The Lethal Trifecta Is Already on Your Laptops — Michael Patterson, Coder
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Why it matters
Coding agents on laptops combine private data access, untrusted input and outbound network. The talk shows how isolation, a redacting model proxy and command/domain allowlists reduce that exposure.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
prompt injection — An attack that hides instructions in content an AI will read — a webpage, email, or document — tricking it into following the attacker instead of the user.
guardrails — The checks around a model that block bad inputs and outputs — filters, validators, and permission rules the model itself can't override.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
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