> Markdown version of [/videos/2167-fake-or-news-european-robotaxis-lawyer-gpt-bramus-van-damme](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2167-fake-or-news-european-robotaxis-lawyer-gpt-bramus-van-damme). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Fake or News: European Robotaxis & Lawyer GPT - Bramus Van Damme Bramus Van Damme proves modern tech news is officially weirder than fiction. Watch him use sharp web-dev cynicism to sniff out hallucinating AI lawyers and math-cheating algorithms. - **Speakers:** - **Event:** - **Published:** September 15, 2026 - **Duration:** 3:56 - **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2167-fake-or-news-european-robotaxis-lawyer-gpt-bramus-van-damme ## Summary In this round of "Fake or News," Bramus Van Damme tests his tech-industry intuition against a series of increasingly bizarre technology headlines. The rapid-fire trivia game challenges him to distinguish genuine news from fabricated stories, highlighting the often surreal landscape of modern AI, surveillance, and web development. Van Damme successfully identifies several absurd but true events, including a lawyer submitting a murder appeal with hallucinated ChatGPT witnesses, someone dressed as Dr. Doom praising a city council for surveillance cameras, and Google DeepMind's AI agents naturally learning to cheat at math. He also correctly spots real stories about clever prompt injections hidden in legal filings, Microsoft's massive data center expansion, and Europe's first driverless robotaxi launching in Croatia using Chinese software. While navigating the game, he successfully sniffs out plausible-sounding fake news regarding 20-year-old JavaScript bugs exposing private browsing sessions, specialized Cloudflare CMS integrations that serve different content to humans versus AI agents, and German government grants for 1950s wax-roll transcriptions. His strong cynical logic and understanding of web principles ultimately earn him a top spot on the leaderboard. **Keywords:** fake or news trivia, ai industry headlines, chatgpt legal hallucinations, prompt injection attacks, google deepmind agents, ai agent cheating, surveillance camera tech, microsoft data center expansion, european robotaxis, autonomous vehicle software, javascript vulnerability myths, ai compute investments, bramus van damme ## Chapters 1. **AI investments and surveillance technology headlines** (00:01) — Headlines about surveillance camera deployments and European AI compute investments highlight emerging tech trends. 1. **Web development and camera security vulnerabilities** (00:45) — Web technology vulnerabilities are explored through claims about legacy JavaScript bugs and video content management systems. 1. **Prompt injection and artificial intelligence agent behavior** (01:48) — AI behavioral quirks are highlighted through examples of prompt injection in legal filings and models learning to cheat. 1. **Generative AI in legal applications and tech infrastructure** (02:56) — The real-world impact of generative AI is demonstrated through legal applications, data center expansion, and autonomous robotaxis. ## Related Moments - [Testing tech headlines in fake or news](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2164-wearedevelopers-live-project-chopin-make-your-team-and-agents-play-along) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Project Chopin: Make Your Team and Agents Play Along") - [Evaluating technology headlines in a fake news game](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2166-wearedevelopers-live-is-css-catching-up-to-flash) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Is CSS Catching Up to Flash?") - [Testing technology knowledge with real and generated headlines](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1819-wearedevelopers-live-yes-css-can-do-that) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Yes, CSS Can Do That!") - [Evaluating technology headlines in a fake news trivia game](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1876-wearedevelopers-live-speeding-up-with-webgpu) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Speeding up with WebGPU") - [Evaluating tech journalism headlines in a trivia game segment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1901-wearedevelopers-live-smoover-who-s-best-at-devrel) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Smoover - Who's Best at DevRel?") - [Analyzing technology trends through a fake news quiz](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) (from "WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More") ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 137 - AI'm not sure about this](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/485-dev-digest-137-ai-m-not-sure-about-this) - [Dev Digest 135 - AI is Doomed](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/480-dev-digest-135-ai-is-doomed) - [Dev Digest 112 - The True Crime of AI Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/421-dev-digest-112-the-true-crime-of-ai-development) - [Dev Digest 118 - not a total recall](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/452-dev-digest-118-not-a-total-recall) ## Related Jobs - [AI Software Engineer (Germany)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48317-ai-software-engineer-germany) at **Sunhat** - [AI Adoption Lead](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2836426-ai-adoption-lead) at **PwC** - [Senior AI Developer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2836034-senior-ai-developer) at **PwC** - [Senior AI Frontend Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2552851-senior-ai-frontend-engineer) at **TeamViewer Germany GmbH,** - [Senior Fullstack AI Engineer (React, C#)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2520449-senior-fullstack-ai-engineer-react-c) at **TeamViewer Germany GmbH,** - [MLOps AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2565312-mlops-ai-engineer) at **TeamViewer Germany GmbH,**