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Audio: How Will AI Affect Democracy

Two AI experts join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the potential impact of AI on democracy

  • You Might Be Right
  • September 20, 2023

Listen to the Audio on Baker.UTK.edu

Policymakers are increasingly focused on how to regulate AI, but what impact might AI have on democracy itself? The risks of AI technology for the democratic system, including misinformed voters and manipulated election processes are becoming more evident by the day, but is it all bad news? Dr. Sarah Kreps, a political scientist and director of the Cornell Tech Policy Institute, and Bruce Schneier, a technologist and Harvard Kennedy School lecturer, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to dig into the good, the bad, and the unknown about how AI will impact democracy…

Audio: AI Can Be Democracy’s Ally, But Not If It Works for Big Tech

Bruce Schneier says we need a public AI option and a regulatory agency to ensure that artificial intelligence becomes a public good.

  • PolicyCast
  • September 20, 2023

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Kennedy School Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy Bruce Schneier says artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the democratic process in ways that could be good, bad, and potentially mind-boggling. The important thing, he says, will be to use regulation and other tools to make sure that AI tools are working for everyone, and just not for Big Tech companies—a hard lesson we’ve already learned through our experience about social media and other tech tools.

Bruce Schneier’s policy recommendations:…

Audio: Bruce Schneier: A Hacker’s Mind

  • Money for Lunch
  • August 30, 2023

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Security is Fake. Security expert Bruce Schneier reveals the hacker’s mindset, TSA issues, and why kids are the best hackers.

Audio: Techtonic with Mark Hurst

  • Techtonic
  • July 31, 2023

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Bruce Schneier appeared on “Techtonic with Mike Hurst” to discuss his book, A Hacker’s Mind.

Audio: Is This a Hack? Saving on McDonald’s Meals. Bruce Schneier, Author of “A Hacker’s Mind”

  • Cybercrime Magazine
  • July 27, 2023

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What is hacking? We asked Bruce Schneier, New York Times best-selling author of “A Hacker’s Mind,” which answers the question.

Audio: Bruce Schneier on Thinking Like Hackers, AI and Rebuilding US Democracy

  • Safe Mode
  • July 20, 2023

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Security technologist and author Bruce Schneier talks about his latest book, “A Hacker’s Mind,” the potential problems from rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and how to rethink the democratic process. CyberScoop’s Elias Groll talks about the hack that has Microsoft in hot water.

Episode Notes

Thinking like a hacker means finding creative solutions to big problems, discovering flaws in order to make improvements and often subverting conventional thinking. Bruce Schneier, a cryptographer, security professional and author, talks about the benefits for society when people apply that kind of logic to issues other than computers. In an interview with CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Mike Farrell, he talks about the need to hack Democracy to rebuild it, how to get ahead of the potential peril from AI and the future of technology – both the good and bad. Elias Groll joins the show to discuss the story of a Chinese hack and why it has put Microsoft under a microscope in Washington…

Book Review: A Hacker’s Mind

  • Ben Rothke
  • RSA Conference
  • July 14, 2023

When asked to name the world’s largest hacking firm, most people would think along the lines of Rapid 7 or Check Point. But in truth, it is Deloitte and PwC who are the largest hacking firms. It’s not because they have so many penetration testers. Instead, it is due to how many accountants and lawyers they employ.

And that is the underlying theme Bruce Schneier makes in his excellent new book A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back (W.W. Norton Publishing). His premise is that hacking is, in fact, a universal trait. While those in the information security field think of hacking in terms of zero days and Windows vulnerabilities, finding gaps in things is a normal human response…

Audio: Is This A Hack? Free Walt Disney World Merchandise. Bruce Schneier, Author of “A Hacker’s Mind”

  • Cybercrime Magazine
  • July 11, 2023

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What is hacking? We asked Bruce Schneier, New York Times best-selling author of “A Hacker’s Mind,” which answers the question. In this episode, we talk about flight tickets and how some travelers are creatively saving money.

Audio: Is This A Hack? Cheaper Flight Tickets. Bruce Schneier, Author of “A Hacker’s Mind”

  • Cybercrime Magazine
  • June 16, 2023

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What is hacking? We asked Bruce Schneier, New York Times best-selling author of “A Hacker’s Mind,” which answers the question. In this episode, we talk about flight tickets and how some travelers are creatively saving money.

Audio: Munk Dialogue with Bruce Schneier

  • Munk Debates
  • June 13, 2023

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Over the past few months, we’ve heard many warnings about the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. But are there some positive aspects about this emerging technology that are being overlooked? On this episode, we’re joined by internationally renowned security technologist Bruce Schneier who argues that dangers associated with Artificial Intelligence are being overblown, and that chatbots like ChatGPT could actually strengthen democracy and restore trust in our governing institutions.

Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis.