Check out our toolkit for guidance on common OSINT tools: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit
And our guides on many different open source techniques: www.bellingcat.com/category/res...

The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos

So far, classical computers perform most tasks better than quantum computers can. In a new episode of “The Joy of Why,” computer scientist Ewan Tang speaks with co-host Janna Levin about the effort to understand the limitations of quantum machines. www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-the-...

New results break with decades of conventional wisdom for the gradient descent algorithm.

“Signal is a tool. If you misuse a tool, bad things are going to happen. If you hit yourself in the face with a hammer, it’s not the hammer’s fault. It’s really on you to make sure you know who you’re talking to.”

Signal is a great privacy tool, but it isn’t magic. And even if you’re not discussing war plans in your group chat, it’s a good idea to know the limits of encryption.

Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...

Using a variety of analogy puzzles, SFI researchers have shown that the reasoning abilities of OpenAI’s GPT-4 model fall short when faced with small changes. Recognizing the limitations of these tools is critical to knowing when and to what extent they can be trusted.

santafe.edu/news-center/new...

In my latest column for Science magazine, I discuss recent AI "reasoning" models -- how it works, to what extent it captures "genuine" reasoning processes, and what's needed to answer such questions.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...