TWiT 1101: Adversarial Clothing - The Dramatic Calls to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
This Week in Tech (Audio)Show Notes
AI insiders are warning that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within the decade, but is this a real threat or a convenient narrative serving Silicon Valley's biggest players? Tune in as the panel untangles fact from hype and digs into the power plays shaping AI's future.
Worried Anthropic researchers warn that AI 'could kill all humans'
Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
Countering misuse of AI: September 2026 / Anthropic
Pluralistic: LLMs are real, AI is fake (12 Sep 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables
Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999
Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple's New Siri A.I.
Why this month's Microsoft patch release is a doozy
LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other device
The Flock backlash is coming for retail
Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras
A Secretive DHS 'Predictive Policing' Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online
Some of Dyson's $500 toothbrushes are breaking
iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo
Husqvarna gets the first exception to the FCC's foreign robot ban for its mowers.
Correction: Mikah incorrectly stated that Live Rewind and Siri Recap would also be available on iPhone 16 and newer. Apple says the features require an Apple Watch Series 12 or Apple Watch Ultra 4 paired with a supported iPhone. They are not iPhone features.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Mikah Sargent, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Daniel Rubino
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