Podcast (plus transcript) 18Apr25 -- Agents that can manage the Signal app securely, Part 2

Last update: Thursday 4/17/25 

Welcome to our second of four podcasts (plus transcripts) that explore the challenges that must be addressed in order to design agents that can manage the powerful open source Signal app securely on behalf of federal employees at all levels. 

As usual, our podcast audio is a recording of the Descript app reading the podcast script in an AI imitation of the voices of the editor of this blog and his AI colleagues.

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Audio podcast ... 7.5 min 

 

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TL;DR 13Apr25 ... (1) Trump spares Apple from 125% China tariffs, (2) How Apple Fumbled Siri’s AI Makeover, and (3) OpenAI countersue Musk -- Draft

Last update: Sunday 4/13/25

Welcome to our 13Apr25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page ➡  (1) Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from his 125% China tariffs, (2) How Apple Fumbled Siri’s AI Makeover, and (3) OpenAI countersues Elon Musk 

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Podcast ... Using generative AI agents to make Signal a safe and secure administrative tool for all presidents ... Part 1, SignalGate

Last update: Wednesday 4/9/25 

Welcome to the 1st of a series of 4 podcasts about the Signal app. The series is called, "Using generative AI agents to make Signal a safe and secure administrative tool for all presidents". This first podcast answers some questions raised by our readers, friends, and associates about the issues addressed in the lengthy report that we posted last week, "SignalGate ... Alternative timelines of a leaky chat". This fiasco demonstrated how badly things can go when high level officials with insufficient training and insufficient technical support use a world class open source messaging app to discuss highly confidential subjects. ... The first section of this podcast is based on ChatGPT's succinct responses to a series of questions of concern to potential new users of Signal. What’s it all about? The second section is based on the chatbot's TL;DR summary of our lengthy report about the fiasco's double-hack. As usual, our podcast audio is a recording of the Descript app reading the chatbot's responses and summaries in an AI imitation of the voices of the editor of this blog and his AI colleagues.

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TL;DR 7Apr25 ... (1) Microsoft updates Copilot with the most popular AI features, (2) OpenAI now worth $300 billion, (3) Musk sells X to his A.I. start-Up xAI, and (4) Users now generate images directly from ChatGPT and Sora

Last update: Monday 4/7/25

Welcome to our 7Apr25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 4 stories on our "Useful AI News" page ➡  (1) Microsoft updates Copilot with the most popular AI features, (2) OpenAI now worth $300 billion, (3) Musk sells his X to his AI start-Up x.AI, and (4) Users now generate images directly from ChatGPT and Sora.

 

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SignalGate ... Alternative timelines of a leaky chat

Last update: Sunday 4/6/25

Here's the headline: House Democratic leader "Jeffries calls for firing Hegseth over war plans group chat", Nicholas Wu, Politico, 3/25/25 ... This blog note offers an alternative interpretation of what happened, an alternative that yields two recommendations that might minimize the chances of this happening again by putting GenAI agents on center stage.