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Nathan Hamiel
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Senior Director of Research. Black Hat Review Board Member (AI, ML, and DS track lead) and International public speaker. I focus on emerging technologies and risks at the intersection of humanity and tech. Hype Critic. My writing: https://perilous.tech
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Sep 12
An AI consequence, completely obvious in hindsight. People slopufacturing evidence not to taint the environment, but to help and boost their social currency. When “clean up this photo” puts a new face on a perpetrator, alternate realities are created. www.theverge.com/news/776793/...
Internet detectives are misusing AI to find Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter
AI ‘enhancements’ might add details that don’t exist.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Sep 11
Sorry, but ideas aren’t all you need, and we aren’t on the cusp of the first billion-dollar solopreneur. In this post, I look at the architects of devaluation and the architecture of slop that’s fueling misconceptions about creativity and meaning.

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The Architects of Devaluation: The AI Slop Architecture and Its Acolytes
Weaved through the fabric of the hustle-bro culture, threaded with the drivel of influencers, lies one of the biggest cons of our current age. This is the false perception that everything we do has…
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Sep 4
I just got myself pumped up for the day! 😆 Occasionally this song pops into my head and I need to listen to the whole thing start to finish.

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Monzy performs at Stanford Univ.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Sep 3
To all of the people pushing hard to coin the term “vibe security,” the joke is on you. Security has always been about vibes. 😆
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Aug 1
I see they are remaking The Running Man, which appears to follow the book more closely. Gonna go out on a limb and say there’s a 100% chance that they don’t keep the ending 😆
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 31
First time I’ve designed an enamel pin. Terrible picture, but you get the idea. See you at Black Hat USA!
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 31
Getting ready to do our first dry run of our #BlackHatUSA talk, Hack To The Future! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBl2...
Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by HueyLewisTheNewsVEVO
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 29
It's going to be busy at both the #AISummit and #BlackHatUSA. It would be great to catch up with everyone. In addition to the briefings, I'm also hosting the AI Track Meetup and participating in the Review Board meet and greet. Come by and say hi. See you next week!
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 21
Thinking of prompts less as rigid, specific instructions and more as mere suggestions helps better understand what could go wrong and how to design systems that are more resilient to failure and attack. In essence, it's more prodding than programming.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 11
I read this book back in 2020, and it’s only become more relevant. So many people make simple data mistakes and draw the wrong conclusions based on issues covered in this book.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 10
I talked about this condition on a recent podcast. It's one thing to feel more productive and another thing to be more productive. This context extends beyond development.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 10
"The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't."

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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jul 10
The Black Hat USA schedule is live. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 20
Since it’s easier to prolong the body than the mind, what if the way people are stored in the future isn’t cryonics, but memory care facilities? What if technology makes neurodegenerative conditions worse? I explore this and more in my new article.
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Trying To Live Forever Isn’t Living: A Story of Two Johnsons
Although the singularity isn’t here, the shitularity certainly is, and it’s moving to infect every corner of our humanity. In the shitularity, shit’s upside down. Where you have people welcoming th…
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 18
Flooding the zone with truth is not an effective defense against flooding the zone with shit. It’s like trying to flood the zone with broccoli at an all-you-can-eat ice cream buffet, where the walls, tables, and chairs are also ice cream.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 12
I present to you the power and possibility of using AI for entertainment. All it takes is an idea. Trust me, it's going to get a lot worse from here on out. Enjoy 😆
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Back to the Future 4 (2025) - First Trailer | Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 11
At least the music of Bach and Beethoven included on the Voyager record said something about humanity. The new approach aims to say as little as possible about humanity.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 11
It's strange to consider LLMs being so awesome that we need to share them with the cosmos as if they are something that advanced alien tech bros need to check out.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 11
Don't forget the certification, the SISSP! 😆
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 11
True. All of this is performance art for investors. The truth is irrelevant.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 11
Steal away, don't tell Ray Kurzweil. However, the thought of a book called The Shitularity Is Here sounds fun. Hmmm.... 😆
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 11
We need to stop huffing marketing hype as though it's insight. All it takes is one simple question: if this is true, then where is GPT-5? Claims without proof and vibes above all, we've entered The Shitularity.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 9
Now, imagine the transhumanist enterprise of a direct brain connection to even more information systems. A COSTCO card at the TSA will be quaint. Sovereign citizen arguments, support for conspiracy theories, and all manner of nonsense, on the table and instantly accessible. 😎
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 9
There are now countless examples of problems caused by information that are made worse by more information. Access to so much information hasn’t made us superhuman. It’s made us astonishingly stupid. futurism.com/tsa-costco-c...
TSA Begs Travelers to Stop Presenting a Costco Membership Card Instead of a Passport
The TSA has some important advice for the next time you take to the skies: a Costco membership will NOT fly.
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Nathan Hamiel @nhamiel.bsky.social · Jun 5
What happens when errors and hallucinations become facts, facts that may be impossible to dispute or lurk in the background unseen and uncorrected? Especially when new, more capable AI systems learn from these new "facts."
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