Pithy Security

🚨 I just published a rigorous prompt that uses AI to stress-test any claim.

It’s essentially a "BS Detector."

Is someone lying to you? Does the logic hold up? This prompt will tell you.

Grab it for free below. 👇

🚨 I just published a deep dive on the new Waymo + Tesla expansions in FL & TX.

It’s essentially a "Reality Check" for self-driving hype.

Are robotaxis actually safer? Is your city next? This edition cuts through the marketing fluff to look at the real data.

Grab the insights for free below. 👇

🚨 The MOLTBOOK saga has the AI community viciously bickering, lol.

Is it a real discovery? Or a masterclass in engagement farming?

It feels like a digital Rorschach test, revealing less about the code & more about our collective panic over ethics & control.

Read below.👇

I took Runway's "real vs fake" AI video test this week.

I scored 9/20. That's 45%. An F!

I literally cannot tell the difference anymore. And neither can 90% of people who took the test. 🤓

Your eyes are no longer reliable witnesses. 👀🔥

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This week In AI:

1️⃣ The White House defended AI-altered images.

2️⃣ Nobel laureates warned autonomous AI bot swarms threaten democracy.

3️⃣ 90% of humans failed to detect AI video.

At what point do we admit “seeing is believing” is dead? 👀

Full Story → pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ai-propaga...

Raspberry Pi just dropped a tiny AI add‑on (AI HAT+ 2) that lets you run local chatbots/models on your own hardware, not the cloud. It’s the “escape velocity” option from ads, paywalls, and prying eyes. Under $200 if you pair it with a Pi5.

#AI #RaspberryPi #OpenSource

Did you see China's new Robot Cop? 🤖🚨👀

Beijing is rolling out patrol robots that direct traffic, signal commands, and bark out orders.

The future of policing just got a firmware update.

Read more - pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ai-goes-fr...

#AI #China #Robotics #Semiconductors #Chips #Geopolitics

AI Goes Freemium. 💸 While Patrolling Traffic. 🚨 And Getting Localized. 🧠 Also - an elite AI prompt to build a local, privacy-first AI assistant.

OpenAI just dropped a privacy bombshell. 💣

They are rolling out "contextual" ads to US users that scan your active chat to trigger "Sponsored Suggestions."

This affects Free and Go tiers in US. Your private conversations are ad inventory.

Full story: pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ai-goes-fr...

#AI

I wrote a nerdy AI prompt that writes old-fashioned sales letters.

This prompt isn't going to turn you into David Ogilvy. It probably won't convert cold traffic at 10%. (Or even 5%, lol.)

But, the output is legible, entertaining, and serves as a framework.

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Your doctor is now an AI. 🩺

OpenAI and Anthropic just launched platforms to read your medical records and spot diseases humans miss.

The era of "AI as a toy" is over. It's now biological infrastructure.

Read more - pithycyborg.substack.com/p/government...

#AI #Healthcare #OpenAI

Google just checkmated Apple. 🏆

Alphabet surged past Apple to join the $4 trillion club. Only the 4th company ever.

Meanwhile, Apple is now begging Google to help fix Siri. (lol.)

AI leadership determines who sits at the table.

Full story: pithycyborg.substack.com/p/government...

#AI #Google

Governments Ban Grok. 🚫 AI Doctors Rise. 🩺 Google Beats Apple. 🍎 Also - an elite AI prompt to prepare you for your AI health visit.

Musk’s Grok is officially BANNED in Malaysia and Indonesia. 🚫

Governments are drawing hard lines after nonconsensual AI nudification goes viral.

This is a test case for what happens when AI outruns governance.

Full story: pithycyborg.substack.com/p/government...

#AI #Deepfakes #Grok #Musk

The founder of Khan Academy has a scary message. 👀

AI is going to take jobs at "a scale many people don't yet realize."

Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of AI, mirrors Khan's sentiment, warning 2026 will bring a new wave of displacement.

Full story: pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ai-leaves-...

#AI

Did you see this? Grok is in big trouble. 🚨

The European Commission declared Grok's AI-generated images illegal after users weaponized the tool to create nonconsensual sexualized content.

Full story: pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ai-leaves-...

#AI #Grok

AI Leaves The Cloud 🌐, Humans Get Left Behind 📉, EU Slaps Grok 🚨 Plus: An elite AI prompt that forces chatbots to reveal their safety blind spots.

Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot now runs on Google DeepMind AI. 🤖

That means humanoid robots that can think, adapt, and recover from errors are entering factories THIS YEAR. We are watching AI leave the screen and invade 3D space.

Full story: pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ai-leaves-...

#AI #Robots

The coolest machine learning application of the year isn't a chatbot. It's listening to trees + birds. 🌳

Merlin uses advanced ML to distinguish a Hoot Owl vs. Tufted Titmouse vs. Crow in seconds. (Or any bird lol.) 100% nature. 🦉

Read the full breakdown ➜
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One in five videos recommended to new YouTube users is now low-quality AI slop. 🤖

That is 20% of a first-time visitor’s experience on the world’s largest video app. We are watching mass-produced slop designed to farm views take over the feed.

Full story: pithycyborg.substack.com/p/ten-ai-lor...

Did you see this? It's a massive wealth grab from the AI overlordsl. (Top 10 tech leaders made $500 billion in 2025 while over 1 million workers lost their job.)

Same as it ever was.

Hope you have a great 2026.

The impact of a major cyber defense agency losing 65% of its workforce goes beyond just the government. 🏭 Critical national infrastructure (energy, finance, water) relies on CISA. A shutdown for them means increased vulnerability for everyone. Not good. #CyberSecurity #CISA

There was a ton of fuss about this earlier in the week. Swatting threats, UN spy vibes, telecom panic. Turns out: 100K+ SIM cards seized, 300+ servers jammed in 5 NYC spots, nation-state actors linked to cartels & terrorists. Could've DDoS'd 911 calls in mins!📡💥 #Cybersecurity

Thread: How I became one of TransUnion's 4.4 million breach victims while trying to protect myself from... data breaches. The cybersecurity industry has some explaining to do. #cybersecurity #transunion

There are rumors that satellite hardware on US highways might have SPYING DEVICES attached unknowingly. (Think spy radios that are transmitting data.)

#cybersecurity #spying

Do you think Nevada got wrecked by ransomware? (There is still no word on if they paid ransom. But, they are being VERY hush hush. Many of their websites + services are still down TWELVE DAYS after the attack...

#cybersecurity #nevada #hacked

Think of your data like a house.
A strong lock is a good start.
But the real value is in who you give the keys to.
Be wary of third-party apps and permissions.
They're the easiest way to accidentally lose (or give away) your best digital assets.
#cybersecurity #privacy #datasecurity

How A Phone Call Hacked Google, Adidas & 1.1 Million Records. 📞💥🔓 Also - the little-known history of the first ransomware virus.

📞💥 Google, Adidas & 90+ companies got hacked by... phone calls. Attackers called employees pretending to be IT, tricked them into handing over credentials, then drained cloud systems. 1.1M records stolen from Allianz alone. 🎭 #Cybersecurity #SocialEngineer

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870K People Just Got Their Data Stolen From An Ivy League School! 🎓💥🔒 Also - learn about The Cult Of The Dead Cow. (The Folks Who Coined The Term "Hacktivism.")

🎓💸 Columbia's $13B endowout couldn't stop hackers from swiping 460GB of data from 870K students, staff & applicants. The breach went undetected for a MONTH while criminals grabbed SSNs, health records & transcripts. Not so elite. 🏛️💔 #Cybersecurity #Privacy

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DragonForce Hackers 🚨, Drone Factory Gets Erased 🛡️, And China's New Phone Hack! 📱 Also - the little-known history of old-school AOL hackers.

🐉💥 DragonForce strikes again! The cyber gang claimed to swipe 156GB of data from Belk (North Carolina), dropping both files and a chilling message on the dark web: “We hope this serves as a lesson.” Retail security in ’25? Under siege. 🛒💸 #Cybersecurity

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The worst thing about war is that it impacts many innocents who want nothing to do with it.

For sure! I wonder how much goes unreported because of stigma or lack of resources. 🤔🔐

(I also think these numbers will continue skyrocketing... Lol.)

FBI: US lost record $16.6 billion to cybercrime in 2024 The FBI says cybercriminals have stolen a record $16,6 billion in 2024, marking an increase in losses of over 33% compared to the previous year.

Am I the only one who thinks $16.6B lost to cybercrime in 2024 is a low estimate? With so much unreported and hidden damage, the real number’s probably way higher! 💻💸 #CyberSecurity

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