UL NO. 433: China’s Flawed Strategy

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• HUMANS

• IDEAS & ANALYSIS

• RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK

• APHORISM OF THE WEEK

NOTES

Hey there,

Hope you’re doing well!

• We added a new Fabric Pattern called explain_terms, which
  takes an input, finds the difficult terms, and gives a definition, an
  analogy, and why it matters.
  MORE

• Had a great weekend at my annual EDC pilgrimage of music and friendship
  at EDC in Vegas. So tired. So refreshed.

• If you don’t have one or two friend trips planned per year, I recommend
  you get them going. Even if it’s local camping or something. Just get
  your friends together away from devices to enjoy each others’ company,
  music, nature, or whatever.

• I’m thinking of writing a short book about what people will need to be
  anti-fragile in a world full of AI. My working title is:
  Human 3.0 — The skills and mental frames required to thrive in a
  post-AI world.
  Let me know your thoughts on the title, and if you’d be interested in
  reading a book like that.

Would you be interested in buying/reading this book?

Take my money

Nah

Ok, let’s get to it…

MY WORK

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@DanielMiessler

I’m pleased with how well this AI Attack Surface Map has held up since
May 2023.

I still think this is the clearest way to think about real-world risks
to AI applications.

danielmiessler.com/p/the-ai-attac…
The AI Attack Surface Map v1.0
Introduction Purpose Components Attacks Discussion Summary Introduction
This resource is a first thrust at a framework for thinking about how to
attack AI syste 

5:14 PM • May 14, 2024

  

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SECURITY

FBI seizes hacking forum BreachForums — again
The FBI, along
with international partners, seized BreachForums again—this time also
hitting its Telegram channels. They were hit last year too, but bounced back
under new management.
MORE

Chinese Brain Drain
Microsoft is moving nearly 10% of its
China-based tech talent to relocate, signaling a potential tech exodus
amidst U.S.-China tensions. This move could lead to a significant brain
drain from China, especially since these employees are in the critical
fields of AI and Cloud.
MORE

I am very happy about this.

This is a bigger point than just that story, but it seems like the US is
set up to win in so many ways right now. Which is weird, because the US is
a mess too.

Europe’s economy is suffering from missing the innovation boat because
they’re obsessed with regulation, and China is making their country so
hostile that the West is pulling away from it, while the smartest Chinese
find ways to get away.

This leaves the imperfect US (and Canada) as the only ones leaning into
pure innovation and attracting talent. Nowhere is this more clear than
with the Bay Area AI boom.

China is at a major disadvantage with AI because government control over
its population depends on a government-controlled narrative that falls
apart under scrutiny and analysis.

I feel like AI somehow encourages people to question things, and push
what’s possible. To grow, and build, and create. And if the smartest
Chinese do that in China they’ll run into obstacle after obstacle. And
eventually they’ll just leave, which is great for the West and horrible
for China.

So between China hacking everyone, threatening everyone, not having
enough kids, and controlling narratives and innovation, they’re
potentially building their own implosion.

The world will pull away from them, and their best minds will flee.

Autonomous F-16 AI Pilots
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall
recently flew in an AI-controlled F-16, finding its capabilities nearly on
par with experienced human pilots.
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TECHNOLOGY

Google I/O 2024: everything announced
Everything announced at
Google I/O.
MORE

It’s just impossible for me to get excited because they’re so bad at product
management. They’re like an idea lab instead of a company.

So I’m like, “Wow, that’s cool. Can’t wait for OpenAI or Apple to productize
that!”

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@DanielMiessler

A lot of the AI stuff Google showed was cool. But I find myself unable
to care.

– Their products are far harder to use
– They have a “throw it at
the wall” feel
– If I like it they’ll probably cancel it

They’ve simply lost my trust.

 

7:27 PM • May 14, 2024

  

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Avoiding the Mediocre Success Trap
Interesting idea about how a
home run or striking out is far better than the limbo of a mediocre success.
It’s about getting a strong signal, which partial wins don’t really give
you.
MORE

Ilya Sutskever
suggests mastering these 30 papers to grasp 90% of crucial machine learning
knowledge.
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HUMANS

Ancient Stars in Our Galactic Backyard
MIT researchers stumbled
upon three ancient stars, some of the universe’s oldest, casually orbiting
our Milky Way.
MORE

Whale’s Secret Code
Scientists just found that whales have their
own ‘alphabet’ in their songs. My buddy Marc has been working on deciphering
this stuff for years. Super interesting.
MORE

Swiss vs. American Parenting: A US Mom’s Perspective
A US mom
shares how Swiss parenting’s emphasis on independence and freedom was a
culture shock compared to American ways. In Switzerland, kids as young as
four are encouraged to walk to school alone.
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IDEAS & ANALYSIS

Small Therapy?
I think the magic amount of therapy (for most
people—not all) might be some relatively small amount that untangles your
knots, but doesn’t point your lens permanently on yourself and your
troubles. I feel like too much therapy has the approach of bad
Chiropractors—where the goal is more visits, not on getting to where you
don’t need the visits.

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@DanielMiessler

Interesting idea I just had about therapy:

The people not getting any might need some, and the people getting a lot
might be getting way too much.

I think there’s probably some magical, moderate amount that sits
squarely between Untangled Knots and Rumination.

 

3:03 AM • May 16, 2024

  

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK

Make sure you have 1-2 friend trips planned per year. Even if it’s not
everyone, and even if it’s not some extravagant thing.

Like 2-3 days. Camping. HIking. Whatever. Even just a role-playing weekend
away from computers with friends.

Maybe have a rule of no tech during the time, with the focus being on
friendship and the activities you’re doing together.

Super replenishing.

APHORISM OF THE WEEK

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For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson  

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