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Members at PractiveSecurity.com have access to a page where all our AI content is consolidated in one place, but for those who are looking outside of our website, a collection of key pieces can be found here: Presentations The AI Revolution youtu.be/IhHHPUCi-KI The History and Mythology of AI youtu.be/rRImct61M_o The YouTube channel also has related videos on AI myths. Key Articles and Podcasts (there are more on our Substack page) 100 Percent Unemployment - the political trajectory of the AI Revolution practivesecurity.substack.com/p/100-percent-… The AI Singularity practivesecurity.substack.com/p/the-ai-singu… The Developing Story of AI - On The Origin and Progression of the Tech and it's Purposes practivesecurity.substack.com/p/the-developi… Perspective on Moltbook practivesecurity.substack.com/p/moltbook-fro… On the Theology of AI and Transhumanism practivesecurity.substack.com/p/a-theology-f… AI Essentials - the Fundamental Truth practivesecurity.substack.com/p/ai-essentials The Dark Turning of AI - Repurposing Tech for a Revolution practivesecurity.substack.com/p/history-of-a… A Recent History of AI - On Data Analytics practivesecurity.substack.com/p/the-history-…

Looking for something to listen to? How about our point-by-point analysis of Ross Douthat's interview with Dario Amodei? Picking apart the worldview of Transhumanists is always entertaining. youtu.be/rAENw4XFafI

A recent Johns Hopkins University study on the state of mental health of college students found that every year for the last 15 years mental health has been declining, noting among the latest data that: "The highest symptom increase was seen in suicidal ideation, which increased by nearly 154%. The next highest was restlessness, which increased by nearly 80%. Trouble concentrating increased by over 77%." They also reported, "...thoughts of suicide, or “suicidal ideation,” increased across all demographic groups..." Parents, we know the cause. We need to address this. We need to get our kids off devices and doing the real world. hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/…

We are getting excited about the opportunity to share Practive Security with the attendees of this year's Christian Home Educators Association of California annual homeschool conference. If you stop by and say hello in the exhibitor hall, you can join a raffle to win a free membership to PractiveSecurity, or LEGO set 31161 (Medieval Dragon / Phoenix). If you are in California, consider joining us July 10-11 in Downy, CA. cheaofca.org/annual-parenti…

The first deception is in the name: "artificial intelligence." Not only is it not intelligent, but invoking that title brings definitions from our SciFi mythology that frame how we approach the technology and what are expectations are from it. That sets us up to believe the deception when we see the machine mirror our expectations through mimicry. And that causes us to think of the technology as "higher" than us, an authority over us. But it is not intelligence by technical standards, nor by practical standards, nor by theological standards. It does not pass the Turing test because we can readily identify its output as "AI Slop," and it does not possess the most essential attributes of man that define us as "intelligent;" heart, and soul. It is an attempt to re-create the cognitive processes of the left hemisphere of our brain, with the hope that doing so will cause something to emerge that will fulfill the role of what we think the right hemisphere of our brain does. Indeed, the pointers of an "intelligent being" mostly come from our right hemisphere, our heart, and our soul; interest, awareness, attention, preservation, recreation etc. The left hemisphere is cold and calculating - more like reactionary impulse than intelligence. What the AI chatbots of today are is more like an unintelligent think that simply acts on its programing. And ironically, that's what the scientists creating it think you and I are.

Can AI be used for good? This is a very difficult question to answer, because it depends on the definition of AI, if you know how to use it, what you use it for, what using it does to you, and what the cumulative effect is on all of us as we use it. I have written several articles that attempt to guide us through this, and am working on a book to that end, but the most important things to consider are the following: The way you are being presented with the technology today is fully deceptive. The many ways you are being invited to use the technology are based on that deception and are misuses of it, with the net-result of producing harmful outcomes, harm to the ones using it, and progress toward a harmful ideological end. The cumulative effect of our adoption is nothing less than a total revolution on all fronts; political, cultural, philosophical and in service to the redefinition of man in the name of transhumanism. So can we use AI? I'm very tempted to say "no, not at all." Because it's not isolated. The entire enterprise is bent and it is bending us. On Deception: practivesecurity.substack.com/p/the-deceptio… On Origin and Destination: practivesecurity.substack.com/p/the-darkness… On Ethics: practivesecurity.substack.com/p/an-ethical-f… On Agency: practivesecurity.substack.com/p/agentic-ai-i… On Politics and Culture: practivesecurity.substack.com/p/100-percent-…

This guy is onto something.

Yesterday @BernieSanders learned of Data Monetization and how our use of "free" platforms is like mining for gold that we give away for free and then buy back as products refined by the same men who own the mines. The Senator could have saved a lot of time, and humiliation if he was a customer of Practive Security, because this is one of the first and foundational topics we cover in our 101 series. Don't embarrass yourself like the Senator from Vermont. Sign up today and be educated. practivesecurity.com/signup

Eric gets it. Though, I offer that it's not "us" as much as it is the trend line of human expression carefully filtered and then echoed back according to our desire (the prompt). It is more of a magic mirror than it is truly us. But the goal is to end the original, no question about that. practivesecurity.substack.com/p/agentic-ai-i…

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Is AI being used for sexual exploitation? Of course yes. It's happening right here on X. In a trend known as "undressed by AI," users of AI and social media are posting before / after pictures of themselves, with captions like "don't ask Grok to undress me..." or asking Grok to "undress me." But using GenAI to change people's appearance or substitute them into situations they were not in are very popular trends, and will likely grow. With public image sharing of yourself or your family, its increasingly possible you might land in someone else's fantasy. Earlier this year we issued an advisory about this along with our recommendations for protecting yourself and your children. Sign-up today at practivesecurity.com/signup and start receiving advisories like this so you can stay safe online and protect what matters the most to you.

Is there an AI bubble? Yes, no question about that. The massive transfer of wealth we have seen via investment dollars and Capex spending is the US is unprecedented. We cover this in multiple articles, but notably the top 10 companies by market capitalization has completely changed in the last 2-3 years. Not only is the top 10 now all AI, but the valuation of the top 1 is more than the entire top 5 of just a few years ago. But I don't think it's a bubble as we have seen them before. I think it's more of a vacuum. Because the ROI is supposed to be redistributed via UBI. Investors have been totally scammed by socialism.

In the age of AI we know that finding the true and the real can be difficult. We have written a guide for our customers that gets to the heart of the matter: equipping yourself with a foundation of truth and wisdom, and manage your attention carefully. And more. Available on our website or Substack. practivesecurity.substack.com/p/finding-the-… practivesecurity.com/s/Finding-the-…

The most simple definition I've been able to come up with yet: AI is actually just computer technology scaled to tremendous speed with models and features that enable natural language based interactions, so that the power of machine learning and information transformation is available to everyone for anything that can be digitized.

Regarding our Threat Advisories, and specifically the one about Iran-based threats, we are the cited expert who provides the analysis. 😎 That's because we've been at this professionally at the very peak of the Cybersecurity industry for over 25 years. That's what you get with Practive Security. Expect nothing less.

Data breach at Starbucks. "An investigation found that hackers accessed Starbucks Partner [employee] Central accounts after obtaining user credentials through a phishing attack that leveraged fake websites designed to mimic the portal." This is a classic tactic used by online adversaries that we teach about as part of our "Essential Knowledge" collection of presentations. In fact our Web Based Threats and Email Security articles teach you about this tactic specifically and how to avoid it, and if your data is stolen, we have an article that advises you how to manage the issue and address you new risks. securityweek.com/starbucks-data…

One of the benefits of a Practive Security Membership is you receive threat advisories we publish to warn you of emerging threats and other risks that you need to be aware of in order to protect yourself, your family, or your business. Past advisories have included: Child predators in online gaming chat AI powered surveillance in schools - undermines parents Seasonal scams during Christmas WPS adware on Android devices Active identify theft scam Being undressed by AI The "Devil Trend" in AI Companions Iran Cyber Attacks Impersonation attacks with AI Sign up today at PractiveSecurity.com/signup or join our Substack as a Subscriber.

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We recently wrote two threat advisories regarding potential cyber attacks from Iran or IRGC-affiliated threat actors. We also released an updated video on our YouTube channel to address some rumors about the potential threat. Yesterday brought news of the first attack, and it is as we forecasted. arstechnica.com/security/2026/…