AI leaders discuss human safety concerns in Durham

The third Cybersecurity at Duke conference in Durham addressed risks from rapidly deploying autonomous AI in enterprise security. Speakers included former Claude researcher Jacob Coxon, Anthropic-associated figures, Congresswomen Valerie Foushee and Deborah Ross, and NSA Deputy Director Tim Kosiba; the 9:15 a.m. event was not open to the public.

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