Episode #44- Peter and Robert discuss AI companion apps, including AI girlfriend apps, which present a range of security and privacy dangers that users should be aware of. These risks stem primarily from the intimate and personal nature of the interactions, the vast amount of sensitive data collected, and the profit-driven models of many of these applications.
Show notes/Links:
Replacing man with machine? SUNDAY on #60Mins, the dangers of falling in love with an A.I companion.
https://www.tiktok.com/@60minutes9/video/7499379388023115015
Romantic AI Chatbots Don’t Have Your Privacy at Heart
The dangers of AI companions: Experts issue unprecedented warning for teens as most parents are in the dark about their habits
https://fortune.com/well/2025/04/30/ai-companions-dangers-experts-issue-warning-for-teens/
The Dangers of AI-Generated Romance
Resources:
Protect Now CSI Protection: Cyber Social Identity and Personal Protection e-learning certification https://protectnowllc.com/csi-protection-certification/
Hire Robert to speak live at your event https://protectnowllc.com/contact-us/
Peter Warmka is a retired senior intelligence officer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency https://www.counterintelligence-institute.com/
Peters two TEDx talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylMFbbc_ws https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUVktsEfvrg
Peters Book: Confessions of a CIA Spy: The Art of Human Hacking https://amzn.to/2LQuBSP