TRC #734: AI Privacy Threats + Goodhart's Law and Fast Food Order Status Screens
Jun 15, 2026 ยท 29m
Topics discussed
Introduction and show overview
AI threats to personal privacy and security
Fingerprint extraction from photos and selfies
Key duplication from photographs
Wi-Fi signals as a surveillance tool
AI-enhanced CCTV and neighborhood monitoring
Inference attacks and sensitive data prediction
AI-driven data aggregation and profiling
Social engineering and deepfake impersonation
The physical world as a data source and mitigation
McDonald's drive-thru order status discrepancy
Historical context of metric manipulation
Analysis of McDonald's operational incentives
Goodhart's Law and perverse incentives
Practical tips for fresh fast food orders
Closing remarks and show credits
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