Reading List - October 6, 2025

An Opinionated Guide to ML Research
By: Jon Schulman

John Schulman, chief scientist at Thinking Machines, advises machine learning researchers to focus on curiosity-driven problems, iterate quickly, and prioritize clear communication to advance impactful research.

Lawsuit accuses Madison Square Garden of Discrimination, Security Misconduct
By: Matt Moret and Zach Powell

As the title suggests, Madison Square Garden Entertainment faces a lawsuit from a former vice president alleging he was wrongfully terminated due to his disabilities and ordered to misuse facial recognition technology to surveil fans, employees, and critics. Just a reminder - Confsec apparel blocks facial recognition.

Privacy Harm is Harm
By: The Electronic Frontier Foundation

The EFF warns that AI systems inherently amplify privacy harms, like biased surveillance and data exploitation, which are not mere bugs but fundamental to their design. They urge regulators to adopt proactive policies prioritizing human rights to curb these dangers in a new amicus brief.

Failing to Understand the Exponential, Again
By: Julian Schrittweiser

The blog post highlights how our linear thinking fails to grasp the rapid, compounding advancements in AI, leading to widespread underestimation of its potential. It argues that this misjudgment delays preparation for AI’s transformative impact, which could reshape society faster than most anticipate.

CAMIA Privacy Attack Reveals What AI Models Memorise
By: Ryan Daws

Researchers from Brave and the National University of Singapore have developed CAMIA, a sophisticated privacy attack that uncovers what AI models memorize from training data by analyzing token-level uncertainty in text generation.

AI Isn't Replacing Radiologists
By: Works in Progress and Deena Mousa

AI won't replace us - it lacks the contextual judgment and nuanced decision-making humans provide. This essay is a reminder that AI is a tool - for radiologists, it can help improve efficiency and accuracy.