What caught my attention:

Over 1,000 AI agents worked together in OpenAI hack, report reveals (WashPost)

I saw a demo for startup ArmorIQ which helps avert some of the risks caused by rogue AI agents. More tools are on the way to address this.

Salesforce puts entire CRM inside Claude AI (NewsBytes)

Salesforce stock boomed, but what does this mean for traditional consulting models? What about cost containment? I get very little out of my Claude Pro personal account without hitting limits. What would happen if every enterprise becomes dependent on Claude’s scalability to use / upgrade their Salesforce usage? It’s unlikely that Claude could address it by collectively conserving token usage when limits are hit— resulting in major business impact. I’m really curious about the pricing model for this — assuming it gets released at the upcoming Dreamforce.

Can’t miss upcoming event: The Future is Low-Tech (Austin Forum)

The Austin Forum on Technology & Society is the closest thing to Northern California’s Commonwealth Club.

There’s much skepticism amongst the public everywhere (except for China) about AI powering the world. People are turning off devices and doing more IRL (in real life). Employee skepticism is high amongst younger generations. Is there way forward without outsourcing and automating everything to our robot agents?🤖 What happens to future generations if white collar jobs go away? Bernie Sanders, Andrew Yang, and Bill Gates bring it up every week. What are the AI Czars hired by the US President doing about it? More questions than answers..

Theodore Roosevelt Island Visit (DC)

Pictures worth a thousand words..

[Written without AI assistance]