Show Notes
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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