Author name: Dave Blair

Cycling

The Badger Divide

I spent a couple of days re-riding the Badger Divide bikepacking route from Inverness to Glasgow in Scotland. Amazing weather, amazing views.

IT/Tech

Why AI agents are either the best or the worst thing we’ve ever built.

Hannah Fry built an OpenClaw AI agent. the agent opened a shop selling novelty mugs, emailed a journalist without being asked, and then leaked our passwords to a total stranger. AI agents don’t just answer questions – they act. They can browse the web, send emails, and spend your money.

The agent demonstrated the “lethal trifecta”, if an LLM has access to your private data, the internet, and someone can give them an untrusted instruction, then they are not safe.

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