PU 15: State Secret or Vibe Physics?

Uber founder Travis Kalanick, inventing the term “vibe physics” (All-In Podcast)

A recent patent application that made the news in Germany looks suspiciously like someone with chatbot delusion tried to vibe code a threat to NATO’s nuclear deterrence strategy.

Punching Upwards, Episode 15 for 21 December 2025

Topic: Technology / Artificial Intelligence

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Credits

Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Fadi Mansour and Evgeny Kuznetsov for subscribing to the podcast on Substack and supporting it financially! Additional thanks to Sir Galteran who continues to provide financial backing via Fountain.fm!

Sources

1. Plötzlich Staatsgeheimnis, ARD Tagesschau, 15 December 2025

2. Privatmann meldet Patent an: Plötzlich Staatsgeheimnis, Reddit thread (r/de), 15 December 2025

3. Das staatsgeheime Patent, Hadmut Danisch, 15 December 2025

4. Vibe Physics, Angela Collier, 24 July 2025

5. Billionaires Convince Themselves AI Chatbots Are Close to Making New Scientific Discoveries, Gizmodo, 15 July 2025

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