AI hallucinations nearly sparked an international crisis, Google dodged a breakup but faces new rules, and Meta’s personal AI agent might be about to run your life. This week's episode ponders what’s pragmatic, what’s dangerous, and what’s coming for everything from privacy to geopolitics. • Judge Orders Data Sharing and Other Fixes to Solve Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly • US judge signals rejection of part of TikTok privacy settlement • AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack • For the first time, the US military confirms it has deployed weapons in orbit • OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior • Why AI pacing has become a false choice • Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns • Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works • Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry • The EU Bans Social Media For Under-13s • ‘Maybe a year’: Geoffrey Hinton gives the Senate a deadline on AI • ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Owen Thomas, Jason Hiner, and Dan Patterson This Week in Tech episode 1102 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1102 Sponsors: • http://trustedtech.team/twit • http://rayneo.com • http://NetSuite.com/TWIT • http://ZipRecruiter.com/twit • http://claude.ai/technology Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twittok Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/thisweekintech/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twit-llc About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more. #aiagents #meta #google