We're in AI's Pulp Fiction Era: Gay Jailbreaks, Ransomware, and Slop

Are we all one clever prompt injection away from disaster?

The guys are back to dissect the week's biggest, and arguably alarming AI news. We're getting into the security gaps exposed by the now-infamous "gay jailbreak" and what it says about the conflicting, easily exploitable rules inside models like OpenAI’s. 

And with recent world ransomware attacks affecting millions of students via platforms like Canvas and business Meta ad hacks, it just proves that AI-driven hacking is now a serious, systemic threat.

Then, we shift gears to Hollywood and the inevitable cinematic apocalypse. Runway’s CEO says AI will let studios make fifty films for the cost of a single blockbuster, completely reshaping production economics. And what does Netflix’s $600 million acquisition of Ben Affleck’s editing startup tell us about the speed of this shift and the looming conflict with Hollywood unions?. Finally, we break down how OpenAI just printed $100 million in ad revenue almost instantly, projecting a $2.5 billion future, and why its “one ad per conversation” model is a unique opportunity for brands that Google and Meta are scrambling to catch up with. It’s a smart, slightly stressed, and always insightful chat about the chaos AI is brewing across all industries.

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Relevant articles & references from this episode:

• Hacker Tricks ChatGPT Into Giving Out Detailed Instructions for Making Homemade Bombs — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/12/hacker-tricks-chatgpt-into-giving-out-detailed-instructions-for-making-homemade-bombs/

• The Gay Jailbreak Technique — Exocija on GitHub: https://github.com/Exocija/ZetaLib/blob/main/The%20Gay%20Jailbreak/The%20Gay%20Jailbreak.md

• Claude Mythos Hacking — The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/claude-mythos-hacking/686746/

• Canvas Hack: Shinyhunters Ransomware — WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/canvas-hack-shinyhunters-ransomware-instructure/

• Signal President Meredith Whittaker Calls Out Agentic AI — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/07/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-calls-out-agentic-ai-as-having-profound-security-and-privacy-issues/

• Claude Code Leak with Bonus Malware — WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-hackers-are-posting-the-claude-code-leak-with-bonus-malware/

• Runway CEO: AI Could Help Hollywood Make 50 Films Instead of One $100M Blockbuster — TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/16/runway-ceo-says-ai-could-help-hollywood-make-50-films-instead-of-one-100m-blockbuster/

• Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck's AI Filmmaking Company — WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-acquires-interpositive-ben-afflecks-ai-filmmaking-company-98171591

• AI Slop: 200 Organizations Letter to YouTube/Google — Fortune: https://fortune.com/2026/04/01/ai-slop-200-organizations-letter-youtube-google/

• OpenAI Misses Revenue/User Targets in Sprint Toward IPO — WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-misses-key-revenue-user-targets-in-high-stakes-sprint-toward-ipo-94a95273

• Advertising in AI Report — Similarweb: https://www.similarweb.com/corp/reports/advertising-in-ai/

• AI Mode: Google's Next Ads Engine — Search Engine Land: https://searchengineland.com/ai-mode-google-next-ads-engine-471967

• Meta AI Ad Creation — Marketing Brew: https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2026/04/07/meta-ai-ad-creation

• OpenAI Opens Up ChatGPT Ads Manager to U.S. — Digiday: https://digiday.com/marketing/openai-opens-up-chatgpt-ads-manager-to-the-u-s-while-promising-third-party-measurement-cpa-bidding/

• Marketers Join OpenAI's Ad Pilot — Digiday: https://digiday.com/marketing/marketers-join-openais-ad-pilot-nudged-by-fomo/

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Previous Episodes Mentioned:

Episode 40: https://youtu.be/t2TJDvVBhmM?si=CQnPtmLh0jkFFmDb&t=170 

Episode 60: https://youtu.be/1QEOpRIfkQI?si=M8SkjY5WJaGjodmZ&t=361 

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