Meredith Whittaker

And I don't need to know that I was doom scrolling. That's not a proud moment of memory for me. And to me, what that says, that's not a very useful purpose. It's probably going to be marketed to enterprises for worker surveillance, is my guess. But it shows that Microsoft is really trying to find a market for this, right? Because they clearly circumvented their QA process.

They clearly circumvented their security evaluation. There was a lot of things that clearly didn't happen. and didn't happen at a company that is actively, yeah. And they need, you know, they invested, you know, they have open AI, they're invested a huge amount in Azure. They're building out infrastructure everywhere.

They clearly circumvented their security evaluation. There was a lot of things that clearly didn't happen. and didn't happen at a company that is actively, yeah. And they need, you know, they invested, you know, they have open AI, they're invested a huge amount in Azure. They're building out infrastructure everywhere.

They clearly circumvented their security evaluation. There was a lot of things that clearly didn't happen. and didn't happen at a company that is actively, yeah. And they need, you know, they invested, you know, they have open AI, they're invested a huge amount in Azure. They're building out infrastructure everywhere.

All of them are, but Microsoft is kind of, you know, Microsoft is yoked to open AI. So they're, they took the leader position for a second. Um, and I think, I think given also that Microsoft is really trying to regain some, like a good reputation in the security world, it,

All of them are, but Microsoft is kind of, you know, Microsoft is yoked to open AI. So they're, they took the leader position for a second. Um, and I think, I think given also that Microsoft is really trying to regain some, like a good reputation in the security world, it,

All of them are, but Microsoft is kind of, you know, Microsoft is yoked to open AI. So they're, they took the leader position for a second. Um, and I think, I think given also that Microsoft is really trying to regain some, like a good reputation in the security world, it,

It's indicative of how desperate that rush to market fit and the AI exceptionalism that is driving it is that they just mess that up so egregiously. And I can hear some hacker in a Microsoft hallway being like, I don't fucking know. I just left that meeting. Because you can kind of sense how those things happen.

It's indicative of how desperate that rush to market fit and the AI exceptionalism that is driving it is that they just mess that up so egregiously. And I can hear some hacker in a Microsoft hallway being like, I don't fucking know. I just left that meeting. Because you can kind of sense how those things happen.

It's indicative of how desperate that rush to market fit and the AI exceptionalism that is driving it is that they just mess that up so egregiously. And I can hear some hacker in a Microsoft hallway being like, I don't fucking know. I just left that meeting. Because you can kind of sense how those things happen.

Well, I mean, the question to dig into is useful to whom? Because hype is useful to investors, right? You know, yada, yada.

Well, I mean, the question to dig into is useful to whom? Because hype is useful to investors, right? You know, yada, yada.

Well, I mean, the question to dig into is useful to whom? Because hype is useful to investors, right? You know, yada, yada.

I mean, I think AI is...

I mean, I think AI is...

I mean, I think AI is...

Yeah, I mean, one use I think about a lot that is definitely, I'm sure, useful to intelligence services is, you know, I'm sure we all assume that POTS telephony data is being collected in mass by every intelligence service who can and has been for many, many, many years.

Yeah, I mean, one use I think about a lot that is definitely, I'm sure, useful to intelligence services is, you know, I'm sure we all assume that POTS telephony data is being collected in mass by every intelligence service who can and has been for many, many, many years.

Yeah, I mean, one use I think about a lot that is definitely, I'm sure, useful to intelligence services is, you know, I'm sure we all assume that POTS telephony data is being collected in mass by every intelligence service who can and has been for many, many, many years.

And that data was probably not that useful for a long time because, you know, you're going to have to know you're going to have to have a human review it or, you know, something. Well, it's probably a lot more useful now that you can quickly transcribe that with AI and sort of synthesize and search using these generative systems. Right.