AI goes rogue, and “AIsplainin’”

LONG VERSION: Will rogue AI lead to rogue robots? With all the developments coming fast and furious, Rosie the robot helping us with chores, robots taking over the manufacturing lines, and maybe even Terminator 2 coming from the future to warn us (hopefully, not that last part) is becoming more real by the day. It's some of what the Notbots have in store for this seventh episode of The Mostly AI SmartPod. Also, in this episode: Last Week in AI: Google updates AI for robots and Nano Banana makes AI slop harder to spot2-Minute Tech Pulse: And we try a new segment, called "AIsplaining," which Domingo will ... ahem ... explain. Take a listen! Links mentioned in this episode: OpenAI went roguehttps://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-says-ai-models-went-rogue-during-testing-triggering-unprecedented-breach-2026-07-21/ OpenAI went rogue, part deuxhttps://www.reuters.com/business/openais-rogue-agent-compromised-an-account-second-tech-firm-sources-say-2026-07-28/ Anthropic also admits to rogue Claude actionshttps://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-claude-ai-hacked-organizations-during-security-tests/Nvidia, others form open AI coalitionhttps://thenewstack.io/nvidia-open-weight-letter/Fields Medal winner wins role at OpenAIhttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/jacob-tsimerman-math-fields-medal-openai/688120/ Google DeepMind detailed Gemini Robotics 2, physical AIhttps://thenewstack.io/gemini-robotics-2/ Millions of books, used to train AI, get trashedhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/vanishing-page-ai-firms-scan-160042724.html House subcommittees just ordered DoorDash ... for more infohttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/us-lawmakers-doordash-chinese-ai-models.html