful one), or should it be restricted in its use to avoid potential harms.

We went over recent brouhaha with Grok AI saying some cringe things on Twitter/X, and whether or not it is such a big deal compared to how it is being portrayed in the media.

We covered distinctions in approaches to AI safety that may come from the Left and the Right, and how those things align with political and ideological thinking.

A piece of this episode was also dedicated to running a homelab, and security career discussion. Check it out and stay tuned for the next episode.