AI can read minds now, and is your co-host a clone?

In episode 46 of The AI Fix, China trolls US tariffs, a microscopic pogoing flea-bot makes a tiny leap forward for robotics, Google unveils the Agent2Agent protocol, a robot dog is so cute it ruins Graham's entire day, and Europe commits €20 billion and all of its buzzwords to five moonshot AI gigafactories.Graham brings his clone to work for a game of “Cluley or Cloney”, and Mark introduces Graham to a mind-reading technology that could transform the lives of people with serious neurological disorders.Episode links:Loona - the intelligent Petbot.Robots have learnt to hop to a height of 20 cm.Tiny hopping robots.Google announces A2A, the Agent2Agent Protocol.Donald Trump’s education secretary talks about  “A1”.Linda McMahon speaks at 2025 ASU+GSV Summit.China mocks Trump’s tariffs with AI video of US sweatshop workers: ‘Make America Great Again’.AI murder predictor catches killers before they strike.UK: Ministry of Justice secretly developing ‘murder prediction’ system.EU to build AI gigafactories in €20bn push to catch up with US and China.ElevenLabs.Magic genies, killer robots and AI friends – all the best quotes from Elon Musk's chat with Rishi Sunak in LondonPauseAI.A streaming brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis to restore naturalistic communication.Video of streaming brain-to-voice communication.The AI FixThe AI Fix podcast is presented by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.Learn more about the podcast at theaifix.show, and follow us on Bluesky at @theaifix.show.Never miss another episode by following us in your favourite podcast app. It's free!Like to give us some feedback or sponsor the podcast? Get in touchAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy