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Nov 1, 2025 1 hr 50 min

10 - Societal Fuckery

from Two and a Half Bens Hosted by Pheonix, PhoneBoy, and SirBemrose

Researchers show that training on “junk data” can lead to LLM “brain rot” When AI writes code, humans clean up the mess Digital ID is now less about illegal working, more about rummaging through drawers BRUSH EXPLOIT CAN CAUSE ANY CHROMIUM BROWSER TO COLLAPSE IN 15-60 SECONDS EY EXPOSES 4TB SQL SERVER BACKUP PUBLICLY ON MICROSOFT AZURE Meet the new Clippy: Microsoft unveils Copilot's "Mico" avatar Here’s How the AI Crash Happens Why AI Breaks Bad Study: AI Models Trained On Clickbait Slop Result In AI ‘Brain Rot,’ ‘Hostility’ AI enabled browsers are a security nightmare

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The Bens discuss AI losing its mind, Digital ID in the UK, the security nightmare of (AI) web browsers, Clippy 3.0, and stupid IT tricks!

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