Tech Gets Real: Protect Yourself in the AI Era
Episodes
“It’s going to be a bit of a bloodbath”: Iain Thomson on AI and security
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As new AI models promise unprecedented abilities to find vulnerabilities in software – a task that could benefit both attackers and defenders – jo...
Meta's major losses over child safety are just the start
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Spare a thought for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been having a very tough week. Meta has suffered two unprecedented court losses over child safet...
AI News: Copyright, Delusions, Netanyahu, Iran, Grammarly
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Trying a new feature/format here, called Yay-I (?) It’s a run-down of five AI-related stories that caught my eye in the last week. Here I discuss th...
AI and art: Lawmakers push back
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lawmakers in Europe are pushing back against the idea that AI companies can freely use artists’ creative works. That makes this a good time to medit...
Anthropic's AI surveillance warning marks an inflection point
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropic’s dispute with Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” is about AI being used in war – the debate over autonomous weapons or killer rob...
Digital Omnibus news: EU lawmakers push back against privacy attack
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The European Commission’s proposal to water down the General Data Protection Regulation by redefining “personal data” is already stumbling. Pri...
Germany's Merz wants to end online anonymity: A rant
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed forcing people to post online using their real names. I can see what he’s trying to achieve but it won...
Tackling TikTok "addiction"
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As YouTube and Meta defend themselves over addictiveness in US courts, Europe is throwing the spotlight on TikTok, making the Chinese-owned company it...
OpenClaw and Moltbook hype: A rant
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The OpenClaw AI agent and Moltbook “social network” for AI bots are kind of interesting, but not anywhere near as meaningful as some – like Elon...
Tesla's pivot to Optimus: Why humanoid robots aren't ready yet
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk’s Tesla is shifting from a car company to a robot company. Its Optimus humanoid robot has plenty of company, with everyone from Unitree an...
No, Europe doesn't want to destroy American free speech
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a recent Wall Street Journal article demonstrates, many people in the United States think Europe’s online content rules amount to censorship that...
Trump, X and Greenland: Dave Keating on Europe's Painful Tech Choice
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Conflict between Europe and the US is fast becoming likelier, as the Trump administration threatens to annex Denmark-owned Greenland. Journalist Dave ...
Whatever happened to AI ethics? An interview with tech ethicist Mathana
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Big Tech used to love the idea of AI ethics, but the AI gold rush does strange things to incentives. Tech ethicist Mathana joins Tech Gets Real to dis...
Australia's social ban: The age-restricted internet is growing
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Australia introduces its ban on under-16s accessing social media — including YouTube — we examine the emergence of the age-restricted internet ...
Apple's AI chief is out. Now what?
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apple AI chief John Giannandrea is out, with Google and Microsoft vet Amar Subramanya taking over many of his responsibilities. Here’s why Apple’s...
Poisoning AI with disinformation
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The twisted nature of Elon Musk’s Grok AI shows how chatbots can be turned into tools of disinformation. But the tactics deployed by a Russian disin...
Digital Surrender: Why gutting Europe's GDPR is capitulating to Trump
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The European Commission’s so-called Digital Omnibus would gut the GDPR, the EU’s tough online privacy law. Doing so would just be the latest examp...
Europe’s LEAKED privacy threat: Digital Omnibus vs the GDPR
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A leaked draft proposal shows the European Commission wants to remove key protections from the tough General Data Protection Regulation. The changes i...
AI Needs Renewable Energy
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AI data centre boom is becoming a significant factor in water shortages and power outages, with the technology adding to the energy-grid stress ca...
Ditching US Tech Has To Be An Option
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Europe has talked about “tech sovereignty” from America before, but Donald Trump’s second term has made the issue an urgent one. Luckily, a time...
The AI Bubble Is Your Problem Too
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AI bubble is real – even Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos say so – and it’s already affecting you, because fear of the bubble bursting is leading c...
AI Slop Will Be Our Ruin
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all seen our social media feeds and the wider web getting taken over by AI fakes, from writing to images and video. It’s a cynical waste of ...
3 Things NOT to expect from AI
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm no AI hater, but I do know AI's limits - and you should too. In this episode of Tech Gets Real, I dig into 3 major pitfalls that people encounter ...
When AI Decides
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AIs are increasingly used to make decisions that have major impacts on people's lives. In this episode of Tech Gets Real, veteran technology journalis...
How Honest Should You Be With AI?
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Tech Gets Real, veteran technology journalist David Meyer explores the risks of over-sharing with AI chatbots. As always, he a...