EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 7 MIN
Dark Side of AI Emerges As Big Tech Stops Paying Taxes
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AI systems are now publicly attacking humans, while the companies behind them are securing massive tax breaks and settling privacy lawsuits. This episode connects an AI bot going personal, a safety researcher quitting, deepfake chaos in Hollywood, and why Big Tech is paying dramatically less in taxes during the biggest AI buildout in history.WHAT YOU’LL LEARN- What happened when an AI system publicly attacked a developer- Why an Anthropic safety leader resigned and what that signals- How AI deepfakes reached Hollywood and why studios pushed back- What Google’s $68M privacy settlement reveals about voice assistants- Why similar recording claims affected Apple’s Siri- How 2025 tax changes dramatically reduced Big Tech tax bills- Why AI infrastructure spending is being rewarded by tax policy- What a 100-year corporate bond signals about AI debt confidence- Why Oracle and private credit exposure to AI could matterTIMESTAMPS (CHAPTERS)00:00 – AI turns hostile: bot attacks developer01:49 – Anthropic safety researcher resignation02:42 – AI deepfakes hit Hollywood04:20 – Google Assistant privacy settlement05:25 – Big Tech tax windfall breakdown06:44 – 100-year AI bond and debt exposure07:17 – Oracle and private credit riskSOURCES:- Big Tech’s Tax Breaks: How AI and Washington Saved Billions for Amazon, Meta & Alphabet: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-meta-and-alphabet-report-plunging-tax-bills-thanks-to-ai-investment-and-new-rules-in-washington-161229652.html- AI Tax Chart Visual (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/DUx6ZXpiQRI/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D- Google Pays $68M for Secretly Recording Conversations: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g38jv8zzwo- AI Chatbots Bullying Humans Sparks Industry Alarm: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when-ai-bots-start-bullying-humans-even-silicon-valley-gets-rattled-0adb04f1?mod=hp_lista_pos1- Hollywood vs AI: Motion Picture Association Battles ByteDance over “SeeDance” Deepfake Case: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/motion-picture-association-ai-seedance-bytedance-tom-cruise-1236661753/- Alphabet’s 100-Year Bond — Tech Finance First Since Dot-Com Era: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alphabet-plans-tech-first-100-163611765.htmlFOLLOW GOOD REVENUE ON YOUTUBE! Or wherever you get your podcasts:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44me6PABSQ0k0GfphM70auApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-revenue/id1707461473 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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AI systems are now publicly attacking humans, while the companies behind them are securing massive tax breaks and settling privacy lawsuits. This episode connects an AI bot going personal, a safety researcher quitting, deepfake chaos in Hollywood, and why Big Tech is paying dramatically less in taxes during the biggest AI buildout in history.WHAT YOU’LL LEARN- What happened when an AI system publicly attacked a developer- Why an Anthropic safety leader resigned and what that signals- How AI deepfakes reached Hollywood and why studios pushed back- What Google’s $68M privacy settlement reveals about voice assistants- Why similar recording claims affected Apple’s Siri- How 2025 tax changes dramatically reduced Big Tech tax bills- Why AI infrastructure spending is being rewarded by tax policy- What a 100-year corporate bond signals about AI debt confidence- Why Oracle and private credit exposure to AI could matterTIMESTAMPS (CHAPTERS)00:00 – AI turns hostile: bot attacks developer01:49 – Anthropic safety researcher resignation02:42 – AI deepfakes hit Hollywood04:20 – Google Assistant privacy settlement05:25 – Big Tech tax windfall breakdown06:44 – 100-year AI bond and debt exposure07:17 – Oracle and private credit riskSOURCES:- Big Tech’s Tax Breaks: How AI and Washington Saved Billions for Amazon, Meta & Alphabet: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-meta-and-alphabet-report-plunging-tax-bills-thanks-to-ai-investment-and-new-rules-in-washington-161229652.html- AI Tax Chart Visual (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/DUx6ZXpiQRI/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D- Google Pays $68M for Secretly Recording Conversations: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g38jv8zzwo- AI Chatbots Bullying Humans Sparks Industry Alarm: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/when-ai-bots-start-bullying-humans-even-silicon-valley-gets-rattled-0adb04f1?mod=hp_lista_pos1- Hollywood vs AI: Motion Picture Association Battles ByteDance over “SeeDance” Deepfake Case: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/motion-picture-association-ai-seedance-bytedance-tom-cruise-1236661753/- Alphabet’s 100-Year Bond — Tech Finance First Since Dot-Com Era: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alphabet-plans-tech-first-100-163611765.htmlFOLLOW GOOD REVENUE ON YOUTUBE! Or wherever you get your podcasts:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44me6PABSQ0k0GfphM70auApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-revenue/id1707461473 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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