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Black Hat AI Track Submissions: Observations and Feedback
Reflecting on the submissions for the AI, ML, and Data Science track for Black Hat conferences for the past couple of years, I wanted to take some time to document a few observations and share some general feedback while my thoughts are still fresh. I hope this information better prepares people for submissions and helps… Read more
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Optimizing Away Human Interactions With AI
Again and again, we never learn seem to learn lessons. Approaching everything in the world as an optimization problem isn’t the best approach and can make things worse. Sure, some out there looked at The Matrix and relished the thought of living their lives in a simulation while submerging in a viscous liquid with tubes… Read more
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Generative AI, Deepfakes, and Elections: Apocalypse or Dud?
We are about to be inundated with stories of misinformation and deepfakes, all focused on the 2024 US election. I know the last thing most people in the United States want to consider is the 2024 election. Election cycles are tiring, but even before we get into full swing, there are already grumblings about AI.… Read more
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Post-Black Hat USA and DEF CON AI Thoughts
Wow, another Black Hat USA and DEF CON are in the books, and it was great seeing everyone. One of the best parts of conferences is the conversations, and those conversations were amazing. As you can imagine, many of them were about “AI.” Since there were no cameras in the AI Security Challenges, Solutions, and… Read more
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The Brave New World of Degraded Performance
If we are not careful, we are about to enter an era of software development, where we replace known, reliable methods with less reliable probabilistic ones. Where methods such as prompting a model, even with context, can still lead to fragility causing unexpected and unreliable outputs. Where lack of visibility means you never really know… Read more
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Clickbait Titles Fueling AI Hype
Seems everything is clickbait these days. News sources are struggling for the scarce resource of attention. In this environment, a simple task becomes a revolution, and a mundane story gets a new life as a groundbreaking advancement. These titles and the resulting amplification by AI hustle bros provide fuel for the AI hype train, which… Read more
