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John Speed Meyers

Chainguard Labs

John Speed Meyers is the head of Chainguard Labs at Chainguard. He leads a research team focused on open source software security. He previously worked at In-Q-Tel and the RAND Corporation.
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How to fix the military’s software SNAFU

Too many of its apps are built on code riddled with vulnerabilities—and distributed by the Pentagon itself.

  • John Speed Meyers
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The US Military Should Red-Team Open Source Code

The Pentagon can reduce threats and increase security by finding and fixing bugs lurking in its software.

  • John Speed Meyers, Zack Newman and Jacobo McGuire
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What AI Can and Cannot Do for the Intelligence Community

A realistic appraisal of artificial intelligence shows limits but real promise.

  • Zigfried Hampel-Arias and John Speed Meyers