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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
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14 Aug 2026
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: • I’m speaking, signing books, and participating in panel discussions at LAcon V (https://www.lacon.org/) in Anaheim,
If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them
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14 Aug 2026
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/openai-anthropic-ai-models). OpenAI, and then Anthropic
Separating AI’s Technological Problems from Its Capitalism Problems
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13 Aug 2026
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in Tech Policy Press (https://www.techpolicy.press/separating-ais-technological-problems-from-its-capitalism-problems/). AI
Prompt Injections for Defense
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12 Aug 2026
This seems to work (https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/now-defenders-are-embracing-the-prompt-injection-too/): Researchers from Tracebit (https://tracebit.com/) on Monday said
AI Genie in the Wild
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11 Aug 2026
When I give talks about AI (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/28/rogue-ai-agent-instructions) genies (https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agent-benchmark), I use this sort of example as a
AI for Military Support
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11 Aug 2026
Interesting empirical research: “Black Box Warfare: Human Judgment and Military Decision-Making in the Age of AI (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00220027261463443).” Abstract: How is
Python Now Has a Post-Quantum Encryption Library
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10 Aug 2026
This is good (https://blog.trailofbits.com/2026/06/30/shipping-post-quantum-cryptography-to-python/): Post-quantum cryptography is now one pip-install away for the entire Python ecosystem. With
Friday Squid Blogging: Arctic Bobtail Squid Video
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7 Aug 2026
Nice video (https://petapixel.com/2026/07/23/rare-arctic-bobtail-squid-filmed-in-its-natural-habitat-for-the-first-time/) of the Arctic bobtail squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to
ICE Is Buying Access to Credit Card Records
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7 Aug 2026
Through data brokers, ICE is buying (https://www.404media.co/you-opened-a-credit-card-ice-now-knows-where-you-live/) the (https://boingboing.net/2026/07/23/credit-header-data-ice.html) information
Adversarial Clothing Designed to Fool Facial Recognition Systems
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6 Aug 2026
There are many companies manufacturing adversarial clothing
Vulnerabilities in Car Anti-Theft Device
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5 Aug 2026
This (https://www.wired.com/story/a-device-hidden-in-cars-across-the-us-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-hacking-and-paralysis-patch-it-now/) is disturbing: …a team of security researchers at UC San
Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems
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4 Aug 2026
Attribution (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/minnesota-water-cyberattack-iran.html) is
Some Claude Chats Are Searchable on Google
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4 Aug 2026
And it’s personal information (https://www.404media.co/tons-of-peoples-claude-chats-and-creations-are-exposed-on-google/) (alternate link (https://archive.ph/sl7rU)): The exposed data includes an
More on the OpenAI Agent’s Attack on Hugging Face
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3 Aug 2026
Hugging Face has published (https://huggingface.co/blog/agent-intrusion-technical-timeline) a detailed timeline of the attack. From the summary: The agent was running an internal OpenAI
The OpenAI Hack Shows the Genie Is Out of the Bottle
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3 Aug 2026
This essay originally appeared in Foreign Policy (https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/30/openai-hack-genie-bottle-defense/). Earlier this month, two of OpenAI’s models broke out of their containment
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Helps Discover New Marine Species
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31 Jul 2026
The Squid is a new scientific machine (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/26/marine-expedition-uncovers-31-new-species-two-weeks-brazil): One of the technological breakthroughs was the