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AI Village @ BSides Albuquerque 2026
Join AI Village at BSides Albuquerque 2026 for hands-on AI security labs, model internals, tokenization, prompt injection, RAG poisoning, and adversarial ML.
Albuquerque, NM
View EventBruce Schneier's DEF CON 34 Fireside Chat is now available!
Watch our conversation with Bruce Schneier on AI and cybersecurity, and explore more from AI Village at DEF CON 34.
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