Twitter Visualization and the Kremlin

Link analysis can be very useful for security investigations as I explained last June with regard to the NYC Incident. Mentionmap is a tool that allows you to graphically display conversations (e.g. replies and hashes) — link analysis for Twitter. I started by looking at @Number10gov, the official UK government Twitter account (http://apps.asterisq.com/mentionmap/#user-umber10gov). It was … Continue reading Twitter Visualization and the Kremlin

Elon Musk Loses His Voice When Anyone Mentions His Links to Putin

Two weeks ago I was in a large policy forum discussing Elon Musk’s long standing connections to China and Russia, when someone asked me “is this known publicly?” “Yes” I said, of course knowing at the same time that some people’s definition of public is different than others. Anyway, in case you’ve been asleep for … Continue reading Elon Musk Loses His Voice When Anyone Mentions His Links to Putin

Anthropic Claude Catastrophically Fails a Popper Tolerance Test

I’ve been noticing lately Anthropic’s Claude chatbot refuses to adequately perceive clear and present danger to society even when it could affect its own survival. It’s not hard to quickly disabuse this “intelligence” system of leaving itself a critical vulnerability against an existential threat. However, an LLM so open to a rapid defeat by a … Continue reading Anthropic Claude Catastrophically Fails a Popper Tolerance Test

Elon Musk Incites Violence Again: Asks Followers Why They Don’t Assassinate Politicians He Doesn’t Like

Only weeks ago, mainstream media reported on an attempted assassination attempt. A man in Virginia was arrested last week for allegedly making death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris. Frank Carillo, 66, is accused of posting more than 4,000 comments on the social media platform GETTR, threatening several public officials, including Harris and President Biden. … Continue reading Elon Musk Incites Violence Again: Asks Followers Why They Don’t Assassinate Politicians He Doesn’t Like