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  14. guilt as correction, not identity
  15. accountability doesn't disappear when AI helps you
  16. just because it sounds right doesn't mean it is
  17. field notes from my own head
  18. the gap between what you mean and what AI understands
  19. not everything should go to AI — the art of delegation
  20. a dead jesuit from 1647 knew something you don't
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  22. there is a difference between using AI and being fluent with it.
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  25. Research mode — when Claude stops answering and starts investigating
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  33. from noise to meaning — the quiet revolution in AI
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  43. no labels, no problem — finding patterns in the chaos
  44. Powerful Positivity
  45. drawing the line — how machines separate threats from noise
  46. your SOC playbook is literally a decision tree
  47. Hope in the Hopelessness
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  49. teaching machines with examples — like training a junior analyst
  50. Hello, :)
  51. AI, ML, deep learning — same thing? not quite
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  60. recon looks different from both sides of the wire
  61. SOC eyes, attacker hands: why a defender signs up for CEH
  62. two sides of the wire — notes from CEH Practical
  63. Hello, :)