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Short Fuse

Short Fuse

By: Short Fuse
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Summary
 Technology and socio-economic big bets

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Episodes
  • AI Breaks Big Tech's Grip

    AI Breaks Big Tech's Grip
    Oct 27 2026
    Your TV is spying on you, your graphics card is holding back performance, and your car wants a monthly subscription to warm your backside. But AI might be about to ruin the fun for manufacturers. This week on Short Fuse, Duncan and Ollie look at the growing trend of people using AI to strip adverts from smart TVs, unlock restricted hardware and get games running on platforms they were never meant to run on. Could AI finally give consumers the upper hand over companies determined to squeeze more money out of products they've already sold us? Or is this just another hobby for people who spend far too much time on Reddit? Somehow, we get from cleaning your television to the collapse of the AI business model and nuclear annihilation. Standard episode, really.

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    25 mins
  • AI Might End Humanity, But Look How Cute It Is

    AI Might End Humanity, But Look How Cute It Is
    Oct 12 2026

    AI might take your job, harvest your data and possibly end civilisation as we know it. But have you seen how CUTE it is?

    Big Tech has apparently decided that the best way to sell us artificial intelligence is to give it googly eyes, a fluffy body and a little French beret.

    This week on Short Fuse, we look at the sudden invasion of adorable AI mascots from Meta, OpenAI and friends. Are they making AI more approachable, or are we being emotionally manipulated by glorified Tamagotchis with access to our bank accounts?

    We discuss cuddly existential threats, the return of Clippy and why Ollie thinks one of OpenAI's mascots looks like a molar.

    The end of humanity has never looked so huggable.

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    12 mins
  • Are your AI Glasses Recording Me?

    Are your AI Glasses Recording Me?
    Sep 24 2026
    Meta wants smart glasses to become normal. We’re less convinced. Duncan and Ollie look at the appeal, the genuinely useful bits, and what happens when nobody can tell whether the person looking at them is also filming them? Accessibility, AI assistants, privacy, public embarrassment, hacked recording lights and why Ollie may soon have to conduct all organised crime completely naked.

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    22 mins
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