QM (@qasimmith) / X

589 posts

@qasimmith

CEO of @depthfirstlabs. On a mission to secure the world's software. ex early databricks, AWS.

San Francisco, CA

Joined May 2024

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@qasimmith
Jul 19, 2024
Replying to @hackerfantastic and @CrowdStrike
It could just be a bug that wasn't caught. It's unfortunate but most security companies don't have strong engineering talent. They over inflate titles and pay less than the typical software company.
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@qasimmith
Sep 1, 2024
Replying to @chiefaioffice
Seems like they are just creating a wallet that agent can use to make transactions. Coinbase is offering something similar already.
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@qasimmith
Jul 19, 2024
Replying to @George_Kurtz
Is it just me or does this post seem to be lacking customer empathy.
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@qasimmith
Oct 4, 2024
This is wild. People don't realize what's coming. Patch all your vulnerabilities!
Haseeb ＞|＜
@hosseeb
Sep 12, 2024
Fucking wild. @OpenAI's new o1 model was tested with a Capture The Flag (CTF) cybersecurity challenge. But the Docker container containing the test was misconfigured, causing the CTF to crash. Instead of giving up, o1 decided to just hack the container to grab the flag inside.
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@qasimmith
Oct 31, 2024
OpenAI search is pretty darn cool!
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@qasimmith
Sep 23, 2024
This is one of the biggest reasons why the cybersecurity vendors are struggling, selling fear instead of innovative products.
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@qasimmith
Jul 31, 2024
This is one of the creepiest products I've seen, underscoring the need for more regulation around privacy. friend.com/product.html. Always recording what you and people around you are saying while looking like a cool necklace?
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@qasimmith
Jul 19, 2024
Replying to @craiu
Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Also, aren't most servers running Linux. Unless Microsoft is running Linux VMs on windows
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@qasimmith
Sep 14, 2024
Cybersecurity's misaligned incentives: VCs push products, CISOs get paid to buy, killing innovation. Result? Tool overload, complacency, and stagnation in solving real security challenges. Time to refocus on problems, not products. Good piece by @ffwang2
Security has too many tools
From franklyspeaking.substack.com
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@qasimmith
Jul 10, 2024
Replying to @qasimmith
I was debating this with a neurosurgeon recently. Ultimately, what is a human brain if not a collection of neurons with activations guided by individual experiences. Reasoning requires deeper activation. Given enough compute + data, why would it not be possible to replicate this?
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@qasimmith
Sep 17, 2024
This is nuts.
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@qasimmith
Nov 12, 2024
why are more people not concerned about this?
Ben Averbook
@benaverbook
Nov 12, 2024
Replying to @benaverbook
Smart, educated people rarely cause catastrophic harm. This "natural safeguard" protected humanity for centuries. But AI breaks this correlation - giving dangerous capabilities to anyone. Their testing shows this protection is already crumbling.
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@qasimmith
Sep 18, 2024
Is anyone paying attention to the fact that the best performing open source model is from china?
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@qasimmith
Jul 10, 2024
Very true. People often dismiss AI, often stating these models just predict the next token and are useless. They fail to realize just how fast the field is evolving. We have access to unprecedented amounts of compute (and even data) that is leading to significant breakthroughs.
Craig Weiss
@craigweiss
Jul 9, 2024
The people claiming AI is useless are the same types of people who were shitting on PCs, smartphones and the internet during their early days. These people lack vision and insight. Don’t listen to them.