October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and Juan and Kate talk about one of the most controversial aspects in the AI arms race: SECURITY. From the rise of “vibe coding” (AI that writes your code for you), to AI-powered scams, they unpack how the "move fast and break things" approach is opening -once again?- the door to major exploits, both in computers and humans.
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Juan and Kate plunge into the slop pile—AI news, cultural shifts, and the future’s endless curveballs. They’re not here to sanitize the mess; they’re here to wrestle with it, laugh at it, and find meaning where you least expect it.
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Timestamps:
00:00 – It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
01:43 – The 3 Biggest AI Security Gaps
02:39 – What Is AI Vibe Coding?
05:05 – Is Vibe Coding a Security Nightmare?
07:03 – What If AI Went Down Tomorrow?
09:51 – AI-Powered Scams and Social Engineering
14:20 – Who's the Sloppiest? Meta AI vs. Sora 2
16:20 – The Rise of AI Slop Social Platforms
20:27 – Are We Training Ourselves to Accept Fake Content?
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