Current: Asst Professor at Penn CIS Past: Cryptographer at Aleo Crypto and computer security PhD, UC Berkeley he/him Website: pratyush.zip Photoblog: photos.pratyush.ziphttps://bsky.app/profile/pratyush.ziphttps://bsky.app/profile/pratyush.zip/post/3mvnkrxbnt22lMight be difficult to find a piece of literature with more net societal damage per unit time than Harry Potter... [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:dnne2w2ljhrgu7o7ede37vhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnkrxbnt22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pratyush.zip/post/3mviv3qwws22iThis will sound rude, but we have AI systems autonomously hacking and finding real vulnerabilities and solving mathematical problems, and people still are saying that it "doesn't work". Like come on, maybe it won't kill us (yet), but it is a rather capable tool. Update your threat models. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:dnne2w2ljhrgu7o7ede37vhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviv3qwws22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pratyush.zip/post/3mrveneb23224This is obviously morally stupid. It's also an economic and strategic fail. Intl students: inject money into local economies; are, on avg, pretty strong; and are a captive & paying audience for US viewpoints and propaganda (I'm exaggerating ofc, but only partially) Why lose all that? [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:dnne2w2ljhrgu7o7ede37vhk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrveneb23224