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RNZ “Nine to Noon” – Was Pokemon Go used to train military drones?

On RNZ’s “Nine to Noon” I gave host Kathryn Ryan an update on the US export controls on the “Fable 5” AI model – and how that’s causing them trouble with their allies, who had already integrated it into workflows. Then we’ll look at what happens when a security researcher goes rogue – threatening the world’s fourth most valuable company. We’ll conclude with the unpleasant story of how millions of Pokemon Go players unwittingly collected geospatial data now licensed to be used in military drones…

Big thanks to RNZ for letting us share this broadcast – and more big thanks to producers Ampel!

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RNZ “Nine To Noon” – Vulnageddon, RAMageddon and ChatGPT Goblins?

Host Kathryn Ryan in conversation with Mark, profiling the concerning capability of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model to hack into the most protected systems – now it seems other AI models are just as powerful. RAMageddon could be on the way – with a major shortage of RAM forcing prices higher and why does ChatGPT have a goblin problem?

Big thanks to RNZ for permission to use this.

Produced by Ampel.

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RNZ “Nine to Noon” – Does Anthropic’s Mythos threaten us all?

On “Nine to Noon” host Kathryn Ryan and Mark discuss Anthropic’s latest ‘Mythos’ AI model,  considered so dangerous to cybersecurity the company has set up a cross-company partnership to work on patching all of the hacks it found. Will other companies be as responsible if similar, powerful models of AI are created? Ronan Farrow’s New Yorker piece on Sam Altman paints him in a diabolical light. And the new White House app has some really concerning security features…

Big thanks to Ampel – and Radio New Zealand!

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RNZ “Nine To Noon” – ‘Govslop’; is your encrypted hard drive private? France bans the socials for under 15s

In conversation with RNZ “Nine to Noon” host Kathryn Ryan, we look at the recent massive layoffs at Amazon, France’s social media laws for under 15s, Microsoft giving the keys to your data kingdom to the FBI, and what happens when an organisation tasked with maintaining the safety of the airways turns to a computer to ‘flood the zone’ with regulation?