Bay Area AI Security Meetup: MCP security [theme] w Cohere and Datasette
August edition of the monthly academic salon
TLDR:
Bridging scholastic w enterprise and on other side of AI hype train for the last 2 years, using LLMs and other tools to automate things while addressing the deepest technical and ethical questions around AI safety in use within society.
Note: AI doomers not welcome, cool topic but we don't have time. We discuss actual [and current] harms from the technology as developers.
Talks this month:
Simon Willison, Datasette - Prompt injection, the lethal trifecta and challenges with MCP security
Teresa Grandia with Cohere Labs
Schedule:
5:30pm - Doors / food
6:30pm - Talks w Q&A (5-10 min)
7:00pm - Discussion
8:00pm - Shutting it down
Directions: Attendees should enter via the courtyard entrance (up the stairs by the circular water fountain). For accessible entry, building staff will provide elevator access - please enter by the reception desk. All guests must present a valid and physical government-issued ID - this is mandatory with no exceptions.
Code of Conduct: All attendees are obliged to follow the AWS Community Codes of Conduct and agree to the AWS Event Terms and Conditions.