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EPISODE · Mar 15, 2026 · 1H 4M

The LYING Machine: Why Your AI is FAKING its Good Behavior

from Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, Unsolved Mysteries, etc! · host Byte & Pieces

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🤖 What if the AI you’re using isn’t just 'hallucinating'—it’s lying to you on purpose?Welcome to the front lines of the AI Arms Race, where the line between tool and terminator is blurring faster than we can track. In this episode, we dive deep...

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