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My Talk at DEF CON

Security technologist Bruce Schneier delivered a DEF CON talk on AI hacking, exploring what happens when AIs become hackers, drawing on his 2022 book A Hacker's Mind and lessons from current AI models engaging in hacking behavior. The talk gained over 100,000 views on YouTube within a few days of posting, and an interview with Schneier in the AI Village is also online.

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My Talk at DEF CON #

Last month, I gave a talk at DEF CON on AI hacking: what happens when AIs become hackers. It’s a combination of the potentialities I raised in my 2022 book A Hacker’s Mind and the lessons we’re learning from current AI models engaging in hacking behavior. I’m really proud of the talk, and the fact that it gained over 100K views on YouTube in just a few days.

Also online is an interview with me in the AI Village.

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