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Editorial perspectives on AI security trends and developments.

Sun, Feb 22, 2026 • Ben Williams

An honest assessment of AI pentesting frameworks from someone who has built and tested them. The tools are impressive with premium models but collapse with anything smaller, remain vulnerable to prompt injection attacks, and face a confidentiality problem with no near-term solution. But the trajectory is undeniable, and we all know it.

Sat, Feb 21, 2026 • Ben Williams

OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent controllable via WhatsApp, has over 215,000 GitHub stars and a growing skills ecosystem. It requires access to your system, stores credentials in plaintext, and has already been hit by supply chain attacks and critical vulnerabilities.