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Go to and use code NERD to get 20% off your first purchase! Thanks to Munk Pack for sponsoring today’s video! ~ Max Headroom was a legendary AI character from the 80s. In 1987 however, a somewhat more controversial version of him appeared on Chicago TV at 9:14pm. Rather than a comedic and exaggerated host, this version was a weirdly unsettling hijacker, and the incident became known as the Max Headroom Incident. This hack/hijack/intrusion is something that has fascinated me for years, so here, I decided to cover the whole debacle. Timings; 0:00-01:32 Introduction 01:32-05:45 Max Headroom 05:45-07:03 Munk Pack 07:03-13:56 The Evening's Events 13:56-21:09 Understanding the Hacks 21:09-29:56 The Content of the Hacks 29:56-34:05 What can we determine? 34:05-40:27 Anecdotal Evidence 40:27-43:21 Wrapping Up 43:21-44:21 Credits and Extra Scene 🔗Video Links🔗 Bert is Evil:
