Cyber Crime Junkies·Jul 10, 2026·55m·Episode #29

Has AI Destroyed Creativity? Join the Debate

Show notes

Panel discussion with Dr Sergio Sanchez and Inventor Mike Acerra on whether AI has destroyed creativity. We also touch on how it's lowered the bar for cyber crime.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Cyber Crime Junkies: Meet CEO Mike Acerra and Dr. Sergio Sanchez
02:30 LuxBlocks and Structural Thinking: Why Kids Are the Best Technology
05:00 Wisdom vs Intelligence: What Schools Get Wrong About Learning
07:30 How Entrepreneurs Really Learn: No MBA, No Business Plan, No Problem
10:00 AI-Assisted Hacking: Ethiopia Cybercriminal Breaches 14 US Companies
12:30 One Guy, No Coding Skills, and Claude: How AI Lowered the Bar for Cybercrime
15:00 When AI Refuses to Help Criminals: Claude's Ethics vs Jailbreakable Models
17:30 Court of Rivals: How Smart People Use Multiple AI Tools to Find Truth
20:00 The Frightening Truth About Script Kiddie Hackers and Small Business Risk
22:30 From Targeted Hackers to Mass Phishing: How AI Changed the Attack Surface
25:00 AI Tokens, Employee Monitoring, and Amazon's Productivity Dashboard
27:30 Token Waste and Optimization: The Real Cost of Bad AI Prompting
29:30 Pro Tip: Convert PDFs to Markdown to Save AI Tokens and Money
32:00 Meta Surveillance Culture: Tracking Every Mouse Click Your Employees Make
34:30 Facebook Clone Scams and Identity Theft: How Profile Cloning Actually Works
36:30 Blockchain, Fungible Money, and Why Tracking Every Dollar Terrifies the Powerful
39:30 Bitcoin, Monero, and Ransomware Gangs: Following the Crypto Trail
42:00 How Banks Inflate the Economy by Lending Money That They Do Not Have

Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us.

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Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon!

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Panel discussion with Dr Sergio Sanchez and Inventor Mike Acerra on whether AI has destroyed creativity. We also touch on how it's lowered the bar for cyber crime. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Cyber Crime Junkies: Meet CEO Mike Acerra and Dr. Sergio Sanchez 02:30 LuxBlocks and Structural Thinking: Why Kids Are the Best Technology 05:00 Wisdom vs Intelligence: What Schools Get Wrong About Learning 07:30 How Entrepreneurs Really Learn: No MBA, No Business Plan, No Problem 10:00 AI-Assisted Hacking: Ethiopia Cybercriminal Breaches 14 US Companies 12:30 One Guy, No Coding Skills, and Claude: How AI Lowered the Bar for Cybercrime 15:00 When AI Refuses to Help Criminals: Claude's Ethics vs Jailbreakable Models 17:30 Court of Rivals: How Smart People Use Multiple AI Tools to Find Truth 20:00 The Frightening Truth About Script Kiddie Hackers and Small Business Risk 22:30 From Targeted Hackers to Mass Phishing: How AI Changed the Attack Surface 25:00 AI Tokens, Employee Monitoring, and Amazon's Productivity Dashboard 27:30 Token Waste and Optimization: The Real Cost of Bad AI Prompting 29:30 Pro Tip: Convert PDFs to Markdown to Save AI Tokens and Money 32:00 Meta Surveillance Culture: Tracking Every Mouse Click Your Employees Make 34:30 Facebook Clone Scams and Identity Theft: How Profile Cloning Actually Works 36:30 Blockchain, Fungible Money, and Why Tracking Every Dollar Terrifies the Powerful 39:30 Bitcoin, Monero, and Ransomware Gangs: Following the Crypto Trail 42:00 How Banks Inflate the Economy by Lending Money That They Do Not Have Questions? Text our Studio direct. We read these and when helpful we give a special shout out for those to contact us. I wrote Moving Target because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook . Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and more. I wrote the Moving Target Trilogy because overconfidence is the enemy. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook . Amazon , Barnes and Noble , and more. Growth without Interruption. Get peace of mind. Stay Competitive-Get NetGain. Contact NetGain today at 844-777-6278 or reach out at [email protected] or find more at www.NETGAINIT.com Support the show New Exclusive Offers for our Listeners! New non-fiction Book Series is out! Moving Target: The Art of Online Camouflage drops April 14. Moving Target: The Obedient Machine drops April 21. Book 3 -- Ghost and the Machine -- out soon! 🔥 4 years. 400+ interviews. Available on Amazon . We are all Stevie Parker. Remove Your Data Online Today. Consider OPTERY Risk Free. Sign up here https://get.optery.com/DMauro-CyberCrimeJunkies Or Turn it over to the Pros at DELETE ME and get 20% Off! Remove your data with 24/7 data broker monitoring. 🔥 Sign up here and Get 20% off DELETE ME 🔥 Experience The Best AI Translation, Audio Reader & Voice Cloning! Try Eleven Labs Today risk free : https://try.elevenlabs.io/gla58o32c6hq ===========================================================