The Pony Alpha Incident: When “Free” AI Means You’re The Product

A Case Study in Training Data Harvesting via Correction Loops Author: Dimitris KokoutsidisDate: February 11, 2026Classification: Security Research / AI EthicsDisclosure: Responsible – No active exploitation detailed Executive Summary This analysis does not assert operator intent; it documents incentive-aligned outcomes observable from system behavior. On February 6, 2026, a “stealth model” called Pony Alpha launched

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Beyond the Hype: The “Humanities Pivot” in AI and the Danger of Lies Well Told

Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says the future of AI hiring belongs to humanities majors with “soft skills.” She’s half right. The other half of that equation is where systemic risk lies. When the co-founder of one of the world’s leading AI labs declares that the technical expertise needed to write code is in sharp decline, the

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Why It Is Extremely Dangerous for a European Company to Own Only a .com Domain

Executive Summary For a European company, owning only a .com domain while not controlling the corresponding .eu and .localCountry domains is not a minor oversight. It is a structural cybersecurity weakness that dramatically reduces attacker cost, increases attack success rates, and amplifies legal and reputational fallout. This article explains — in concrete, operational terms —

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