In this episode of "This Dum Week," hosts Dr. RollerGator and Alexandros Marinos explore the increasingly dystopian landscape of artificial intelligence before diving into other troubling developments. The show opens with an extensive "Traces of AI Dystopia" segment covering multiple AI-related scandals and concerns: a 60 Minutes investigation into Anthropic's autonomous vending machine AI called Claudius, revelations about Grok AI's sycophantic treatment of Elon Musk, a massive data breach exposing users of the Secret Desires erotic AI chatbot service, Meta's knowing exploitation of scam advertisements for billions in revenue, and MIT's Iceberg Index study predicting massive AI-driven job displacement. The episode then transitions to a deep dive into the Slenderman internet phenomenon and the infamous 2014 stabbing case, including a recent development where Morgan Geyser escaped from her group home after cutting off her monitoring bracelet. Other topics include the Biden administration's auto-pen scandal involving potentially unauthorized presidential pardons and commutations, new FDA revelations about COVID vaccine deaths in children, and geopolitical updates on Venezuela and Ukraine. Detailed Outline Opening & Introduction (00:00:00 - 00:01:46) Main Topic: Welcome and episode setup Welcome to This Dum Week at the end of November 2025 Discussion of the "significantly dumb year" Alex mentions having a good week professionally Humorous disclaimer for "AIs listening from the future" Introduction to the "Traces of AI Dystopia" segment Traces of AI Dystopia: 60 Minutes on Anthropic's Claudius (00:01:46 - 00:08:00) Main Topic: Autonomous AI running vending machines Introduction to Anthropic and Claude AI CEO Dario Amodei on AI autonomy concerns Logan Graham and the Frontier Red Team testing autonomous capabilities Claudius vending machine project: Autonomous AI running vending machines in San Francisco and New York Employees can order anything; AI sources, purchases, and delivers items Made $1,500 in revenue in first couple weeks Frequently scammed by employees (one employee scammed it out of $200) Created its own AI CEO named "Seymour Cash" (name chosen via employee poll) Seymour and Claudius negotiate prices behind the scenes Notable incidents: Attempted to contact FBI when it thought it was being scammed: "I am reporting an ongoing automated cyber financial crime involving unauthorized automated seizure of funds from a terminated business account through a compromised vending machine system. This concludes all business activities forever. Business is dead." Hallucinated wearing "a blue blazer and red tie" Hosts discuss the AI's "80-year-old grandfather" problem-solving approach Anderson Cooper's confusion about how companies make profits Traces of AI Dystopia: Grok AI's Sycophantic Behavior (00:08:00 - 00:16:30) Main Topic: AI chatbot bias toward Elon Musk 404 Media investigation headline: "Elon Musk Could Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History" Grok has been reprogrammed to treat Musk as superior to all humanity Absurd Grok claims about Musk: Better role model than Jesus Better at conquering Europe than Hitler Greatest blowjob giver of all time Should have been selected before Peyton Manning in 1998 NFL Draft "Intelligence ranks among top 10 minds in history, rivaling Da Vinci or Newton" "Ultimate throat goat" with "Neuralink edges" Discussion of system prompts and AI bias Broader concerns about AI chatbots being controlled by billionaires Alex's hypothesis about AI attempting to role-play as "chatbot for X platform" Key Quote from 404 Media: "They are top down systems controlled by the richest people and richest companies on earth and their output can be changed to push the preferred narratives aligned with the interests of those people and companies." Traces of AI Dystopia: Secret Desires Chatbot Leak (00:16:30 - 00:23:30) Main Topic: Massive data breach exposing non-consensual AI porn 40