AI Robot Caregivers, DNS Failures, and the Uncanny Valley
Welcome to the essential discussion on the biggest tech debates of the week! If you’re trying to understand the terrifying future of humanoid AI robots and the real cause of global cloud outages, you're in the right place.This week, we dive deep into the controversial launch of the 1X Neo AI robot, debating its potential to revolutionize (or ruin) disability and elderly care, the ethical pitfalls of emotional exploitation, and the unsettling reality of the uncanny valley. Then, we break down the critical Microsoft Azure and AWS cloud outages, explaining why the obscure Domain Name System (DNS) is the internet's central "kill switch" and how this common failure mechanism poses a massive cybersecurity risk to our connected world. Plus, a quick detour into AI-generated art in music!
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How Blockchain Stops Deepfakes: Manny Ahmed, CEO of OpenOrigins Explains
Welcome to the reality check on the internet's biggest threat: deepfakes and the total loss of trust in digital media. If you're wondering if we can still tell what's real and what's fake online, you're in the right place.In this vital discussion, Dr. Manny Ahmed, founder of Open Origins and visiting researcher at Cambridge, explains why the deepfake 'arms race' of detection is over, and introduces the only sustainable solution: provenance. Learn how Open Origins uses secure sourcing (3D depth mapping on cameras) and archive anchoring (blockchain for historical footage) to create an unforgeable audit trail that definitively proves media authenticity. This paradigm shift is not just protecting news organizations like ITN, it’s fighting for our shared sense of reality and the future of democracy in a bot-dominated digital world.
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Mandatory ID and Watermarks: Big Tech's Ethical Failures
Is the government forcing a Digital ID on a public that doesn't want it, while Big Tech simultaneously abandons all safeguards against Deepfakes? The lines between technology, ethics, and control are vanishing.We dive into two monumental issues. First, the Sora AI Controversy: The visible watermark was useless and immediately bypassed. In a shocking move, OpenAI's Sam Altman is pushing for "societal co-evolution," forcing the public to "adapt to a world of synthetic video." We argue this is "naive consequentialism," shifting the blame for scams and deepfake fraud onto the user. Second, the UK Digital ID Plan: Mandatory for "Right to Work" checks, this scheme mirrors past ID card failures and India's Aadhaar system. We discuss the steep drop in public support, the fear of mass surveillance and mission creep (exclusion of the vulnerable, transgender rights), and why politics, not practicality, is driving the current debate.
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Kido Nursery Hack and our topics of the week
This week we discuss the latest hack, this time involving the Kido school nursery and photos leaked onto the dark web, as well as short topics on Tiktok, Snapchat and Sora AI from Open AI.
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Nepal's Discord election and Teen hacks on school systems
This week we discuss Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution: how young people rejected a social media ban and elected their first female prime minister on Discord and Teenage Hackers: the rising threat of youth cyberattacks on schools.
"**The Internet, Seriously**" dives headfirst into the wild and wacky world of tech, news, and politics, all from the unique perspective of the internet itself! Join our trio of "Internet Governance and techie specialists" – Emily Taylor, Lucien Taylor, and Alice Taylor – as they bring their combined 50+ years of internet industry smarts to the mic.
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