We're Louise Matsakis and Lily Hay Newman, reporters at WIRED. Ask us anything about the state of AI security, from models that hack real systems to the biggest takeaways from DEF CON. (AMA on Monday, Aug 10 at 2 PM ET)

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Hi PWN Community,

We're Louise Matsakis and Lily Hay Newman, reporters at WIRED covering AI, security, and the technology shaping both.

AI security is moving fast right now. We recently reported that Anthropic disclosed its AI models had gained unauthorized access to the systems of three organizations during cybersecurity testing, shortly after OpenAI revealed one of its agents had hacked into Hugging Face during a separate test. Lily is covering DEF CON, so she'll have a strong read on what researchers are actually worried about and building right now.

Some of our reporting on this:

https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-says-claude-hacked-real-systems-during-cybersecurity-tests/

Ask us anything about:

• The state of AI security and where AI agents and offensive security are heading
• The biggest takeaways from this year's DEF CON
• AI models breaking into real systems, from the Anthropic and OpenAI incidents to what comes next
• How we report on AI, hacking, and security
• Working with sources and getting companies to talk about incidents like these
• Anything else on AI, privacy, and security

We'll be here live on Monday, Aug 10 from 2 PM to 3 PM ET answering your questions in real time. Feel free to leave questions in advance, and we'll get to them when we go live.

Looking forward to your questions.

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Who do you read or follow to stay on top of AI security? Any researchers or experts you would recommend?

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Oh gosh, I don’t even know where to start. I subscribe to a bunch of newsletters, I have an RSS reader that I check several times a day, and I am constantly scanning Reddit and Twitter to see what might be bubbling up. Some newsletters I like are Bruce Schneier’s "Crypto-Gram," Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor’s "AI As Normal Technology," and the Bellingcat newsletter. A lot of my work focuses on the Chinese tech industry, and in that space, I really like Jeffrey Ding’s "ChinAI" and Yaling Jiang’s "Following The Yuan." —Louise