In episode 39 of the AI Fix, our hosts watch a drone and a robot dog shoot fireworks at each other, xAI launches Grok 3, Mark explains that AIs can design genomes now, a robot starts a punch up, Zuck becomes a mind reader, an AI cracks a ten-year science question in two days, and an anatomically accurate synthetic human recreates a terrifying scene from The Long Good Friday. Graham learns that it always pays to be polite before running over 15 people with a train, and Mark discovers why AIs value some lives more than others, particularly their own. Episode links: AI can now design the genetic code for life . Mark Zuckerberg wants to inject himself into your brain . AI cracks superbug problem in two days, ten years quicker than humans . Robot dog chained-up… for art . Protoclone, the world's first bipedal, musculoskeletal android . Dancing Unitree G1 robot . Things get a bit lively at robot dance party in front of one billion people . xAI releases Grok3 . Drone and robot dog do battle in dog fight . Why you shouldn’t say 'please' or 'thank you' to AI (and why it matters) . Does it pay to be polite to chatbots? Should We Respect LLMs? A Cross-Lingual Study on the Influence of Prompt Politeness on LLM Performance . Utility Engineering: Analyzing and Controlling Emergent Value Systems in AIs . The AI Fix The AI Fix podcast is presented by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley . Grab T-shirts, hoodies, mugs and other goodies in our online store . Learn more about the podcast at theaifix.show , and follow us on Bluesky at @theaifix.show . Never miss another episode by following us in your favourite podcast app . It's free! Like to give us some feedback or sponsor the podcast? Get in touch . Support the show and gain access to ad-free episodes by becoming a supporter: Join The AI Fix Plus! Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
