OpenAI Adult Mode, Cyber Strategy Clash and Robot Vacuum Hacks
Techstrong Gang
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18-Mar-2026
On Techstrong Gang, Alan Shimel, Jon Swartz, Teri Robinson, Jack Poller and Andi Mann dive into OpenAI’s push to create an adults-only version of ChatGPT before debating the Trump administration’s effort to combat cybercrime. The gang then looks at how a software engineer inadvertently gained access to thousands of robot vacuums, exposing just how fragile connected devices can be.
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