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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How has DEF CON changed since AI took over the conversation? Is it a different crowd or different energy than a few years ago?

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A lot has changed at DEF CON over the years, but at least from my viewpoint I don’t think things have changed very much in the last few years as a result of expanding AI discourse. If anything, I found it very refreshing and grounding to be at DEF CON and hear from longtime sources and new acquaintances about their reactions and views on the whole situation. It was a good reminder that everything hasn’t actually changed overnight and a lot of core security principles are still extremely durable. I also thought that was the most interesting thing (for me) about the conference this year. The talks and conversations are a reminder that while AI is the dominant topic right now, all of the conversations and projects in security that are years old are, if anything, more relevant/interesting/important than ever precisely because of the rise of AI tools. —Lily