1. Introducing Aardvark: OpenAI’s agentic security researcher
Aardvark is a new autonomous security-focused AI agent by OpenAI, designed to autonomously search for, validate, and remediate software vulnerabilities at scale, marking a pivotal moment in agentic system deployment for cybersecurity.
“An AI-powered security researcher that autonomously finds, validates, and helps fix software vulnerabilities at scale.” (openai.com)
2. An environment designed to suit every body is better for all
Anna Leahy’s expansive essay illuminates the universal design ideal, tracing its evolution from bespoke accessibility solutions to mainstream products like OXO Good Grips, and argues that designing for edge cases yields benefits for all users.
“Instead of addressing shortcomings with add-ons, universal design focuses on what works for everyone, where ‘everyone’ is a basic criterion.” (aeon.co)
3. Scholarly Writing in the Face of Generative AI: A View from Art History
Nancy Um explores how LLMs are reshaping humanities scholarship, from copyright disputes to the opaqueness of generative summaries, urging art historians to develop AI literacy and ethical frameworks for writing, review, and publication in the age of algorithms.
“While I composed this piece, I had to add new footnotes each day, as fresh perspectives and breaking developments emerged.” (journals.publishing.umich.edu)
4. When Form Forgets Function: The Typographic Overconfidence of Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro
Lefteris Heretakis’s critique unveils how Apple’s bold, extended “PRO” wordmark on the iPhone 17 Pro fractures the brand’s typographic restraint, transforming letters into architectural gestures that echo the hardware but risk sacrificing clarity for spectacle.
“Where Apple once whispered with precision, it now shouts with excess.” (newartschool.education)
5. In support of Osage typography
Kevin King and Dr. Jessica Harjo chart the collaborative, 24-minute process of defining a typographic standard for the newly encoded Osage script, solving complex diacritic composition and forging forms that balance readability, cultural authenticity, and technical precision.
“This presents challenges… as there are no concrete models for character skeletons to use… rather, the design process includes recommending ideal forms for the skeletons of characters that best suit a typographic whole.” (typotheque.com)