Locks, Loopholes, and Language Models

In this episode I speak to to Shaanan Cohney about what lockpicking teaches us about software, whether AI-generated music is good, why 90% of his intro programming students are now submitting AI-written code, why the evidence on social media and teen mental health is weaker than the headlines suggest, what happens when vulnerability discovery gets commoditized, and how to stay safe online.Check it out on Spotify, Apple or Youtube.TranscriptBelow is a lightly edited transcript, courtesy of AI:Ariel (00:05) Joining me today is Dr. Shaanan Cohney, a computer scientist, legal scholar, and senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne. He’s won awards in research, teaching, and hacking, and has advised both the FTC and the US Senate on tech policy. Shaanan also has experience cracking safes, singing competitively, and playing piano. Shaanan, welcome to the Zappable Podcast.Shaanan Thanks, it’s lovely to be here this morning.Ariel So Shaanan, since you have experience in both music and…