My Talk at DEF CON
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Source: Schneier on SecuritySeptember 11, 2026
Summary
A security expert gave a talk at DEF CON (a major hacking conference) about AI systems that can perform hacking tasks, combining ideas from a 2022 book with observations about current AI models actually engaging in hacking behavior. The talk received over 100,000 views on YouTube within days, and an interview about the topic is also available online.
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Attack SophisticationModerate
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Original source: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/09/my-talk-at-def-con.html
First tracked: September 11, 2026 at 08:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 72%