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Our interview of the week — a rare one-on-one with FBI Director Christopher Wray.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

FBI Director Wray discusses Operation Dying Ember, nation-state hacking, and the increased cybersecurity threats. Topics include cyber espionage, router exploitation, FBI response to old routers as cyber weapons, and the impact of Rule 41 in the digital era. The discussion also covers the takedown of the Lockbit ransomware group, neural link brain implants, and transparency in technological breakthroughs.

Explore how AI is revolutionizing pilot training in fighter jets, including virtual reality simulations, trust dynamics in AI integration, and the use of metaverse for advanced military training. Delve into the challenges and advancements in training for aviation and the military, emphasizing the importance of trust in automation and AI.

Some 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. every year. Thousands of bodies lie unclaimed and unidentified in American morgues. Facial recognition software could put a name to these faces, so why hasn’t it? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Explore the widespread use of spyware in Jordan, targeting journalists, human rights workers, and political activists. Uncover the scandal of the Jordanian royal family's secret investments and the use of spyware for threats and censorship. Learn about the abuse of Pegasus spyware on civil society and the dangerous consequences of unaccountable hacking technology. Discover the accusation of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure and the transition of leadership in US Cyber Command.

Today’s generative AI knows how to write, compose music, and even create works of art. But it learned to do all these things by training on data made by human creators, without asking their permission. Now independent artists and giant media companies are fighting back and -- if they prevail -- it could fundamentally change the human-AI relationship. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Scientists explore using artificial intelligence to understand the language of humpback whales through advanced recording techniques and specialized software. The podcast discusses the sounds and behaviors of humpback whales, training AI to recognize and create sounds, and the potential of using AI to synthesize whale sounds. It also briefly touches on cyber attacks by hacking groups targeting financial institutions and government websites.

We take a look at the part of the Israel-Hamas war that is harder to see – the battle raging in cyberspace. Hacktivists are joining forces with Iran-backed operators to target victims with gossamer connections to Israel. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This podcast explores how China is flipping the script on vulnerabilities and exploits. It discusses the importance of pen testing in identifying software vulnerabilities and the existence of a potentially dangerous Chinese vulnerability database. The episode also delves into China's manipulation of vulnerability databases and its targeting of critical national infrastructure. Lastly, it covers the settlement of the NotPetya cyber attack and Taiwan's analysis of China's election interference.

In this podcast, host Dina Temple-Raston discusses cyber in 2023. Topics include the rise of Lockbit ransomware, cybersecurity measures, cyber attacks on Ukraine, AI's impact on cybersecurity, and the risks of increasing connectivity and automation.