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Toby Ord: "I feel that no one’s talking about stuff like this"
Why the identity industry needs break its silence on AI governance
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Mike Neuenschwander
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Immunizing AI: Defending LLMs Against Persuasion Attacks
Layered defenses are key, but they're only as effective as the humans that build and operate them
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Jamie Lewis
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The Identity Security Market: Technology Trends
Dark LLMs are forcing the industry to reinvent how to verify and protect identity
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Mike Neuenschwander
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Jamie Lewis
"We're from the tech industry, and we're here to save humanity"
The 12 most terrifying words in the LLM language are ...
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Mike Neuenschwander
Don't make them have to put the fear of AI in you!
Whatever they may be, the real reasons for SoftBank's $500 B investment aren't the stated ones
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Mike Neuenschwander
The Coming Epistemological Break: Are We The Drones?
Of course I believe in cause and effect; I’m just uncertain which comes first
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Mike Neuenschwander
The Dire Need for AI Security Benchmarks
With the release of several new and updated LLMs last month, the focus on benchmarks has once again entered the spotlight.
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Mike Neuenschwander
Toward a Generalized Trust Protocol for the Agentic Age
The internet has long been a space where trust is both indispensable and fragile.
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Mike Neuenschwander
The Worldcoin Dilemma: Are We Still Human on the Internet?
At a recent event in San Francisco, Sam Altman and Alex Blania made five key announcements regarding the future of World—the company formerly known as…
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Mike Neuenschwander
Structural Solutions for Governing AI Agents
How instrumenting browsers, protocols, and services can make AI trustworthy
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Mike Neuenschwander
Why AI Agents Shouldn't Govern Themselves: How to Foster Autonomous Cooperation in an Unruly Virtual World
The era of AI agents is upon us.
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Mike Neuenschwander
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