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Nearly a decade ago I had a conversation with Clive King about setting up a TedX event in Aberystwyth. We’d both been mulling over the idea independently, and decided to pool our resources. With input from Mike Parker we pulled a programme together and navigated the various admin hurdles associated with using the TedX brand (there are a lot of guidelines to do with image and brand management, and rules about how the event should be managed, etc. etc.). Event number one was a success; we had a great lineup and the talks all made their way online eventually. After the first one I steppedRead More →

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On 22 November I presented at BSides Aberystwyth – my title was “AI powered scammers: Looking at four some new-ish types of threat” and the talk was a summary of my thinking about cybersecurity and AI. I teach cybersecurity and I have spent most of my adult life working in AI so I have a few opinions about both. This blog post is a summary of the arguments in my talk, in case anyone’s interested. Firstly, I think it’s important to set out some ‘ground rules’ when discussing this kind of thing and I am very cautious about attributing agency where there may be none.Read More →