ICYMI: Paladin’s Chief Scientist Safety Tech Dr. Mary Aiken Op-Ed on What Grok’s Nudification Scandal Teaches Us
“Focusing solely on Grok is not the point – it may be today’s headline, but it is not the only system capable of producing sexualised, degrading or illegal imagery.” World leading cyberpsychologist and Paladin Capital Group’s Chief Scientist Safety Tech Dr. Mary Aiken wrote an op-ed for The Journal on how Grok’s “nudify” controversy shouldn’t be treated as a […]
ICYMI: Paladin Capital Group’s Chief Investment Officer Discusses Safety Tech With The Wall Street Journal
Paladin Capital Group’s Chief Investment Chris Steed spoke with The Wall Street Journal about how cyberpsychology is informing innovation in the private sector, especially among the growing sector of online safety technology—or “Safety Tech”—companies. From the story: A small but growing number of technology companies offer tools that reflect some findings from cyber psychology, said […]
2008 vs 2020: The lessons to learn…and unlearn
Ken Pentimonti, Principal, Paladin Capital Group What lessons should we draw from previous crises? That’s a question facing many of us who’ve been through downcycles before. Understandably, LPs can be nervous about capital being deployed during periods of uncertainty, in case managers find themselves bloodied by “catching a falling knife”. Yet hindsight shows us that […]
The Dark Net: Policing the Internet’s Underworld
By Sir David Omand First published in the World Policy Journal Winter 2015/2016 LONDON—In 1910, one of the last remaining bands of outlaws of America’s Wild West emerged from their hideout in the Sierra Ladrones Mountains in New Mexico and …
Local Projects Replace Global Investments in Mideast
DUBAI — Governments in the Middle East are investing less internationally than they have at any time in the past three years, as pressure to focus on domestic needs has shifted their attention away from global trophy acquisitions, analysts say.
‘Active defense’ experts call for larger role for U.S. Cyber Command
SAN FRANCISCO – A panel of experts with intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the National Security Agency (NSA) told RSA Conference 2012 attendees that the U.S. Cyber Command must assume a larger role in securing the Internet, despite the privacy concerns expressed by lawmakers and the public.