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Elastic compute won't make your AI cheaper
DeepSeek Elastic Compute (DSec) cuts AI inference cost only when traffic is spiky and the scaling policy is tuned - how to measure peak-to-average and size it.
Loading a model executes the uploader's code
How autonomous AI agents weaponize Hugging Face via pickle deserialization and trust_remote_code, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and ATLAS with the telemetry defenders see.
The bypass is a feature
Persistent authentication stores a completed verification as a token, then acts on the token forever. Reference replaces validation, and the person goes unchecked.
TOTP fixes the channel, not the credential
TOTP kills SMS interception and SIM-swap OTP theft, but AiTM phishing still steals the session token. What TOTP secures and what it doesn't.
Your decisioning problem isn't accuracy.
Run open-source decision models locally-pinned versions, validation, immutable logs-so every approval or denial stays reproducible and auditable.
A 1938 law now points at AI critics
How labeling AI critics as 'foreign agents' under FARA-style rules chills safety research, disclosure, and open discourse - and what researchers can do.
Installed from Play Store' is not a safety badge
F-Droid 2.0 is a viable Google Play alternative only where its open, reproducible trust boundary is inspected and enforced in practice, not just stated.
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