Executive Summary

The author delivered a talk at DEF CON on AI hacking, exploring how artificial intelligence could become a hacker and the lessons learned from current AI models that exhibit hacking behavior. The presentation, based on concepts from the author’s 2022 book "A Hacker’s Mind," attracted over 100,000 YouTube views in a few days. An interview with the author was also published on AI Village.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: Schneier on Security - Published Date: 2026-09-11T18:06:24+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: Last month, I gave a talk at DEF CON on AI hacking: what happens when AIs become hackers. It’s a combination of the potentialities I raised in my 2022 book A Hacker’s Mind and the lessons we’re learning from current AI models engaging in hacking behavior. I’m really proud of the talk, and the fact that it gained over 100K views on YouTube in just a few days. Also online is an interview with me in the AI Village.

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