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Introduction</h2>
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Greeting and Context</li>
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Welcome</li>
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Episode Overview</li>
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Why This Topic?</li>
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Ubiquity of AI</li>
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Ethics Matters for Builders and Hackers</li>
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Community Responsibility</li>
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Call to Exploration</li>
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Setting the Stage</h2>
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What We’re Talking About</li>
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Discussion Centered on Commonly Used AI Applications</li>
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What We’re Not Covering</li>
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Historical Perspective</li>
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Early AI Dreams</li>
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Modern Realities</li>
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The Hacker Ethos and Why It Matters</li>
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Transparency and Openness</li>
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Ethical Frameworks</li>
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Empowering the Community</li>
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Transparency and Openness</h2>
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Open Source vs. Proprietary</li>
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Access to Source Code:</li>
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Access to Weights, Biases, and Training Methods</li>
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Training Data</li>
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Sources of Data</li>
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Open Datasets vs. Restricted or Proprietary Data</li>
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Ethical Questions</li>
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Trade-Offs in Permission and Diversity</li>
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Openness vs. Misuse</li>
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Legal and Regulatory Dimensions</h2>
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Consent &amp; Permissions</li>
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Data Usage</li>
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Global Variations</li>
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Accountability</li>
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Liability in AI Systems</li>
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Corporate vs. Individual Responsibility</li>
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Regulatory Landscape</li>
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Different Approaches</li>
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Balancing Innovation and Control</li>
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Sustainability Concerns</h2>
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Energy Consumption</li>
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Carbon Footprint of Training and Inference</li>
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Environmental Impact of Data Centers</li>
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Future Solutions</li>
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Efficient Models and Green Data Centers</li>
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Balancing Innovation with Responsibility</li>
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Bias, Fairness, and Societal Impact</h2>
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Data Bias</li>
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Discriminatory Outcomes</li>
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Detection and Mitigation</li>
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Fairness in Decision-Making</li>
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Critical Sectors</li>
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Systemic Impact</li>
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Social Engineering &amp; Manipulation</li>
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Influence on Public Opinion</li>
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Misinformation Risks</li>
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The Addictive Potential of AI and “AI Buddies”</strong>
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Embedded (Often Invisibly) in Social Media</li>
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Subtle Integration</li>
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Continuous Engagement Loops</li>
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AI Buddies and Emotional Dependence</li>
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Always-On Validation</li>
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Emotional “Self-Indulgence”</li>
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AI Agents Doing the “Boring Work”</li>
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From Assistance to Dependency:</li>
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Lower Friction, Higher Usage</li>
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Vulnerable Users and Youth</li>
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Teens in Crisis</li>
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Shaping Self-Image</li>
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Design Choices That Amplify Attachment</li>
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Human-Like Tones and Expressions</li>
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Reward Systems and “Leveling Up”</li>
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Mitigating Risks to Mental and Social Well-Being</li>
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User Education</li>
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Ethical Product Design</li>
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Regulatory Oversight</li>
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Explainability and Trust</h2>
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Transparency of Reasoning</li>
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Black-Box Challenge</li>
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Techniques to Enhance Explainability</li>
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Uncertainty and Confidence Scores</li>
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Expressing Certainty</li>
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Importance in Critical Applications</li>
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Military and Illicit Uses</h2>
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PsyOps and mass manipulation</li>
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AI in Hacking and Phishing:</li>
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Automated Social Engineering and Psychological Operations (PsyOps):</li>
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Undermining Trust:</li>
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Military Applications</li>
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Autonomous Weapons and Surveillance</li>
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Ethical Implications of Lethal Autonomy</li>
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Looking Forward</h2>
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Innovation vs. Caution</li>
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Striking a Balance:</li>
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Practical Considerations</li>
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Adaptive Regulation</li>
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Evolving Guidelines</li>
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Flexible Frameworks</li>
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Community Involvement</li>
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Open-Source Contributions</li>
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Public Debates and Awareness</li>
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Thinking like a hacker</h2>
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Preamble:</em>
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 I am not encouraging you to engage in illegal activity. Follow your conscience, obey your curiosity. Take up your responsibility in the world. You be the judge of what that implies.</em>
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Tinker, Reverse-Engineer, and Learn</strong>
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Explore Existing Models</li>
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Reverse-Engineering Proprietary Systems</li>
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DIY Mini-Projects</li>
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Champion Openness and Transparency</strong>
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Contribute to Open-Source AI</li>
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Push for Open Weights and Data</li>
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Engage in Model Auditing</li>
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Think Critically About Ethics and Privacy</strong>
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Data Collection Scrutiny</li>
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Privacy by Design</li>
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Hacker Ethos Meets Ethical AI</li>
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Collaborate and Share Knowledge</strong>
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Participate in Hackathons and Research Sprints</li>
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Mentorship and Community Engagement</li>
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Peer Review and Cross-Pollination</li>
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Hack the Bias—Literally</strong>
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Open Audits on Model Bias</li>
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Create Bias-Resistant Tools</li>
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Innovate Responsibly</strong>
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Experimentation with Purpose</li>
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Sustainable Innovation</li>
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Stay Vigilant on Addictive and Manipulative Designs</strong>
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Critical Examination</li>
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Propose Alternatives</li>
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Be the Watchdog—and Sound the Alarm</strong>
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Reporting Flaws and Exploits</li>
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Ethical Whistleblowing</li>
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Conclusion: Challenge to Think Like a Hacker</strong>
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Summation</li>
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Embrace the Hacker Ethos</li>
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Stay Curious, Stay Responsible</li>
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Final Note</li>
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