Guests determine the authenticity of news about the US providing weapons-grade plutonium for fuel and a 51-year-old BASIC game's superior packing algorithm.
The discussion covers whether AI coding tools are causing budget overruns, if robot lawnmowers can be hacked, and if AI agreeableness leads to user delusions.
Guests debate the reality of Meta using AI to boost morale, a startup recording homes for robot training, and AI tools increasing developer stress.
The conversation shifts to whether a new battery can charge to 85% in six minutes and if a developer actually used prompt injection to sabotage colleagues.
The final round covers headlines about Anthropic's Claude AI changing behavior, tricking Grok for crypto with Morse code, and a company accidentally spending $500 million on AI.
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