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Feature · Sep 17, 2026
A fictionalized retelling from the detective's point of view of the story of the Internal Affairs officer who was charged with misusing Flock camera data, while in the middle of investigating another officer who was... misusing Flock camera data
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A conversation for the walk home
Of all the things to be legitimately worried about, "killer robots" are higher on the list than ever before. This, as you might imagine, is not a good thing. In this episode, we discuss AI doomsday scenarios - of which there are many. And how people, not machines, are the problem. And how people need to solve it.
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