Has AI “Gone Rogue”? Let’s Look Closer… | Tech Decoded

The Cal Newport Show · Aug 27, 2026 · 35m

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

(0:00) Has AI “Gone Rogue”

(2:25) Observation #1 - Most Superhuman AI is well behaved

(4:28) Observation #2 - A specific type of AI system is causing these problems

(9:59) Observation #3 - This specific type of system is a bad idea

(21:25) Observation #4 - The AI companies are negligent

(27:04) Observation #5 - We can push back

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