About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AI on trust and security, emphasizing the need to verify information amidst rising risks.

Send us Fan Mail Autonomy sounds like progress until the system turns your choices against you. We dive into how AI agents change the risk equation, why “don’t trust, verify” now beats “trust but verify,” and what to do when the update button itself becomes the attack vector. We start with the Ivy League leak tied to Harvard and UPenn, where attackers exposed admissions hold notes that map influence rather than credit cards. That context turns routine records into leverage for extortion, soc...

Keywords

• update button
• Ivy League leak
• Harvard
• UPenn

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