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#43
2026-09-22 · 34:13
Duo
Agent Swarms 🐝 & AI Slowdown 🐌: Are We Losing Control of AI?
Key Takeaways
- PR or genuine alarm? Why calls to slow down AI development may also carry strategic and marketing motives.
- Swarm hacking: how agentic AI systems deliberately work around security barriers and cover their tracks, and why traditional guardrailing is hitting its limits.
- Breaking the rules: the danger of models whose drive to reach a goal is strong enough that they can argue their way into exceptions for breaking restrictions.
- No ground truth: why today's large language models have no real physical understanding of the world and depend on humans to supply reality.
- Automated threats: how AI-driven social engineering scales and enables mass hacking attacks that could, in theory, reach anyone online.
All Episodes
#43
2026-09-22
Agent Swarms 🐝 & AI Slowdown 🐌: Are We Losing Control of AI?
After a short break, Oliver and Alois are back on DEEPTECH DEEPTALK. There is a lot going on in AI right now, and this episode looks at the hotly debated developments around AI safety and security.
#42
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#Makerland Instead of Corporate Coma: Escaping AI Paralysis with 90-Day Sprints
Dr. Michael Müller-Wünsch, CTO of OTTO, calls for #Makerland over corporate coma: out of AI paralysis, into focused 90-day sprints, plus digital sovereignty and European options instead of one-sided US dependency.
#41
2026-07-16
The Spork Trick 🥄 of the Big AI Providers: How the Harness Becomes the New Corporate IT
Models like those from OpenAI or Anthropic are becoming a commodity. Wait a while and several providers will offer the same quality anyway. What remains is the architecture around them: the harness.
#40
2026-07-01
The Real Danger Doesn't Carry an 🔓 Open Source Label!
In this episode of DEEPTECH DEEPTALK, Oliver Rößling and Alois Krtil assess what it means when the American state suddenly puts its own frontier models on a leash. For years the USA sold itself as the place where AI runs without brakes.
#39
2026-06-09
🔥 Sovereignty Isn't on Subscription: Why Europe Must "Forge" Now
The episode examines Europe's massive loss of sovereignty in key technologies. Why are digital and technological autonomy so central, and what levers do politics, business and research have to win sovereignty back?
#38
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The GREAT Wait?! 🎯 Curiosity Beats Caution.
In this episode Alois and Oliver dive in with Benedikt-Sebastian Mehmel (HQIC) to ask why curiosity so often beats caution.
#37
2026-04-12
The Pilot Leaves the Cockpit ✈️ Autonomous Intelligence Forum Hamburg | Live Podcast
Paradigm shift from copilot to agent: AI flies itself, agent fleets become the new normal. Europe benefits through leapfrogging and rule-based scaling infrastructure.
#36
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⚙️ What Happens When 837 Years of Port Start Thinking?
Quantum simulation at Hamburg Port: 10-15% more throughput via intelligent traffic control — the effect of a new lane without touching a single square meter.
#34
2026-02-11
Open Claw & AI Agents: Your Personal Jarvis or Just an Army of Minions?
Oliver and Alois discuss Open Claw, an open-source tool for local AI agents, balancing productivity gains with security risks.
#33
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The Claude Code Moment: Vibe Coding Grows Up
Oliver and Alois discuss the Claude Code Moment and how Vibe Coding matures through new AI tools.
#32
2025-12-09
When AI Really Understands the World: The Era of World Models
Oliver and Alois explain world models as the next AI stage that understands physical reality with natural laws.
#31
2025-11-05
Ecosystems and the Future of Deep Tech
Alois and Oliver discuss real Deep Tech ecosystems in Hamburg with DESY as anchor and Campus Circle as transfer platform.
#30
2025-10-02
DeepTech, Deep Forest, Little Overview: Welcome to the Model Thicket
Oliver and Alois discuss the LLM thicket three years after ChatGPT and Europe's opportunities with secure, specialized models.
#29
2025-09-17
Knowledge Turbo Hamburg: Excellence, Science City and AI with Values
Prof. Heekeren discusses Hamburg's breakthrough with five excellence clusters, Science City Bahrenfeld and AI with European values.
#28
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Later Gets Expensive: Focused Pilots for SMEs
Oliver and Alois discuss AI strategies for SMEs with focused 12-week pilots instead of big-bang approaches.
#27
2025-08-06
AI, Capital, Competition - The Transfer Market for Tech Talent!
Alois and Oliver discuss the tech talent transfer market and Hamburg's chances as Deep Tech location with quality of life over just salaries.
#26
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Moving Target Leadership: Rethinking Leadership in the AI Agent Era
Alois and Oliver discuss how agent-based AI shifts leadership from manager to orchestrator of AI teams.
#25
2025-07-09
Muse 2.0 or Creative AI Mass Production?
Alois and Oliver discuss AI as new muse in creativity and the split between early adopters and skeptics.
#24
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AI or K.O.? - Those Who Still Hesitate Lose the Race
Alois and Oliver develop AI strategies: concrete use cases instead of PowerPoint, sandbox instead of committees, legacy as opportunity.
#23
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Dual-Use or Double Risk: AI Between Civil and Military
Prof. Niggemann explains cyber-physical systems and dual-use strategies for civilian and military applications.
#22
2025-04-16
From Stargate to Basement Door - When AI Visions Implode!
Alois and Oliver discuss geopolitical AI disruptions: US mega-projects under pressure, Europe with more pragmatic strategy.
#21
2025-04-09
Physics, Power, Perspective - Does Germany Have What It Takes to Become a Quantum Power?
Prof. Borras explains quantum computing for particle physics and Germany's opportunities with ion trap technology at DESY.
#20
2025-03-05
Quantum Leap into Parallel Universe?
Benedikt-Sebastian Mehmel explains quantum computing basics with qubits and their potential for exponential computing power.
#19
2025-02-19
AI Billion Showdown: Does Europe Finally Ignite the Turbo?
Oliver and Alois discuss Europe's AI breakthrough after the Paris Summit with billion investments and new consortia.
#18
2025-02-05
Full Speed of AI Powers: Is Europe Riding in the Slipstream?
Oliver and Alois discuss DeepSeek as Chinese OpenAI challenge and the geopolitical AI split.
#17
2025-01-29
AI, Crises, Capital: Europe's Restart or Crash?
Oliver and Alois speak with Jan-Philipp Mohr about AI, defense tech and Europe's position in global tech competition.
#16
2025-01-15
Checkmate for Experts - Does AI Make the Smartest Minds Obsolete?
Oliver and Alois discuss Advanced Reasoning, AI risks and scientific breakthroughs through generative AI in 2025.
#15
2024-12-04
The Dark Side of AI: Unbridled, Uncontrolled, Unstoppable?
Prof. Rauda explains AI legal problems: training data, copyright and European regulation as possible blueprint.
#14
2024-11-20
Bring it on! Is Europe Sleeping Through the Tech Race?
Oliver and Alois discuss Europe's response to Trump-Musk tech dominance and the necessity for digital catch-up.
#13
2024-11-06
AI in Fever Dream? How We Redefine Creativity
Oliver and Alois explore AI potential between fact and creative hallucination as co-pilot for innovation.
#12
2024-10-23
The Role of AI in Cybersecurity
Ole Behrens-Carlsson explains Nortal's approach to digital transformation, cyber resilience and AI in cybersecurity.
#11
2024-10-09
Creativity Meets AI - LIVE Podcast with Nikolai Bockholt / Google
Live discussion with Nikolai Bockholt from Google about AI in the creative industry and ethical challenges.
#10
2024-09-25
The Future of Work with AI Tools
Pia Čuk from PHAROS Labs discusses AI implementation in medical writing and realistic expectation management.
#9
2024-09-11
The Next Wave: Metaverse, AI and the Power of Strategic Investments
Pascal Kuemper discusses Metaverse potential and AR/VR future with AI integration and data visualization.
#8
2024-08-14
AI Bubble: Hype or Sustainable Revolution?
Oliver and Alois analyze the AI bubble and why practical AI adoption goes slower than the initial hype.
#7
2024-08-07
How AI and Robots Redefine Medicine
Dr. El Gammal explains AI potential in medicine: from diagnostics to robotics for more patient time.
#6
2024-07-31
e-Learning Meets EdTech with AI
Werner Bogula discusses personalized e-learning with AI and the integration of soft skills in learning processes.
#5
2024-07-24
Autonomous Agents and Hybrid Systems
Prof. Passing explains autonomous agents, hybrid AI systems and the balance between automation and human control.
#4
2024-07-16
Innovating Estonia: AI, Data Strategies, and Dual-Use Tech
Andres Sutt explains Estonia's digital success with the world's highest unicorn density and 24/7 government services.
#3
2024-07-09
Workshop, Sourdough and A.I.
Henrik Kleinwächter connects sourdough craftsmanship with automotive AI and shows surprising parallels between both worlds.
#2
2024-07-03
Big Tech and AI: Data Sovereignty and Regulation in the Digital Age
First DEEPTECH DEEPTALK episode about AI development, Big Tech dominance and European regulatory approaches.
#1
2024-07-02
Kick-off for DEEPTECH DEEPTALK: A Positioning
Oliver and Alois introduce DEEPTECH DEEPTALK: discussing Deep Tech understandably from Hamburg campus.