AI Frankly

AI Frankly

Playing with AI tools and sharing what happens. What worked, what broke, and what I learned. Executive Producer: NotebookLM. No hype. Just receipts. aifrankly.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Local Does Not Equal Safe

    Your local AI agent has system access, reads untrusted input, and can send data out. That's the Lethal Trifecta. In this episode we dissect a case study from early 2026 and introduce the 10-Minute Cage Check. Read the full article: [link to article post once live] Watch the promo: https://youtu.be/Qyed6tJvkqo AI Frankly: No hype. Just receipts. Executive Producer: NotebookLM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aifrankly.substack.com

    22 min
  2. Karma as Code: The Rise of the Persistent RPG

    5 FEB

    Karma as Code: The Rise of the Persistent RPG

    What if your next RPG remembered everything? Not just this playthrough. Every playthrough. Every choice. Every betrayal. Across every game in the franchise. AI agent swarms are making persistent karma systems possible. The algorithm never forgets. In this episode: - Why current karma systems reset at the title screen - How AI agents can track behavior across games - The technical architecture of persistent consequence - What this means for the future of RPGs Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RiDxe7G6pB4 Executive Producer: NotebookLM AI Frankly: No hype. Just receipts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aifrankly.substack.com

    31 min

  3. 5 FEB

    The Fifth Party Problem: Who Pays When AI Agents Go Rogue

    Who pays when your AI agent books the wrong flight? This episode combines two articles originally published on AI Frankly: Part 1: "The Plumbing Behind the Hype" (December 19, 2025) Part 2: "The Fifth Party Problem" (January 5, 2026) The short version: AI agents are making purchases, signing agreements, and taking actions on your behalf. When something goes wrong, nobody knows who's liable. In this episode: - The 4,700% bot traffic problem - Visa's five-layer verification system - Why the Fifth Party concept is aspirational, not operational - Protocol Wars: Visa vs Google vs Mastercard - Insurance as the real answer (AIUC, Munich Re, Armilla) - The KYA gap: Know Your Agent - Trust levels and what to watch Read the original articles: Part 1: https://aifrankly.substack.com/p/the-plumbing-behind-the-hype Part 2: https://aifrankly.substack.com/p/the-fifth-party-problem Executive Producer: NotebookLM The only podcast executive produced by an AI. AI Frankly: No hype. Just receipts. The tech works. The governance doesn't. Yet. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aifrankly.substack.com

    34 min
  4. Fear is Fake: Why You're Still Not Running Local AI

    4 FEB

    Fear is Fake: Why You're Still Not Running Local AI

    The barrier isn't Python. It isn't hardware. It's the fear of breaking something that has a 30-second fix. In this episode: - The 3 Fake Fears (Daily Driver, Rabbit Hole, No Undo) - The 3 Realities (Your Safety Net) - The Minecraft PC Standard - Why Shadow IT is actually Distributed R&D Read the full article: https://aifrankly.substack.com/p/fear-is-fake-why-youre-still-not Executive Producer: NotebookLM This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aifrankly.substack.com

    32 min

  5. 30 JAN

    The Nuclear Option: How I Turned My Gaming Rig Into a Sovereign AI Server

    I repurposed my gaming rig into a local AI server with zero cloud dependency. In this deep dive, we break down why I stopped trusting managed AI services, how to set up LM Studio with Llama 3.1 8B, and how I built The Fetcher agent with FastMCP. Full written tutorial: https://aifrankly.substack.com/p/the-nuclear-option AI Frankly: No hype. Just receipts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aifrankly.substack.com

    34 min
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Playing with AI tools and sharing what happens. What worked, what broke, and what I learned. Executive Producer: NotebookLM. No hype. Just receipts. aifrankly.substack.com

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