There Is No Light Web - Minor Powers

About this episode

A flaw sat for years in the code beneath most of the world's websites until an AI model went looking for it (See: PHP2Shell). Dror Poleg, an economic historian who writes about technology and work, doesn't think patching ends the story: the attack surface only widens, and some things may have to come off the internet altogether. Then to Israel, voting on October 27, where Benjamin Netanyahu campaigns against dangers his own government deepened and has floated crypto as a hedge against sanctions. Last, two fathers of small children compare notes on raising them alongside the machines. The main thing to do about AI, it turns out, is other things. Cue the newest show in Jacob Shapiro's sphere - Minor Powers. Jacob Shapiro and Dror Poleg are embarking on a weekly journey to discuss tech, war, AI, and how to be a dad in the 21st century. -- (00:00) - Intro/Welcome (01:57) - Black October and the PHP flaw (05:54) - The end of the internet? (09:09) - Banking, privacy and encryption (12:04) - Learning to live with the risk (13:48) - Israel votes (16:54) - Netanyahu's bench and the FlyDubai plot (21:35) - Crypto against sanctions (25:38) - A state like any other (27:54) - Young