Why Cybersecurity is Failing Humanity: The Real Malware is Stupidity, Greed, and Laziness
If humans can be damaged by our own technology, should cybersecurity protect not just our data but ourselves? Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash” metaphor raises this vital question. Tech giants can’t claim top-notch AI and security while failing to tackle online hate speech and disinformation. It’s time to call their bluff.
Hot Take:
If Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash” malware concept leaping from silicon to human brains doesn’t make you want to wrap your head in tinfoil, nothing will. The real question is: if our tech can harm us, shouldn’t we be cyber-securing our sanity as well as our data? Or is that just one more thing to add to the list of ‘updates’ we keep snoozing?
Key Points:
- Generative AI and cybersecurity: safeguarding culture and commerce.
- Algorithmic content selection amplifies online disinformation and hate speech.
- Failures in cybersecurity often stem from human faults like stupidity, greed, and laziness.
- Meta’s machine learning prompt injection detector failed hilariously.
- Big Tech’s AI claims clash with their inability to solve social media’s toxic content issues.
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