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In this week's episode:

Leaks confirm OpenAI is preparing to roll out ads on ChatGPT.
We discuss Grok's bias toward Elon Musk and security flaws in Deepseek.
Is Gemini training on your email inbox? We try to find the answer.
AI is still broken in interesting ways: Jailbreaking with poetry and an inappropriate AI teddy bear.

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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***

ChatGPT is Probably Gonna Have Ads Soon:

BleepingComputer Article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-confirms-openai-is-preparing-ads-on-chatgpt-for-public-roll-out/
Tibor Blaho on X spotted it first: https://x.com/btibor91/status/1994714152636690834
Some context from The Information about OAI’s ex-Meta staff and how they’re shaping the future of OAI: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-readies-facebook-era
On YouTube: Elijah Lemard simulates what it might be like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q--ngeD2zpc

The result of mucking with AI…:

Grok thinks Elon is just great: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/20/elon-musk-grok/
Deepseek woes: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-meyers-7a58481_crowdstrike-research-security-flaws-in-deepseek-generated-activity-7397406772359213056--Fv3/

Is Gemini Training on Your Email Inbox?:

Frustratingly, the answer is not clear.
Google says “not without your permission” but doesn’t make clear where permission is granted: https://workspace.google.com/blog/identity-and-security/protecting-your-data-era-generative-ai
Also, this only applies to “Workspace” which AFAIK is the paid plan.
Other Google source: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15604322#zippy=%2Cwhat-are-googles-legal-bases-of-processing-for-users-in-the-european-economic-area-united-kingdom-or-switzerland%2Chow-long-is-your-workspace-content-activity-used-to-provide-smart-features-and-to-improve-these-features

AI is Still Broken in Interesting Ways:

Jailbreaking with Poetry: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/30/ai-poetry-safety-features-jailbreak
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl

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