E6149 - DEFCON ZERQ Ep. 061: The AI Doom Psyop and Who Is Behind It

Josh Reid flies solo again this week and does not waste any time, diving straight into what he calls a coordinated AI doom narrative playing out across media, tech, and celebrity circles all at once. He walks through a supposed AI hack that may not be what it seemed, explains the concept of regulatory capture and why it matters for the future of open source AI, and connects a handful of recent headlines to a British NGO angle that most people have not been tracking. Expect plenty of pattern recognition, some pointed commentary on who benefits from slowing down...