https://butterswords.com/categories/conference/Recent content in Conference on Butterswords | Where Words >= SwordsHugoenSat, 20 Jun 2026 10:03:56 -0700https://butterswords.com/blog/msft-aegis-summit-jun2026/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:03:56 -0700https://butterswords.com/blog/msft-aegis-summit-jun2026/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>BLUF:</strong> Safety and Security share many things. It is not enough, however, to allude to the historical attributes of either when proposing "novel" approaches for AI. </div> <p>A friend of mine shared a call for participants at the <a href="https://microsoft.eventsair.com/msft9/register/Site/Register">Microsoft Applied AI Safety &amp; Security Summit</a>. It felt like an excellent opportunity to see what the creators of <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/PyRIT">PyRIT</a> are up to in 2026. The agenda had a few interesting presentations. Their inclusion of a case study felt like it might be worth experiencing. I wanted see if their way of looking at risks differed from what I have done in the past.</p>https://butterswords.com/blog/facct-2022-craft61-big-data-ai-global-south-notes/Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://butterswords.com/blog/facct-2022-craft61-big-data-ai-global-south-notes/<p>I took notes for myself during the CRAFT session on June 21st and have since realized that these may be more useful if shared broadly. Any mistakes are my own. I have removed contact information from here because I do not intend to share it without their permission. I’m sharing their names and their work because it is present on the <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/bdai-facct2022/home">website for the workshop</a>.</p> <h1 id="high-level-thoughts">High Level Thoughts</h1> <p>I was honored to be able to listen, learn, and engage with the keynote speakers and presenters. They brought forth excellent and diverse points. As one of a few white people who attended the CRAFT session I have to acknowledge two things:</p>