Anthropic has built an AI model so sharp it's being withheld from the public, sparking debate over who gets access to world-changing tech and who's left behind. Hear how this "too dangerous" AI could tip the balance for the world's most powerful players. This episode unpacks the fresh moral minefields created when cutting-edge tech collides with politics, security, and human lives.

Anthropic says its most powerful AI cyber model is too dangerous to release publicly — so it built Project Glasswing
Sam Altman Fire Bombing Response
OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters
Samsung flags eightfold jump in quarterly profit as AI chip demand pumps prices
SpaceX Posted Nearly $5 Billion Loss Last Year from AI Spending
Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency's budget by $700 million
CPUID hijacked to serve malware as HWMonitor downloads
GTA 6 Developer Rockstar Reportedly Hacked, Data Being Ransomed
FBI used iPhone notification data to retrieve deleted Signal messages - 9to5Mac
ICE acknowledges it is using powerful spyware
Helium Is Hard to Replace
John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement
France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, calling US tech dependence a strategic risk
The disturbing white paper Red Hat is trying to erase from the internet
DOJ Top Antitrust Litigators Exit After Ticketmaster Settlement
My Quest to Solve Bitcoin's Great Mystery
Bitcoin miners are losing $19,000 on every BTC produced as difficulty drops 7.8%
'Abhorrent': the inside story of the Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Doc Rock, Jason Hiner, and Mike Elgan

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