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April 25, 2025 93 mins
Three Buddy Problem - Episode 43: Director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies Thomas Rid joins the show for a deep-dive into the philosophical and ethical considerations surrounding AI consciousness and anthropomorphism. We dig into the multifaceted implications of AI technology, particularly focusing on data privacy, national security, and the philosophical questions surrounding AI consciousness and rights. Plus, TP-Link under US government investigation and the broader issues of consumer trust in hardware security, the need for regulation and inspectability of technology, and the struggles with patching network devices. Cast: Thomas Rid (https://sais.jhu.edu/users/trid2), Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade (https://twitter.com/juanandres_gs) and Ryan Naraine (https://twitter.com/ryanaraine). Costin Raiu (https://twitter.com/craiu) is away this week.
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