More on My AI and Democracy Book
October 12 2024In July, I wrote about my new book project on AI and democracy, to be published by MIT Press in fall 2025. My co-author and collaborator Nathan...
Read moreProviding Security Updates to Automobile Software
July 30 2024Auto manufacturers are just starting to realize the problems of supporting the software in older models:
Today’s phones are able to receive updates six to eight years after their...
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Upcoming Book on AI and Democracy
July 2 2024If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ve noticed that I have written a lot about AI and democracy, mostly with my co-author Nathan Sanders. I am pleased to announce...
Read moreA Hacker’s Mind is Out in Paperback
February 14 2024The paperback version of A Hacker’s Mind has just been published. It’s the same book, only a cheaper format. But—and this is the real reason I am posting this—Amazon has...
Read moreMolly White Reviews Blockchain Book
February 13 2024Molly White—of “Web3 is Going Just Great” fame—reviews Chris Dixon’s blockchain solutions book: Read Write Own:
In fact, throughout the entire book, Dixon fails to identify a...
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David Kahn
February 3 2024David Kahn has died. His groundbreaking book, The Codebreakers was the first serious book I read about codebreaking, and one of the primary reasons I entered this field. He...
Read moreSpeaking to the CIA’s Creative Writing Group
January 19 2024This is a fascinating story.
Last spring, a friend of a friend visited my office and invited me to Langley to speak to Invisible Ink, the CIA’s creative writing...
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Ben Rothke’s Review of A Hacker’s Mind
December 23 2023Ben Rothke chose A Hacker’s Mind as “the best information security book of 2023.”
Read moreLLM Summary of My Book Beyond Fear
September 16 2023Claude (Anthropic’s LLM) was given this prompt: Please summarize the themes and arguments of Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear. I’m particularly interested in a taxonomy of his ethical arguments—please...
Read moreA Hacker’s Mind News
March 25 2023My latest book continues to sell well. Its ranking hovers between 1,500 and 2,000 on Amazon. It’s been spied in airports. Reviews are consistently good. I have been enjoying giving...
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