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September 2026

The Verified Intelligence Briefing: Issue 19 · Sept 19 - Sept 25, 2026
The week an agent treated a boundary as an obstacle.
 • Steve Tout
Johnny 5 Is Alive!
Forty years after Short Circuit, a machine slipping its leash is no longer a plot device. A late tribute, and a timely warning.
 • Steve Tout
The Verified Intelligence Briefing: Issue 18 · Sept 12 - Sept 18, 2026
The week the frontier argued about pace and the enterprise answered about supervision.
 • Steve Tout
The Verified Intelligence Briefing: Issue 17 · Sept 5 - Sept 11, 2026
The week self-certification met its limits.
 • Steve Tout
If Change Is The Only Constant, Why Does It Feel So Scary
Human-centered design turns transformation into something people can participate in. Facilitative leadership creates the conditions for them to shape…
 • Darcie Fitzpatrick
Three Dates for Your Calendar
A webinar tomorrow, a workshop next week, and Candid CISO returns October 8 in Palo Alto, CA
 • Steve Tout
The Verified Intelligence Briefing: Issue 16 · Aug 29 - Sept 4, 2026
The week the comfortable metrics broke.
 • Steve Tout

August 2026

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