The AI Fix Will Smith's AI crowd scandal, and gullible agents fall for scams
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Sep 9, 2025 The conversation kicks off with a hilarious take on AI and its quirky integration into old-school tech like fax machines. Bill Gates predicts a future where AI won't replace one specific job, stirring debate about its role in various professions. Then, AI agents show their gullible side, falling for scams just like people do. Lastly, controversy brews as a crowd at a Will Smith concert includes surprising attendees, raising questions about AI's influence on reality and authenticity.
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Faxing Questions To An 'AI Fax' Service
- Graham Cluley faxed humorous prompts to a German 'Fax AI' service to test it.
- The reply was a short German-like form message that required further translation by Claude AI.
A Bird Sung Back A PNG Image
- Researchers encoded a PNG image into modem audio, taught a starling to sing it, and reconstructed the image from the bird's song.
- This demonstrates unconventional, biological channels for storing and transmitting digital data.
Image Downsizing Enables Hidden Prompts
- Attackers can hide prompt-injection in images by smearing text so it only appears after AI image downsizing.
- Downsizing algorithms can unintentionally reveal hidden instructions that AIs then follow.