As AI becomes startlingly capable, top minds at OpenAI admit they can't always control what their own creations do—or even fully understand how they think. This episode dives into the real-world tension between rapid progress and the growing challenge of keeping AI truly aligned.<ul> 
<li>GLM-5.3 can be and has been abliterated. What does that mean?</li> 
<li>Firefox 157 repairs a large number of high-impact vulnerabilities.</li> 
<li>A surprising reduction in RSA crypto strength has been discovered.</li> 
<li>Powerful agentic AI is being used to attack merchants.</li> 
<li>A new and potent Spectre-style processor attack has been designed.</li> 
<li>A neighbor falls victim to a Bitcoin scam. What can be done?</li> 
<li>A new and surprising use was found for GRC's DNS Benchmark.</li> 
<li>An examination of the growing alignment challenges created by more intelligent AI</li></ul> 
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Hosts: <a href="https://twit.tv/people/steve-gibson">Steve Gibson</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a> 
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