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So, I'm quietly asked my opinion of @mikko's somewhat ... grandiose claims for artificial general intelligence (AGI) going forward. I invite my questioner to jump in with their own thoughts, but here's mine as cybersecurity's eldest #critic:
So, I'm quietly asked my opinion of @mikko's somewhat ... grandiose claims for artificial general intelligence (AGI) going forward. I invite my questioner to jump in with their own thoughts, but here's mine as cybersecurity's eldest #critic:
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My short answer is "I'm okay with anyone making bold claims like this." There's simply no #fearmongering here. @mikko states the obvious and paints a future.
My longer answer centers on the fact @mikko wields a strong character in our industry...
My short answer is "I'm okay with anyone making bold claims like this." There's simply no #fearmongering here. @mikko states the obvious and paints a future.
My longer answer centers on the fact @mikko wields a strong character in our industry...
https://twitter.com/vmyths/status/464105743323394048
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...and it's the type of character I would wish on everyone.
I admit @mikko has a style few can muster. But his character? Every one of us can muster that if we wish!
Imagine a world where we all invite software makers to see their work from...
twitter.com/i/events/93951…
...and it's the type of character I would wish on everyone.
I admit @mikko has a style few can muster. But his character? Every one of us can muster that if we wish!
Imagine a world where we all invite software makers to see their work from...
twitter.com/i/events/93951…
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...a secure perspective.
That's it. "A secure perspective."
@mikko is RIGHT to instill us with joy that we may finally beat cancer. Or muscular dystrophy. Or whatever else impairs our eventual trip across the cosmos. Cybersecurity MUST...
...a secure perspective.
That's it. "A secure perspective."
@mikko is RIGHT to instill us with joy that we may finally beat cancer. Or muscular dystrophy. Or whatever else impairs our eventual trip across the cosmos. Cybersecurity MUST...
https://twitter.com/rsnbrgr/status/1275914311563653125
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...be part and parcel of all #cyber advancements going forward.
That's obvious, right?
What's NOT obvious, is our industry's historic egotistical belief in itself as a demigod #arbiter of what may move forward in cyber. You'll find any number of "experts" who would...
...be part and parcel of all #cyber advancements going forward.
That's obvious, right?
What's NOT obvious, is our industry's historic egotistical belief in itself as a demigod #arbiter of what may move forward in cyber. You'll find any number of "experts" who would...
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...snuff all AI / AGI research because they grew up listening to scary cybersecurity tales. "Polymorphic viruses will destroy the Internet!" "The Code Red worm came within about four hours of taking down the Internet!" "Cybercrime will cost $10.5 trillion in 2025!"
...snuff all AI / AGI research because they grew up listening to scary cybersecurity tales. "Polymorphic viruses will destroy the Internet!" "The Code Red worm came within about four hours of taking down the Internet!" "Cybercrime will cost $10.5 trillion in 2025!"
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Yet @mikko is a person who wants everyone to achieve their visions in cyber.
Notice he didn't try to hawk a solution. Rather, he proselytized an idea in a single word: "safely."
If we in the #cybersecurity community hope to spearhead the concept of "safely," we must...
Yet @mikko is a person who wants everyone to achieve their visions in cyber.
Notice he didn't try to hawk a solution. Rather, he proselytized an idea in a single word: "safely."
If we in the #cybersecurity community hope to spearhead the concept of "safely," we must...
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...first take an evolutionary leap of our own.
We need to genuinely (repeat: "genuinely") staff #ethicists in cybersecurity.
That's a whole new subfield for an industry that calls itself "mature" yet acts so childish & pompous.
I submit that we are NOT the ones who...
...first take an evolutionary leap of our own.
We need to genuinely (repeat: "genuinely") staff #ethicists in cybersecurity.
That's a whole new subfield for an industry that calls itself "mature" yet acts so childish & pompous.
I submit that we are NOT the ones who...
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...can establish this subfield. We need #ethicists outside of cybersecurity to enter our realm and establish it themselves.
At this point my "OG" readers -- perhaps even @mikko! -- might say "Rob, you're an ethicist, why don't you lead the charge in your retirement?"
...can establish this subfield. We need #ethicists outside of cybersecurity to enter our realm and establish it themselves.
At this point my "OG" readers -- perhaps even @mikko! -- might say "Rob, you're an ethicist, why don't you lead the charge in your retirement?"
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I am NOT an #ethicist.
I'm a #critic who inflicted his own ethics on a then-nascent #antivirus industry because they hired no ethicists to parent their childlike behaviors.
Cybersecurity must birth an ethicist #subfield if we hope to guide a revolution like AI / AGI...
I am NOT an #ethicist.
I'm a #critic who inflicted his own ethics on a then-nascent #antivirus industry because they hired no ethicists to parent their childlike behaviors.
Cybersecurity must birth an ethicist #subfield if we hope to guide a revolution like AI / AGI...
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...because if we don't, then some other field in #cyber will.
And if history is any guide (I've been repeatedly told it's not), cybersecurity will find itself beholden to ethicists -- not the other way around.
@threadreaderapp please unroll
...because if we don't, then some other field in #cyber will.
And if history is any guide (I've been repeatedly told it's not), cybersecurity will find itself beholden to ethicists -- not the other way around.
@threadreaderapp please unroll
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