BOP II Topic of the Week: After their denial last week, Meta confirmed the end to its End-to-End encryption (E2EE). So, your direct messages will not be private anymore. The privacy WAS so important and now it is not. Do you think E2EE does not matter anymore?
Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026
BOP II Topic of the Week: XR headsets might soon log you in using your heartbeat and breathing. Should internal biometrics be regulated the same way as fingerprints and DNA?
New biometric uses breathing and heartbeat to secure XR platforms
Well, it seems it's only used when you have one of those XR Headsets. I don't have one of those and I don't even know what that is. I guess if you choose to put it on, then by default, you'll have to agree to letting your bio data log you in?
BOP II Topic of the We: If AI needs humans to build up and the humans are not building up, what are we really afraid of? And what happens when the human side finally catches up? This article lays out why the bottleneck is not the technology, but us humans:
Scaling industrial AI is more a human than a technical challenge - SiliconANGLE
In the article, the operative sentence is "Lack of necessary infrastructure, cybersecurity risk and system complexity are the most common reasons, but beneath these technical challenges lies a more fundamental constraint, one rooted in how people work together." Unfortunately, I lost my job due to a cancer diagnosis. That being said, I'm glad I'm not working now. I am glad I don't have to have anything to do with AI.
BOP II Topic of the Week: Are you a runner ready to compete against a robot? All kidding aside, the cybersecurity risk is real from data vulnerabilities to physical-cyber convergence and insecure communication protocols. What are your thoughts about the latest runner robots?
Humanoid Robots Complete First Practice Run for Half-Marathon in Beijing #Technology #AI #robot
Humanoid robots completed first test run for half marathon 2026
I watched a movie on Netflix yesterday. "The Creator". It's a perfect comment on this post. Plot synopsis is (from wiki here: The Creator (2023 film) - Wikipedia ):
In 2055, an artificial intelligence created by the U.S. government detonates a nuclear warhead over Los Angeles, California. In response, most of the Western world pledges to eradicate AI to prevent humanity's extinction. Their efforts are resisted by New Asia, a region comprising East, South and Southeast Asia, whose people continue to embrace AI. The U.S. military aims to assassinate "Nirmata", the chief architect behind New Asia's AI advancements, using the USS NOMAD (North American Orbital Mobile Aerospace Defense), a space station capable of launching destructive attacks from orbit.
'Nuff said.
I think it's important and matters. I don't think allowing just anyone to be able to read your messages is a good thing.