The Quirky World of Claudius: An AI Vending Machine

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In this week's episode:

• Meet Claude, Small Business Owner
• Tricking AI – two different ways
• Shifting Policies Around AI Content
• Dumpster Fire of the week: Grok goes full Nazi

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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***

Meet Claude, Small Business Owner:

• Anthropic Made Claude Run a Vending Machine Business: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1
• "Vending Bench" - A Benchmark for AI Models Doing Business: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.15840

Tricking AI – Two Different Ways:

• 'Positive Review Only': Researchers Hide AI Prompts in Papers: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers
• Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon: https://www.404media.co/researchers-jailbreak-ai-by-flooding-it-with-bullshit-jargon/

Shifting Policies Around AI Content:

• Denmark’s Personal Copyright Legislation:
• Original Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence
• NYT Article with More Details: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/world/europe/denmark-deepfake-copyright-ai-law.html
• YouTube’s Changes to Monetization:
• The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/news/703772/youtube-monetization-policy-update-ai-spam
• The Policy (Stub): https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10008196?hl=en#zippy=%2Ccommunity-guidelines
• Video from YouTube Insider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqMijeuaWik

AI Dumpster Fire of the Week:

• Grok 3 Got a 'Politically Incorrect' Update Ahead of Grok 4's Launch: https://www.businessinsider.com/grok-3-politically-incorrect-texas-floods-antisemitic-grok-4-2025
• Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust: https://www.atlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/grok-anti-semitic-tweets/683463/
• Musk’s AI Company Scrubs Inappropriate Posts After Grok Chatbot Makes Antisemitic Comments: https://www.wfla.com/news/national/musks-ai-company-scrubs-inappropriate-posts-after-grok-chatbot-makes-antisemitic-comments

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