"Thinking back to Ben Franklin, we saw society moving in the right direction for the last 500 years because of our commitment to science, human rights, etc., and that seems to be at the very least slowing down, if not reversing. Braun said he blames government for this state of affairs - pointedly 'the inability of government to continue to make the progress we saw from the enlightenment.'"
"This community is so committed to these principles of human rights and freedom of speech and science, that that when we see people fuck with them - or when we see the people that we elect to preserve these things not doing their fucking job - we're just like: 'Fuck you guys.' The Almanack highlights three major, all-of-society threats that governments have yet to fix: Cybercrime, AI, and authoritarianism."
Jake Braun, a cybersecurity expert and former Obama and Biden administration advisor, co-founded the Franklin Project to mobilize hackers toward securing critical infrastructure. Launched at DEF CON 2024, the project attracted 350 volunteers to help secure water facilities. The initiative publishes an annual Hacker's Almanack, mirroring Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack. Braun expresses frustration with government's inability to maintain progress in science, human rights, and freedom of speech. The hacker community views government as failing to preserve these principles. The Almanack identifies three major societal threats—cybercrime, artificial intelligence, and authoritarianism—that governments have not adequately addressed.
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