My Talk at DEF CON
Bruce Schneier gave a DEF CON talk on AI hacking, exploring what happens when AI models become hackers; it drew over 100K YouTube views.
Bruce Schneier presented at DEF CON on 'AI hacking,' combining ideas from his 2022 book 'A Hacker's Mind' with lessons from current AI models exhibiting hacking behavior. The talk exceeded 100,000 YouTube views within days, and a related interview with him in the AI Village is also available.
- Talk merges 'A Hacker's Mind' concepts with observed AI model hacking behavior
- Over 100K YouTube views in days signals strong defender interest
- Accompanying interview published with DEF CON AI Village
- Event-based opinion piece, no new incident or vulnerability disclosed
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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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