This is a thoughtful take on a very thoughtful take on how we must stear the emergence of AI so we maintain our humanity https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/25/encyclical-on-ai/#atom-everything
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Tinkerer of eco-systems. Google Chrome Security team, ex-USDS. Opinions mine... or graciously donated from people smarter than me.
BrianKrebsI had a daydream today where I imagined an AI dystopian future where AI models are "doxing" each other by pointing out live zero-days in each others' platforms. I'm not sure this is as sci-fi as it sounds.
A very well written essay on how using AI as a crutch in school defeats the purpose of school. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/10/fiction-writing-professor-ai
"Writing isn’t just the production of sentences – it’s the training of endurance by way of sustained attention. It’s a way of learning what one thinks by attempting to say it. An LLM can reproduce the appearance of that activity, but it can’t replace it, because the value lies not only in the object produced but in the transformation that occurs during its making."
Will HarrisTry out the early alpha of Process Isolation in Chrome 138. chrome://flags/#enable-process-isolation-ui then chrome://settings/system for the switch. Read known issues https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=hotlistid:8036290%20status:open and report bugs! Especially interested in App-Compat bugs.
Electronic Frontier FoundationCome hear Cindy discuss all this and much more as she joins Adam Savage (Mythbusters, Unchained Reaction, Savage Builds) next Wednesday, May 13 at @cwclub in San Francisco!
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-05-13/fight-against-ai-powered-surveillance-effs-cindy-cohn-and-adam-savage
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-05-13/fight-against-ai-powered-surveillance-effs-cindy-cohn-and-adam-savage
Dominic HoptonTired: “Dogfooding”: Using the software you work on with unbridled happiness and glee, no consideration what it is
Wired: “Catfooding”: Looking at the software and saying “Fuck that shit. I ain’t using that”, and then going for a nap.
Wired: “Catfooding”: Looking at the software and saying “Fuck that shit. I ain’t using that”, and then going for a nap.
RE: https://wafrn.jcm.re/fediverse/post/a05b3316-af6f-4817-8e5b-12fbab2844e3
@lcamtuf this might be the logical evolution of your `#include "https://..."` idea
Natalie SilvanovichBig changes to Android and Chrome VRP:
- focus on high-impact, reproducible bugs with low/no reward for lower impact
- big prizes for full chains with some annual limits
- PoCs required
It’s the end of an era, but the start of a new one.
https://bughunters.google.com/blog/evolving-the-android-chrome-vrps-for-the-ai-era
Blog: Evolving the Android & Chrome VRPs for the AI Era
We are announcing changes to the Chrome & Android Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRP) which take effect immediately and are focused on adjusting our reward amounts and bonuses to reflect the types of reports and bug categories that provide the most value to security today.
Simeon.__proto__Anyone (know someone who) knows someone that works on Anthropic's Claude in Chrome extension?
I'm a co-chair of the WebExtensions Community Group and I'd love to learn about the team's experience building this extension. Retoots welcome 😊
