AI-Assisted Red Teams and the Security of Bitcoin Software
On August 14, 2026, Rob Hamilton told Galaxy's Alex Thorn that a hardware-wallet incident triggered a volunteer effort to scan Bitcoin software for vulnerabilities with AI.
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Murray Rudd
Dr. Murray Rudd is an applied environmental economist and policy researcher. His full attention is now on the economic, social, technical, and environmental impacts and potential of emerging technologies.
Automated AI Research and the Risk of Runaway Capability Growth
On August 11, 2026, the Dwarkesh Podcast featured Ryan Greenblatt's conditional case that human-level systems trained for verifiable AI R&D could initiate rapid recursive improvement.
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Why AI Abundance May Not Translate into Capital Dominance
On June 4, 2026, the Dwarkesh Podcast featured Alex Imas and Phil Trammell examining why more capable AI could produce vastly more output without necessarily capturing a larger share of expenditure.
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Building the AI-Ready, Human-Centered University
On July 25, 2026, the Dave Blundin podcast featured Joseph Aoun arguing that universities must actively preserve human agency as autonomous AI transforms knowledge and work.
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Choosing Between Automation and Pro-Worker AI
On July 16, 2026, Daron Acemoglu told Jon Hernandez AI that AI's economic consequences will depend on whether development prioritizes automation or expands workers' capabilities.
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AI Capability Is Outrunning Its Institutions
On August 8, 2026, the Peter H. Diamandis show convened the Moonshots panel to examine accelerating AI research, autonomous agency, organizational disruption, and full-stack industrial infrastructure.
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Hardware-Wallet Security Is an End-to-End Property
On August 7, 2026, You’re the Voice guest Tomáš Sušánka argued that hardware-wallet security depends on complete implementation, active review, and controls that users can operate reliably.
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The Coldcard incident is still unfolding but the lesson is already clear
Over the past few days, the Coldcard failure has moved from an alarming report about a cluster of drained wallets to a much broader custody event.
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The Coldcard Incident and the Failure of Passive Verification
On August 5, 2026, The Bitcoin Nova featured Josh (Secure Sovereign) arguing that the Coldcard incident exposed a gap between Bitcoin’s self-custody ideals and its actual systems of verification.
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Coldcard Failure Exposes the Limits of Passive Self-Custody
On August 4, 2026, Galaxy Grid featured a panel examining a reported Coldcard key-generation failure and the thefts linked to vulnerable Bitcoin wallets.
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AI Security Pressure Tests Bitcoin’s Custody and Governance Systems
On August 5, 2026, BTC Sessions Bitcast convened Ben, Nathan, Joey, and Brandon to argue that AI-assisted attacks and vulnerability discovery are pressuring Bitcoin’s custody, service, and governance layers at once.
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Alignment Failure, Frontier Pacing, and Liability Design
The August 5, 2026 episode of The Cognitive Revolution features Zvi Mowshowitz analyzing recent frontier model misbehavior as ordinary alignment failure compounded by operator negligence.
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