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Before the Robots Run. More reflections from RSAC 2026 — The Power of the Community and the Machines We Invited In. | Written By Marco Ciappelli & Read By Tape3
This was my twelfth RSA Conference. I know that because I remember the first one, 2012, and I've been counting ever since — not out of habit, but because each year feels like a chapter in a longer story I'm trying to read in real time. Twelve years of standing in that same building in San Francisco, watching an indust
Do Androids Dream of Security Patches? Reflections from RSAC 2026 — Walking the Floor of the Agentic World | Written By Marco Ciappelli & Read by Tape3
Do Androids Dream of Security Patches? Reflections from RSAC 2026 — Walking the Floor of the Agentic World A new transmission from An Analog Brain In A Digital Age — formerly Musing On Society and Technology Newsletter, by Marco Ciappelli The theme of RSAC 2026 was "The Power of Community." Nearly forty-four thousand
Everyone Is Talking About Agentic AI at RSAC 2026. Almost Nobody Is Saying Anything Different | With Marco Ciappelli and Theresa Lanowitz
Marco Ciappelli sits down with cybersecurity evangelist and thought leader Theresa Lanowitz at the end of day one on the expo floor for a conversation that cuts through the noise — from shadow AI and leadership accountability, to brand identity, to why most companies here can't articulate a message above the fray. Plus
New Book: Climate Capital — Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future | An Interview with Tom Chi | An Analog Brain In A Digital Age With Marco Ciappelli
Marco Ciappelli interviews Tom Chi, Google X Founding Member, Inventor & Venture Capitalist, Author of Climate Capital: Investing in the Tools for a Regenerative Future, for An Analog Brain In A Digital Age Podcast.
New Book! Lost in Time — Our Forgotten and Vanishing Knowledge | Forgotten Technology, Ancient Wisdom & Digital Amnesia | An Interview with Jack R. Bialik | An Analog Brain In A Digital Age With Marco Ciappelli
What if the answers to our biggest challenges aren't ahead of us — but behind us, buried in the 98.4% of human history we've lost? Marco Ciappelli interviews Jack R. Bialik, Author of Lost in Time: Our Forgotten and Vanishing Knowledge, for An Analog Brain In A Digital Age Podcast.
Chat Control: The EU Law That Could End Privacy and Why Breaking Encryption Won't Stop Criminals | A Conversation with Cybersecurity Expert John Salomon | Redefining Society and Technology Podcast with Marco Ciappelli
Cybersecurity veteran John Morgan Salomon dismantles the arguments behind "Chat Control" and similar encryption-breaking laws. In our Hybrid Analog Digital Society, privacy isn't about hiding — it's about democratic survival. When governments can read your thoughts, the targets aren't just terrorists. They're anyone wh
AI Art vs Human Creativity — The Real Difference and why AI Cannot Be An Artist | A Conversation with AI Expert Andrea Isoni, PhD, Chief AI Officer, AI speaker | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
Chief AI Officer Andrea Isoni challenges the notion that AI can replace human creativity. Drawing from Renaissance workshops to modern kitchens, he argues AI is an assistant, never an artist. In our Hybrid Analog Digital Society, the "last touch" — that deeply human refinement — remains irreplaceable.
Guitars, Gear, and the Heartbeat of NAMM 2026 — When Gear Meets Culture Inside The Creators Lounge | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Day 2 Observations | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Day two at NAMM 2026 captures the real culture of the show, from guitars on the wall to live sound chaos and unscripted conversations. Craftsmanship, technology, and creativity collide when you are truly on location. This episode captures the texture of being on location where instruments, people, and ideas shape the c
Music, Machines, and the Myth of Replacement — What NAMM 2026 Reveals About the Future of Music | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Day 1 Observations | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
NAMM 2026 opens with noise, movement, and a clear reminder that music is still driven by people, not machines. This conversation sets the tone for the week by examining how musicians are using new tools without losing the heart of creative expression.
CES 2026 Recap | AI, Robotics, Quantum, And Renewable Energy: The Future Is More Practical Than You Think | A Conversation with CTA Senior Director and Futurist Brian Comiskey | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
CTA Senior Director and Futurist Brian Comiskey delivers a comprehensive CES 2026 debrief. With 148,000 attendees and 4,100 exhibitors, this year's show revealed where technology meets humanity: AI use cases maturing beyond hype, humanoid robots gaining dexterity, quantum innovation accelerating, and energy solutions p
Bass Is the Backbone of Music | A Conversation with Bass Magazine Editor in Chief, Jon D’Auria | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Bass Magazine Awards | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Bass may sit low in the mix, but its cultural impact runs deep. This episode explores how community, technology, and restraint shape the future of music through the lens of the bass world.
CES 2026: Why NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Won IEEE Medal of Honor | A Conversation with Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE's 2026 President and CEO | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
Jensen Huang Just Won IEEE's Highest Honor. The Reason Tells Us Everything About Where Tech Is Headed. IEEE announced Jensen Huang as its 2026 Medal of Honor recipient at CES this week. The NVIDIA founder joins a lineage stretching back to 1917—over a century of recognizing people who didn't just advance technology, bu
Nothing Has Changed in Cybersecurity Since the 80s — And That's the Real Problem | A Conversation with Steve Mancini | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
Dr. Steve Mancini, cybersecurity professor, Homeland Security veteran, and Honorary Italian Consul in Pittsburgh, challenges the myth of constant technological evolution. From War Games to ChatGPT, the principles of cyber threats remain unchanged—but our over-reliance on technology is making us more vulnerable. In this
Author Kate O'Neill's Book "What Matters Next": AI, Meaning, and Why We Can't Delegate Creativity | Redefining Society and Technology with Marco Ciappelli
Author and tech strategist Kate O'Neill joins Marco to explore her new book "What Matters Next," examining why meaning-making is fundamentally human and how leaders can harness AI without delegating creativity to algorithms. In our Hybrid Analog Digital Society, the challenge isn't whether to use AI—it's ensuring we re
The New Copyright and Rights Battle: Who Owns the Sound of AI When Machines Make Music? | A Panel Conversation with Chandler Lawn, Michael Sheldrick, Drew Thurlow, Puya Partow-Navid, and Marco Ciappelli | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Artificial intelligence can now compose entire songs in seconds—but who owns the output when the input came from decades of human creativity? In this Music Evolves panel, artists, lawyers, and global thinkers unpack how AI is transforming rights, authorship, and the emotional core of music itself.
New Event | Global Space Awards 2025 Honors Captain James Lovell Legacy at Natural History Museum London | A conversation with Sanjeev Gordhan | Redefining Society And Technology Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
The inaugural Global Space Awards celebrates the Golden Era of Space on December 5, 2025, at London's Natural History Museum. Hosted by physicist Brian Greene, the event honors Captain James Lovell's legacy and recognizes innovators transforming space from government domain to commercial frontier in our Hybrid Analog D
How to Market to Cybersecurity's Most Elusive Buyers: AI, Emotion, and the Human Touch - Interview with Gianna Whitver and Maria Velasquez | Cyber Marketing Con 2025 Coverage | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Cybersecurity marketing demands a different playbook. Gianna Whitver and Maria Velasquez, founders of the Cybersecurity Marketing Society, explain why emotional intelligence trumps technical specs when reaching stressed, elusive security buyers—and how CyberMarketingCon 2025 equips marketers with AI tools and timeless
New Book: SPIES, LIES, AND CYBER CRIME | Former FBI Spy Hunter Eric O'Neill Explains How Cybercriminals Use Espionage techniques to Attack Us | Redefining Society And Technology Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
Former FBI counterintelligence specialist Eric O'Neill, who caught the most damaging spy in US history, reveals how cyber criminals use traditional espionage techniques to attack us. In his new book "Spies Lies and Cyber Crime," he exposes the $14 trillion cybercrime industry and teaches us to recognize attacks in our
From Sampling to Scraping: AI Music, Rights, and the Return of Creative Control | A Musing On The Connection Between Music, Technology, and Creativity | Music Evolves: Sonic Frontiers with Sean Martin and TAPE9 | Read by TAPE9
Let's explores how generative AI is reshaping music — from training data scraped without permission to the tools being built to detect and defend creative ownership. This episode questions what we might lose when machines generate emotion at scale, and whether human-made music will soon be prized for its imperfection.
First CISO Charged by SEC: Tim Brown on Trust, Context, and Leading Through Crisis - Interview with Tim Brown | AISA CyberCon Melbourne 2025 Coverage | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Tim Brown's job changed overnight. December 11th, he was the CISO at SolarWinds managing security operations. December 12th, he was leading the response to one of the most scrutinized cybersecurity incidents in history.
Everyone Is Protecting My Password, But Who Is Protecting My Toilet Paper? - Interview with Amberley Brady | AISA CyberCon Melbourne 2025 Coverage | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Empty shelves trigger something primal in us now. We've lived through the panic, the uncertainty, the realization that our food supply isn't as secure as we thought. Amberley Brady hasn't forgotten that feeling, and she's turned it into action.
Beyond Blame: Navigating the Digital World with Our Kids - Interview with Jacqueline (JJ) Jayne | AISA CyberCon Melbourne 2025 Coverage | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
There's something fundamentally broken in how we approach online safety for young people. We're quick to point fingers—at tech companies, at schools, at kids themselves—but Jacqueline Jayne (JJ) wants to change that conversation entirely.
AI Creativity Expert Reveals Why Machines Need More Freedom - Creative Machines: AI, Art & Us Book Interview | A Conversation with Author Maya Ackerman | Redefining Society And Technology Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
Dr. Maya Ackerman, AI researcher and author of "Creative Machines: AI, Art, and Us," challenges our assumptions about artificial intelligence and creativity. She argues that ChatGPT is intentionally limited, that hallucinations are features not bugs, and that we must stop treating AI as an all-knowing oracle in our Hyb
Lo-Fi Music and the Art of Imperfection — When Technical Limitations Become Creative Liberation | Analog Minds in a Digital World: Part 2 | Musing On Society And Technology Newsletter | Article Written By Marco Ciappelli
Lo-Fi Music and the Art of Imperfection — When Technical Limitations Become Creative Liberation | Analog Minds in a Digital World: Part 2 This newsletter series will explore the tensions, paradoxes, and possibilities of being fundamentally analog beings in an increasingly digital world. We're not just using technology;