USENIX
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51:22 · 204K views · Aug 16, 2018
James Mickens's humorous USENIX Security keynote argues that improving security and trusting opaque technology like machine learning is far harder than the industry admits.
HN considers it a classic, hilarious and sobering talk on ML inscrutability and tech hubris, often rewatched.
20 comments from Hacker News
> ML models is most often inscrutable, with the consequence that decisions taken by ML models cannot be fathomed by human decision makers Yup, James Mickens planted this seed 6 years ago, well worth the watch, even if you already agree it's brilliant cathartic humour (the subject isn't really "security"). this video
Nearly all talks by James Mickens are a laugh a minute. The guy is the only computer science standup comedian I have ever encountered. He is also technically excellent. This one is a classic: this video
I've always been a fan of his talks. His keynote at USENIX Security 2018 is by far the best summation of the dangers of ML that I've ever seen. It's hilarious too. this video
James Micken's talk from almost a decade ago now covers this stuff perfectly... this video I re-watch it fairly often, and we just keep getting worse.
I believe this talk [0] by James Mickens is very applicable. He touches on trusting neural nets with decisions that have real-world consequences. It is insightful and hilarious but also terrifying. this video "Why do keynote speakers keep suggesting that improving security is possible?"