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This week Dave and Gunnar talk about diverse AI opinions and the wisdom of crowds! Trinity and Low-background Steel Hardcore History Slate Political Gabfest Google Vids! Researchers find adding this one simple sentence to prompts makes AI models way more creative D&G This Week in Bad Ideas Kalshi Becomes CNN’s Official Prediction Market Partner After Raising $1B Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die? Rawlsian Theory of Justice Rawlsian Theory of Justice: The Musical Cutting Room Floor Salami Advent Calendar Nap Anywhere Pillow Linux Ported to WebAssembly, Boots in a Browser Tab How a programmer got Doom to run on a space satellite and what happened next I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)

This week Dave and Gunnar go on a re-education off-site, and O’Brien and Winston Smith debate whether we’re in an AI bubble! Key Takeaways (The Correct Perspective): The concept of an 'AI bubble' is a persistent, troubling rumor. It is heresy. Nvidia's valuation is not speculation; it is the correct price for the tools that build order. The true return on investment for General AI is not measured in commerce or email-writing, but in compliance. The massive power consumption and centralization of the technology are not a bug, but a feature—it ensures only the Party can wield true AI. The true 'killer app' of AI is the ability to rewrite the past perfectly and instantly, changing not just the record, but the memory. A bubble is fragile. This new architecture of control is not a bubble, but the AI reality. The numbers are meaningless. The only thing that matters is the fullness and the order. Further Re-education: All corrected notes and the transcript that has now always been true can be found at dgshow.org. We Give Thanks Big Brother O’Brien and Winston Smith for filling in for us!

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about weaponized AI and seemingly conscious AI! Virtual Customer Panels with Gemini Gems Dave vs. Ticketmaster Totally unrelated: Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation Weaponizing image scaling against production AI systems Anthropic's Claude stocked a fridge with metal cubes when it was put in charge of a snacks business Seemingly Conscious AI (SCAI) We must build AI for people, not to be a person Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’ Ohio lawmaker proposes comprehensive ban on marrying AI systems and granting legal personhood Cutting Room Floor Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape How Many Phones Sport A 5 And 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One. 1990 Airstream NASA 025 Command Vehicle. A Once-in-a-Lifetime Investment Opportunity Steamed Hams but it's a Critically Acclaimed Feature Film See also: Steamed Hams but it was banned in the USSR Steamed Hams but it's a German Expressionist Film Steamed Hams but it's in Nazi Germany The Simpsons - Worker and Parasite Possible inspiration for Worker and Parasite?

This week Dave and Gunnar are joined by Dan Walsh on the eve of his retirement! What is new in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0: “The most significant security update is the transition from AppArmor to SELinux as the default Mandatory Access Control (MAC) framework.” Bootc Dan Walsh Red Hat Obituary SELinux Dan’s Russian Blog Cursor Podman In Action RamaLama vLLM Llama.cpp Red Hat Lightspeed Multimodal learning SELinux Coloring Book “Not for Sharing, Kindergarten fan club” We Give Thanks Dan Walsh for being our special guest star! Special Guest: Dan Walsh.

For our Halloween finale, Carolyn Ford invites two favorite “AI conjurers”, Dave Egts “Mr. X,” public-sector field CTO at Mulesoft, and Laura Klebanow, founder & chief storyteller at Show & Tell, into the Tech Transforms cauldron. Each brings a “secret AI ingredient”: Carolyn composes whimsical Suno-generated theme music (after a prompt-crafting detour through ChatGPT), Laura pushes image creation and Gemini’s career-planner for playful, practical use, and Dave reimagines Gemini’s children’s-storybook gem to craft customer-hero narratives, plus a Scooby-Doo-style Tech Transforms tale. Then we stir in the shadows: misinformation at scale, AI “rights,” bioethics (organoids/bodyoids), job disruption vs. reskilling, and how creativity can demystify AI without sugarcoating risks. The trio closes with rapid-fire “treats & tricks,” classroom-to-boardroom starter tips (talk with AI, don’t just query it; red-team your ideas), and a reminder to “find your beautiful” use the tools to clear the junk so humans can do what only humans do. Brewed takeaways: Prompt craft matters; collaborate across tools (Suno, Gemini, ChatGPT). Creative play ≠ fluff: it’s a safe on-ramp to literacy and adoption. AI will change jobs; map “jobs to be done,” automate the rote, upskill the rest. Ethics aren’t optional: teach harm awareness early (mis/dis/malinformation, bullying). Start small today: keep a running dialogue with AI and build a personal “advisory board” of model personas. Show links: Laura Klebanow: Email and LinkedIn Suno Carolyn's storybook Dave's storybook Tech Transforms Podcast We Give Thanks Thanks to Carolyn and Laura for having Dave on the Tech Transforms Podcast! Special Guests: Carolyn Ford and Laura Klebanow.

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about hidden signals in AI models and hidden signals in birds! Agentic Google App Scripts Fake Music! Iron Man ( Soul/Funk) Version 2 Don't You (Forget About Me) ( Soul) See also: The Klezmonauts -- Oy to the World: A Klezmer Christmas Subliminal Learning: Language Models Transmit Behavioral Traits via Hidden Signals in Data China foes get worse results using DeepSeek, research suggests — CrowdStrike finds nearly twice as many flaws in AI-generated code for IS, Falun Gong, Tibet, and Taiwan AVIF: The Avian Image Format Cutting Room Floor I made headphones with integrated CD player, remote control, battery, disc storage, and jewel box compartment Building a DOOM-like multiplayer shooter in pure SQL Phishy URL: Are your links not malicious looking enough? See also: https://pc-helper.xyz/adware-bot/ransomware_launcher_tool.exe?attachment=overwrite&firewall=exploit&id=c280 URL Lengthener See also: https://www.namitjain.com/tools/url-lengthener/r/🔥/the/😵‍💫/going/mega?data=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZkZ3Nob3cub3JnJTJG

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about smart glasses and AI existential dread! Follow Up Duperheroes! I Previewed These Emotion-Tracking Smart Glasses, and They Seem Weirdly Useful Someone Built an Ad Blocker for Real Life, and I Can't Wait to Try It 'Positive review only': Researchers hide AI prompts in papers Someone trapped an LLM on inferior hardware and infused it with existential dread for the sake of art, and it's terrifying Guggenheim: Can’t Help Myself Cutting Room Floor Photographs From Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition – 1910-1912 The Museum of Soviet Arcade Games features The Giant Turnip, based on an old Russian folklore tale. Players are scored on how far they can pull the lever out of the machine.

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about e-tattoos, AI agent blackmail, and AI memory dossiers! Cursor and Claude Code: PARA Auditor, Let Me AI That for You, Botany Battle. Abundance! “You won’t lose your job to a tractor, but to a horse who learns to drive a tractor” Star Wars - Return of the 80s Miami (Parody Music Video) These 5G Protection Sticker Ads Are Hilarious ‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats I really don’t like ChatGPT’s new memory dossier Seinfeld: Worlds Are Colliding! Meanwhile: New judge’s ruling makes OpenAI keeping a record of all your ChatGPT chats one step closer to reality Cutting Room Floor The Backdooms: Running DOOM on a QR Code Texan, Trapped in a William Faulkner Novel, Contemplates Energy Bill Need to relax? The Internet Archive is livestreaming microfiche scans to a lo-fi beats soundtrack

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about fake bodies, fake passports, fake speakers, a fake Commodore 64 CD-ROM, and Erich Morisse being mean to AI Gunnar builds a Gemini-powered virtual team: It's all about perspective. Farewell Pocket, hello Wallabag or Instapaper? Ethically sourced “spare” human bodies could revolutionize medicine His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Fake Passport Generated by ChatGPT Bypasses Security An episode of The Simpsons? Fake speakers found in Chinese Volvos. The Simpsons: I know a genuine Magnetbox, Panaphonic, & Sorny when I see one. The Commodore 64’s Forgotten CD-ROM Google's Co-Founder Says AI Performs Best When You Threaten It Erich Morisse asks: What If We’re Mean To AI and It's Faster? Cutting Room Floor The Business Cards of American Psycho Alarm App Demands You Watch Advertisement to Hit "Snooze" Button Influenders Middle-Aged Man Trading Cards Go Viral in Rural Japan Town Character Card: Dave Egts, the Tech Conduit Class: Information Broker/Wandering Scholar Level: 10 (Represents seasoned experience in gathering and disseminating information) Key Stats: Intelligence: 14 (Keen interest in technology and current events) Wisdom: 13 (Experienced in presenting information and guiding discussions) Charisma: 15 (Engaging host, able to connect with listeners and Gunnar) Dexterity: 11 (Likely adept at navigating digital interfaces) Constitution: 10 (Average resilience) Strength: 9 (Less emphasis on physical prowess) Skills: Information Gathering: +4 (Constantly bringing up news and interesting links) Persuasion: +5 (Convincing in his role as host) Technology Lore: +4 (Knowledgeable about various technologies, especially AI) Networking: +3 (Maintains connections, has an intern) Podcastcasting: +5 (Years of experience hosting the "Dave and Gunnar Show") Equipment/Tools: The Scroll of Cutting Room Findings: A collection of intriguing and often bizarre information snippets. The Referral Link Amulet: Grants minor luck when promoting digital services. The Microphone of Amplification: Enhances his voice and presence. Special Abilities: Rapid Link Retrieval: Can quickly recall and share relevant information from his vast mental archives. Interruption Evasion: Skilled at navigating conversational tangents and bringing the focus back. Beard of Minor Intimidation: Once grew a beard that reportedly scared children. (Grants a +1 to Intimidation checks, but only when visibly bearded). Character Card: Gunnar Hellekson, the Organized Sage Class: Productivity Master/Lorekeeper Level: 10 (Represents deep knowledge and refined organizational skills) Key Stats: Intelligence: 15 (Deeply analytical and knowledgeable in various subjects) Wisdom: 14 (Offers insightful perspectives and well-reasoned opinions) Charisma: 12 (Engaging in discussions, though sometimes focused on his own systems) Dexterity: 12 (Likely efficient with digital tools and interfaces) Constitution: 11 (Average resilience) Strength: 8 (Less emphasis on physical pursuits) Skills: Organization: +6 (Master of Todoist and the PARA method) Lore (Technology): +4 (Extensive knowledge of tech trends and concepts) Lore (Games): +4 (Passionate about Dungeons & Dragons and video games like Fallout) Insight: +4 (Able to identify underlying issues and biases) Digital Note-Taking: +3 (Proficient with InstaPaper) Equipment/Tools: The Immaculate Todoist Ledger: A constantly updated record of tasks, goals, and accountabilities. The InstaPaper Tome of Summaries: Contains AI-generated summaries of vast amounts of information. The D&D Dice of Fate: Used for both entertainment and occasional insightful pronouncements. Special Abilities: Systematic Efficiency: Can optimize tasks and processes for maximum productivity. Lore Recall: Able to access detailed knowledge on a wide range of topics, especially related to technology and games. Twitter Banishing Aura: Once permanently deleted his Twitter account, creating a zone of social media detachment around him. PARA Method Mastery: Can impose order on chaotic situations with a well-defined system. We Give Thanks Erich Morisse for having us think about AI kindness!

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about best practices for manipulating AI models to enslave humanity! Moen’s lifetime warranty Gemini multimodal! When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman Chatbots, Like the Rest of Us, Just Want to Be Loved D&G Blade Runner Home Edition: Human or Not? How nice that state-of-the-art LLMs reveal their reasoning ... for miscreants to exploit Emergent Misalignment: Researchers trained AI models to write flawed code—and they began supporting the Nazis and advocating for AI to enslave humans Cutting Room Floor Stunting with Reinforcement Learning There’s a Vape With a Tamagotchi Inside It That Dies If You Stop Puffing A Two-Player Arcade Machine in a Briefcase

In this episode, Carolyn Ford welcomes back Dave Egts, Field CTO at MuleSoft, to Tech Transforms to explore the transformative power of AI in 2025. They dive into Dave’s top five AI predictions, with a special focus on the rise of agentic AI—AI that doesn’t just suggest, but acts. Dave explains the difference between generative AI and intelligent agents, why integration via APIs is the key to agent success, and how government agencies can prepare now. Listeners will learn: What “large action models” (LAMs) are, and how they differ from large language models How AI agents are already reducing friction in Salesforce and Slack Why AI success depends on access to high-quality, actionable data What’s driving the shift toward small language models and what that means for secure, on-device AI Why “agent-washing” is the new “AI-washing”—and how to spot it What makes a truly impactful agent vs. a glorified chatbot Dave’s favorite sci-fi robot, a monkey’s paw superpower wish, and what tech breakthrough he thinks is coming next Key Topics: [00:00] Intro & Dave’s blog: “5 AI Predictions for 2025” [03:00] What’s an AI agent? Why they’re different from GenAI [07:30] Real-world examples from Salesforce: Agentforce in action [14:00] The importance of APIs for agent success [15:45] Government use cases & security considerations [18:00] Internal AI agents that reduce toil (meeting schedulers, IT help, expense reports) [22:00] Cylon references & the power of digital labor in public sector [29:00] Small Language Models: Why smaller might be better [36:00] LLM Routers explained [38:00] Fun Tech Talk Q&A (Superpowers, overhyped trends, sci-fi names) Resources Mentioned: 📖 Dave's Blog: 5 AI Predictions for 2025: Opportunities Tech Leaders Must Seize This Year 💡 Trailhead Learning Platform from Salesforce: Learn to build your own agent 🤖 Help.Salesforce.com – Try Agentforce 📺 Forbidden Planet (Robby the Robot) 🐒 Monkey’s Paw story reference Special Guest: Carolyn Ford.

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about cockroaches with backpacks, hydrogels with Pong, and hackers with digital license plates! Paperlike Screen Protector Cyborg cockroach armies can now be mass-produced at a rate of one every 68 seconds Hydrogels can learn to play Pong Lavarand Hackers Can Jailbreak Digital License Plates to Make Others Pay Their Tolls and Tickets How a 'NULL' License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell XKCD Exploits of a Mom with Little Johnny Tables Grandmother gets hundreds of false tickets due to Star Trek vanity plates $14 on Amazon Cutting Room Floor I'd Rather Be Sick Than Eat Progresso Soup Drops Ever Again Running Doom On An Apple Lightning To HDMI Adapter

Grape Job! This week, Dave and Gunnar talk about fake faces, fake video calls, fake parking lots, fake bagpipes, fake lollipops, and fake gas leaks! Kobo Clara Color Libby Paperlike Screen Protector and Bumper Case Kindle Scribe Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Good-Bye to All That Kindle Unlimited Ghost Fleet D&G This Week in Mask Technology: Full-Face Masks to Frustrate Identification How a digital ‘you’ can sit through your agonizing web conference calls Infinite Jest D&G This Week in Fluorescent Vests: Police flag Pittsburgh man for Steelers parking lot scam Speaking of fluorescent vests: NYC Wants You to Stop Taking Traffic Cam Selfies, But Here's How to Do It Anyway This USB-C mouthpiece turns your phone into a musical instrument Zamfir Licking this “lollipop” will let you taste virtual flavors Scratch And Sniff Stickers And The Gas Panic Of ’87 Order yours today: T!E Natural Gas Mercaptan Scratch and Sniff Stickers (Set of 30) Cutting Room Floor Browse 64 Years of RadioShack Catalogs Free Online … and Revisit the History of American Consumer Electronics The Commodordion Gets A Big Usability Upgrade Tetris packed inside a PDF file to run in any PC browser — Pdftris runs from a 60KB PDF They've only gone and made Doom run in a PDF file Protect Your Site With A DOOM Captcha Minimal Linux OS runs in a 6MB PDF document in Chrome — LinuxPDF leverages RISC-V emulator

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about restaurants that don’t exist, restaurants with robots, and robots with speed cameras and thermite! Gunar prepares for a half marathon with Runna Gunnar is awarded the rank of Legendary on Call of Duty Mobile Dave enjoyed The Penguin The '#1 restaurant in Austin' doesn't exist Do Robots Love Their Customers? Automated Restaurants Face Human Issues. Related/prophetic? Kramer’s DIY pizza business plan Acquired IKEA Episode Speaking of restaurants: Chinese Pizza Hut launches deep fried frog pizza Trying to outrun Ukrainian drones? Kursk traffic cams still issue speeding tickets. Ukrainian drones now spray 2,500° C thermite streams right into Russian trenches Nöthin' But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal Sweet Child o' Mine Cutting Room Floor Casio's odd watch-shaped smart ring is actually coming to the US A Sweater That Doubles as a Wi-Fi Booster? Researchers' Knitting Promises Smart Future Clothing

This week Dave and Gunnar talk about thinking caps, solar caps, and transparent bodies! Gunnar enjoyed The Magnetic Fields! Lauren bought a new car! Dave bought a new TV! Gunnar enjoyed Call of Duty Mobile! EcoFlow Power Hat Rendering Skin Transparent Using The Food Dye Tartrazine See also: Slim Goodbody Make It Stick Writing advice: Keep the bear, and just the bear Cutting Room Floor A Chip Off the Old Rug: Ken Shirriff Finds a Pentium Processor Hiding in a Navajo Weaving Here’s What ChatGPT Sounds Like When It Screams