Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Explained; Inside Black Hat and DEF CON’s Best Hacks

This week, the team breaks down Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word AI manifesto and why it ultimately rings hollow. Plus — why job seekers are scheduling bot-run interviews at 1 AM, and WIRED's Andy Greenberg joins to unpack Black Hat and DEF CON's best findings, from a hacked kids' smartwatch to a coin-sized device that can hijack a Boeing 737.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• The Rise of the 1 am Job Interview | WIRED

• Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids | WIRED

• This Coin-Sized Device Can Hack a Boeing 737 | WIRED

• McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There | WIRED

Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from the newest ventures to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.

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