Toot by Patrick WPatrick W (dragonscave.space)

@bryansmart Having read this thread and the resulting replies, I'm assuming that by low-level Cisco you mean CCNA? If that's the case, I'd say dropping out is fine, if you can be reasonably certain that you don't want any Cisco certs above that low-level stuff. Cyber security/infosec is almost certainly out, because the software you need to use to do your job/complete the certs/gain the experience is inaccessible. +

Signal’s Meredith Whittaker: AI is fundamentally ‘a surveillance technology’ by Devin ColdeweyDevin Coldewey

Why is it that so many companies that rely on monetizing the data of their users seem to be extremely hot on AI? If you ask Signal president Meredith Whittaker (and I did), she’ll tell you it’s simply because “AI is a surveillance technology.” Onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Whittaker explained her perspective that AI […]