IM 869: My Sentience is Going Up - Chatbots in Charge

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Ai, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Twit

4.2 • 892 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 150 minutes

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Summary

Have I Been Pwned creator Troy Hunt reveals how a homegrown AI sidekick helps manage billions of hacked credentials, but even the smartest bots aren't immune to hallucinations and headaches.

White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released
Elon Musk admits xAI distilled OpenAI models
Introducing SubQ - a major breakthrough in LLM intelligence.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant update to make ChatGPT smarter with fewer emoji
Higher usage limits for Claude and a compute deal with SpaceX \ Anthropic
Starting today, agents can now be Cloudflare customers. They can create a Cloudflare account, start a paid subscription, register a domain, and get back an API token to deploy code right away. https://t.co/qFgCivQTTi
We just launched the @Link CLI: https://t.co/nAjPpC2lbb. Tell your friendly neighborhood agent about it -- agents can use the Link CLI to create single-use credentials that you get to synchronously approve each time.
When Daawkins met Claude - UnHerd
I am one of those whose research points to the conclusion that the mind is computable.
Say Hello to the Internet of AI
The greatest capital misallocation in history?
AI Water Use Distractions and Lessons for California - California WaterBlog
China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same.
Academy announces major overhaul to rules
AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses
The Quest to Use AI to Help Find New Drugs
Have LLMs improved patient outcomes?
As workers worry about AI, Nvidia's Jensen Huang says AI is 'creating an enormous number of jobs'
Maryland Is First to Ban A.I.-Driven Price Increases in Grocery Stores
California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!
'This is fine' creator says AI startup stole his art
Google DeepMind Takes Minority Stake in Maker of 'Eve Online'
He Couldn't Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?
Empty Screenings
Furwall by Ollie Wagner
DataCenter.FM 🤖🔊 The sound of AI
So Long Jeeves and Ask.com, Relics of Yesterday's Internet
The Python Hunt
News Publishers Demand Accountability from Common Crawl Over Unauthorized Use of Content
Vanishing Culture from the Internet Archive
Gigantic Gutenberg Bible page
Celebrating 20 years of Google Translate

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Troy Hunt

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0:00.0	It's time for intelligent machines. Jeff Jarvis is here. Paris-Martin-O. is here.
0:04.3	We have lots to talk about, including the White House saying we want to approve all future AI models.
0:09.7	Also, an interview with the guy behind, have I been poned?
0:12.9	Troy Hunt introduces his AI friend Bruce.
0:16.8	Next on Intelligent Machines.
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1:23.5	Podcasts you love. From people you trust.
1:29.4	This is Twitter.
1:35.8	This is Intelligent Machines with Paris, Martineau, and Jeff Jarvis.
1:40.8	Episode 869, recorded Wednesday, May 6th, 2026.
1:43.1	My sentience is going up.
1:48.1	Aloha, everybody. It's time for intelligent machines. I am here in Hawaii, joined right now by my comrades in crime, Paris Martino of Consumer Reports. Leo,
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