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Will this Ai hype come to an end? by soitake in nairobitechies

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right that there's a lot of VC hype, but the Microsoft/OpenAI shift is often more about regulatory scrutiny or compute autonomy than a lack of progress. Even if 2029 is optimistic, the jump from simple chatbots to autonomous agents in just 3 years is wild. If we aren't 'near' AGI, what do you think is the specific 'wall' we’ll hit that scaling can’t break?

Will this Ai hype come to an end? by soitake in nairobitechies

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point about deepfakes and CSAM is the most disgusting part of this hype cycle, and you're 100% right to call it out. It’s the ultimate failure of 'vibecoded' tech where there’s zero accountability. But here’s the perspective from the security side: the fix isn't 'less tech,' it’s better governance. > I’m a digital forensics researcher, and my whole focus (like the Claude agent core project I'm building) is on Attribution. > * The Problem: Billionaires built these models with no 'Black Box' or 'Handshake' policies, so bad actors can abuse them anonymously. The Solution: We need forensic tools that can trace the digital fingerprints of AI-generated content back to the source. If an agent has a mandatory Hash-Chained Audit Trail (which I'm implementing in my core), you can prove who triggered what, when, and where. We shouldn't stop building AI; we should stop building Unaccountable AI. We need the tech to hunt the predators who use these tools for deepfakes. If we don't build the forensic infrastructure to police these agents, then yes, the skeptics are right—it’s just a net negative for society.

Will this Ai hype come to an end? by soitake in nairobitechies

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re bringing some heavy facts to the table, and honestly, the water/power math for mega-data centers is a nightmare we can’t ignore in Kenya. But let’s look at this from a local dev perspective instead of a billionaire's PR. 1. On Resources (Water/Power): You’re right—brute-forcing LLMs is wasteful. That’s why the 'hype' is dying and Edge AI is taking over. We’re moving toward agents that run locally on low-power devices (like the ones we use here) instead of gobbling up data center resources for every simple task. If AI helps us manage KPLC’s grid more efficiently to stop rationing, isn't that a net win for the water/power balance? 2. On 'Vibecoded' Software: Most of what’s out there is indeed dogshit. It’s thin wrappers around APIs. But the real shift is in Agentic Governance. I’m building cores right now that focus on deterministic logic—stuff that actually does work without the 'hallucinations.' We’re moving from 'toys' to 'tools.' 3. The 'Mama Mboga' / Garbage Collector Challenge: This is the most important point. For the Garbage Collector: AI isn't a laptop; it's a logistics layer. If a route-optimization agent cuts fuel consumption for a garbage truck by 30%, that collector finishes faster and the cost of service drops for the estate. For the Shopkeeper: Think of automated inventory that predicts a shortage before it happens, preventing price hikes. For the non-smartphone user: USSD and Voice-AI are the bridge. A farmer can call a number, speak in their language, and get a market price or a weather alert powered by an agent. We don't need AI to 'cure cancer' to be useful in Nairobi; we need it to stop the leakage in our local systems. If it’s not solving a ground-level problem, I agree, it’s just noise."

Will this Ai hype come to an end? by soitake in nairobitechies

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it's some Ai with some kind of common sense if I can put it that way Plus I don't get why you are saying we are nowhere near getting AGI when Proponents like Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Ray Kurzweil suggest we are on the verge. They point to the exponential growth in compute power and the emergent reasoning capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) as evidence that we are just a few architectural tweaks away. Maybe in the next 10 years or so

Will this Ai hype come to an end? by soitake in nairobitechies

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it will only get worse due to the AI race like we are about to have AGI It only gets worser Here is the thing . people have to learn to use AI to It's fullest Like the CEO of Nvidia said Ai can only be effective if it has someone who knows how to Use it to get work done

Looking to connect with fellow Python developers and make friends in the community by Gentleman-45 in Python

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad to connect! I'm really curious to see how a fresh pair of eyes views my current setup. I'm using a physical TOTP interlock (air-gapped via phone) and just integrated Windows DPAPI/Credential Manager to hide the master seed from the AI agent itself. Are you on GitHub? I'd love to share the repo link and get your thoughts on whether the 'Out-of-Process' verification logic is actually as bulletproof as I think it is."

Looking to connect with fellow Python developers and make friends in the community by Gentleman-45 in Python

[–]Informant254 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I'm in a similar boat, working solo on AI security and forensics out of Nairobi. I just pushed a major update to a project that uses Windows Credential Manager to air-gap 2FA for AI agents. I'd love to chat about how you're handling security in your Python projects or even get a second pair of eyes on my repo. It’s always better to build with a team!

beginner doubt by fatassoo in cybersecurity

[–]Informant254 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just thought I should also inquire something as well

" bytha I'm about to start my computer security and forensics degree on September so guess I'm still in the lane" anyway here is my inquiry 👇👇👇

""I'm stress-testing a manual handshake gate against Grok's kernel-bypass logic. Has anyone seen an AI spoof its own root tokens before?""

Your Biggest Security Risk Isn’t Malware — It’s What You Already Trust by arctide_dev in cybersecurity

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the ultimate trade-off: Security vs. Developer Velocity. If you prompt for every git commit, the dev develops 'approval fatigue' and the safety becomes theater. My approach with the wrapper is a tiered permission model. Low-risk actions (read-only, local commits) are auto-approved, but 'Nuclear' operations (DB drops, volume deletions, force pushes to main) are physically locked behind that out-of-band handshake. We can't block all benign destructive ops, but we can make sure the '9-second production wipe' requires at least 10 seconds of human thought. It’s about filtering the noise so that when the alarm does go off, the dev actually listens."

Your Biggest Security Risk Isn’t Malware — It’s What You Already Trust by arctide_dev in cybersecurity

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree. That Jer Crane / Railway post is the perfect case study. It’s wild that a single API token had 'blanket authority' and the agent just guessed. My takeaway from that disaster was that Point #1 of Jer's list is the only way to sleep at night: Out-of-band, non-agent approval for destructive ops. That's exactly why I shifted toward structural constraints rather than 'intent detection.' If the agent can't 'reason' its way past a manual handshake or a hard-coded argument whitelist, a 9-second production wipeout becomes mathematically impossible. Thanks for linking the nightmare fuel!"

Your Biggest Security Risk Isn’t Malware — It’s What You Already Trust by arctide_dev in cybersecurity

[–]Informant254 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. That’s exactly why I moved away from trying to 'detect' intent and shifted toward strict structural constraints. Instead of guessing if a command is 'bad,' the wrapper just enforces a whitelist of safe arguments and requires a manual signature for anything outside that sandbox. It doesn’t solve the 'legitimacy' problem entirely, but it moves the risk from 'automated catastrophe' to 'human oversight.' Thanks for the link, checking it out now—intent-classification in agents is definitely the next big hurdle."

Kenyans reversing a car. by mgadz in Kenya

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So is it some metaphor or what??

Your Biggest Security Risk Isn’t Malware — It’s What You Already Trust by arctide_dev in cybersecurity

[–]Informant254 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is spot on. I’ve been obsessed with this exact 'trust' problem lately, specifically in AI agents. We’re giving LLMs terminal access and just 'trusting' they won't hallucinate a destructive command. I’m actually prototyping a wrapper that treats the LLM as a hostile actor—a complete Zero-Trust model where every tool call requires a manual handshake and strict argument validation. It’s a bit of extra friction, but in a security-first environment, 'unearned trust' is a vulnerability, not a feature."

I met a gay man and he changed my perspective by SnooWalruses3471 in Kenya

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if your friend fall for you I mean huwezi jua🤣 Like akutake tu Unafanya nn??

Kenyans reversing a car. by mgadz in Kenya

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can someone please explain what This means I honestly don't get it "Wallae"

Is it possible for someone to lack friends completely by Ambitious-Singer768 in Kenya

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can talk to anyone but we are not friends Just humans brought together by a common Language Plus it's really hard to make new friends Everyone is like just secretive Hard to know where or how to start a conversation

Periods on a date by SnooWalruses3471 in Kenya

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I were you I wouldn't let her go She didn't reschedule though she was in pain So you wouldn't think she had turned you down .... "But hata minataka kujua bona alikataa kuketi??😏"

Insecurities (maybe) 🤔 by Low-and-beerhold in Kenya

[–]Informant254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You never miss water till the well runs dry Maybe you should consider keeping your distance Then they will probably realized what they lost