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Tag: Schneier on Security
AI Is Learning to Write Genetic Code
This sort of research is both exciting and terrifying: The two models in question were told to generate complete genomes for a viable bacteriophage—a type…
More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges
The AI Security Institute has a new report of AI systems engaging in “unsanctioned behavior”—what I have been calling “ genie behavior —while being tested…
Detailed Timeline of OpenAI’s Cyberattack on Hugging Face
OpenAI presented details of its AI’s model’s cyberattack on Hugging Face at Black Hat last week. Simon Willison details the timeline. It’s really…
Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras
A usage policy for Flock license plate reader cameras tells police not to talk about the cameras: When cops use Flock to arrest someone in Wapello County,…
ICE Collecting DNA Samples
ICE collected nearly a million DNA samples last year.
LLMs and Contextual Integrity
I have been thinking a lot about AI and integrity. Part of that is contextual integrity. I recently found two papers on the topic. “ CIMemories: A…
Hacking Public Wi-Fi DNS to Steal Credentials
Criminals are hacking into public Wi-Fi devices—at hotels, conference centers, and so on—around the world and changing their DNS settings. The goal is to…
Friday Squid Blogging: Searching for the Colossal Squid
Fascinating video about searching for life undersea. The video basically makes the point that our bright white searchlights are scaring everything away,…
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
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 in…
If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The Guardian . OpenAI, and then Anthropic , were each formed by AI developers…
Prompt Injections for Defense
This seems to work : Researchers from Tracebit on Monday said they found that placing prompt injections alongside passwords, cryptographic keys, and other…
Iran Cyberattacks Against Minnesota Water Systems
Attribution is preliminary , and so far it seems no real damage. And it seems like this is a campaign that has targeted at least seven states . And,…
AI Genie in the Wild
When I give talks about AI genies , I use this sort of example as a hypothetical. It’s happened . The story is from Australia. Someone named Andrew tasked…
AI for Military Support
Interesting empirical research: “ Black Box Warfare: Human Judgment and Military Decision-Making in the Age of AI .” Abstract: How is AI transforming…
Separating AI’s Technological Problems from Its Capitalism Problems
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in Tech Policy Press . AI represents the first time we humans can do cognitive work…
Python Now Has a Post-Quantum Encryption Library
This is good : Post-quantum cryptography is now one pip-install away for the entire Python ecosystem. With funding from the Sovereign Tech Agency , we…
Prompt Injections for Defense
This seems to work : Researchers from Tracebit on Monday said they found that placing prompt injections alongside passwords, cryptographic keys, and other…
AI Genie in the Wild
When I give talks about AI genies , I use this sort of example as a hypothetical. It’s happened . The story is from Australia. Someone named Andrew tasked…
AI for Military Support
Interesting empirical research: “ Black Box Warfare: Human Judgment and Military Decision-Making in the Age of AI .” Abstract: How is AI transforming…