UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid spent his career detecting AI fakes. Now he can’t tell what’s real. What that means for the rest of us. Plus, a caller slashed a $99,000 medical bill in half. How? AI. And Elliot and his fiancée go on a wild police chase in a Waymo. Against their will. In this episode: 0:00:00 Robot butler does your laundry. 7:40.320 Spy cameras hidden in bushes. 14:56.486 President Nixon goes viral. 27:40.456 AI knows your pet is in pain. 37:50.837 Google home cameras recognize your body. 43:23.418 Shopping carts secretly track you. 48:32.858 Google Pixel Watch could save your life. 49:38.503 Jeff Bezos backs EV Slate truck. 1:01:12.907 Be a graphic designer with AI. 54:20.494 Skip Geek Squad. Ask AI for free. 56:06.807 AI restores old family photos. 1:03:31.051 Uber driver saves woman from scam. 1:12:41.917 Teens stunt-ride Waymos. 1:15:52.283 Data centers controversy. 1:22:06.113 AI lifeguard catches pool drownings. 1:25:48.023 Apple Watch health risks.
The hour of arguing about where to eat is officially over. Google and Apple Maps use AI to tell you restaurant vibes. Switching gears, Larry’s wife is getting threatening emails from her former student. How to make sure she’s protected.
A new investigation reveals chatbots are taking sides in the midterms. I break down which ones lean where. Plus, Trina’s Ring camera catches a DoorDash driver red-handed. Saw him drop food on the ground and put it back in the box. That’s one delivery that really left a bad taste.
Dating profiles can sound robotic. Use AI. It’ll give you a reality check and get people to swipe right. Plus, when Jake saved his daughter from a serious car accident. All thanks to her iPhone’s crash detection.
A lot of people predicted AI would kill Google. Three years later, Google still controls 90% of search. Plus, I talk to Shaw about why kids are so addicted to screens and how to fix it.
That crumbling picture in your grandparents photo album? Gemini can bring it back to life for free. Takes 15 seconds. Plus, Ruth shares what it’s like to train Hollywood chatbots to do their jobs.
1 in 5 companies will cut half their middle managers by the end of 2026. AI is holding the chainsaw.
Your $10,000 raise just became $3,000. Why? You weren’t ready. Use AI to practice negotiations. And Kathy entered about 200 sweepstakes a day. Until she was banned. I got the fix.
Fake hotel booking sites rake in $4 billion a year. You could be next. The one rule to keep you safe. Plus, ChatGPT knew Diana’s birthday and the exact time she was born. She never told it any of that. Freaky.
Ask dad what he wants for Father’s Day. He’ll say nothing. He’s lying. I’ll tell you how you can turn his streaming account into a Father’s Day theatre for free. Plus, Maryann is looking to turn her decades of pharmacy experience into a side job. I talk with her about how AI can help.
Get ready for an old-fashioned product war. Apple is getting ready to launch its own AI camera. Equipped with AI AirPods. Plus, Jim was about to get shipwrecked by massive cruise ship internet fees. Until I gave him a $40 WiFi hack.
Your Ring doorbell may be doing more than watching porch pirates. This week, we break down how home cameras became part of a giant surveillance web, why smart glasses keep trying to make “face cameras” happen and how AI tools can now drop you into someone else’s YouTube video. Normal stuff. Also this week: Iranian hackers targeting water systems, Snap’s pricey new smart glasses, robot beggars, and the phrases that get you past customer-service bots. Plus, a caller asks how to save old Betamax tapes, and a granddaughter goes viral teaching her 102-year-old grandpa how to order Uber Eats. In this episode: 0:00.000 What most OnlyFans influencers make 8:57.941 Iranian scammers hack tap water. 9:59.359 Snap unveils new $2,195 smart glasses. 13:08.546 Begging robot goes viral. 34:49.227 How many people don’t use the internet? 41:05.957 FBI built a fake town to fight cyberattacks. 45:03.132 Meta watches your posts. 1:03:20.917 AI brings your old family photos back to life. 51:17.890 People are ditching Ring cameras. 1:09:12.496 Dad fishes daughter’s stolen iPhone from sewer. 1:17:06.238 Data centers are moving to the ocean. 1:21:17.836 “I got arrested because of AI. Twice.” New episodes drop weekly. Subscribe now, so you never miss a thing.
Your friend booked the same hotel room as you. Just for $40 less. Your phone is the reason. Plus, Adam’s bagel shop customers are not happy? Not because of the treats. Becuase he used AI to handle his social media.
More than 3,800 of Waymo’s self-driving taxis are recalled. Why? Ignoring traffic signs. Plus Jacob is one of the thousands of 2026 college graduates who booed pro-AI commencement speakers. I speak with him about why he did it.
Hate packing? AI does it for you. Plus Steven entered his amazing alligator pictures into a photography competition. The kicker? It got banned for being too good. Said it wasn’t shot on a Samsung. Joke’s on them. It was.
Think OnlyFans influencers are rich? Think again. They’re making $1,250 a year on average. I’ll tell you why. Plus, Brett is looking for a high-paying side hustle. Turns out you can make up to $65 an hour working from home as an AI tutor.
Still swiping your credit card at the pump? Big mistake. When you do, your card hands over your real number. Thieves steal it. The two minute fix to keep your money safe. Plus, Dan got hit with four fake job interviews. Meant to steal his information. The suspect? AI bots.
Graduates are flooding hiring desks with AI-generated resumés. Hiring managers see right through it. Takes two seconds. Why they’re getting the boot and what actually works. Plus, I help Darrel save hundreds of dollars on fluctuating flights, hotels and rental car prices.
Save $100 on a trip to the mechanic. AI knows exactly what that weird symbol lit up on your dashboard means. It’ll tell you for free. Plus, Kendra wants to keep her great-great grandmother’s recipes alive. I have the app that turns old cooking clippings into a feast of digitized memories.
A grandmother was arrested. Spent five months in jail. The culprit? AI facial recognition. It wrongly linked her to a fraud case in a state she’s never visited. She’s not the only one. University of Virginia researcher Maria Lungu shares how and why AI gets it wrong.