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Tag: Safety

  • AI warlords – We don’t need no stinkin’ redlines!

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    Epigraph “I just think that most of us are simply sick of the parts of digital life that once seemed miraculous but now feel exploitative.” – Backchannel, Steven Levy (2-13-2026) Boom and kaboom There’s a new factor about the AI boom – an arms race. From the pen to the sword, our Promethean moment carries us into uncharted territory. Wizards & witches, all claiming to…

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  • AI regulation faces a test in California

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    Benefits and costs of the new AI gold rush. Move fast and break things … vying for supremacy (“America’s AI edge,” like another Manhattan Project) … but … who’s a developer, and what are their responsibilities in some type of regulatory framework? Who does AI safety testing? Are there 3rd party evaluations? Certifications? Kill switches? Incident logging and reporting? AI “meltdowns” and lawsuits? Collateral damage…

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  • Apple’s M-Series security – promises ≠ perfection

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    “GoFetch” is in the tech news cycle this week. Hopefully you know whether you have an Apple M-Series Mac. The M-Series (aka Apple silicon) computers advanced better performance and energy efficiency. How about security? – faster data pipelining is tricky (via so-called optimizations). Obscurity’s no guarantee (like, really, the front door key’s not in a nearby flower pot, eh). This article (below) provides an overview…

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