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Stephen Schneiter · Dec 11, 2025

@Rick Butler and @Andrew H these are good points. I agree a "reasonable person" should not need a warning label about hot coffee. But we find ourselves in a society where we need warning labels for everything (that's a whole other topic).

It is an interesting time we find ourselves interacting with AI. I happened to catch a 60 Minutes story this past Sunday (it was on between football games) about kids interacting with Character AI, a chatbot platform that is currently at the center of a lawsuit where a family is stating that their daughter's interaction with the platform led her down a path where she finally committed suicide.

There have been similar conversations around other forms of social media platforms that can be used for good, and also negative ways, especially with younger audiences. I agree with Ricks commment asking where are the other family members throughout this experience.

I do feel that AI is a powerful tool, and we as instructors play a key role in helping folks understand what AI is and what it is not. We can help be that warning label for AI. Getting folks to understand that if we need to verify infomration AI provides us for school or work, why would we let AI make us feel bad about ourselves!

Hank Cox · Dec 11, 2025

sirithanatharathorn said:
Today, I visited the CompTIA Store to purchase the Network+ Instructor Guide eBook, but I found that this product is no longer available in the store. I noticed a new product, CompTIA Network+ CertMaster Study, priced the same as the original eBook, and it’s the same for other courses as well. Can someone explain this to me? If I want the official slides for instructors, which are typically included in the Instructor Guide eBook, where can I purchase or access them now?

I just looked at the instructor version of Network+ CertMaster Study. It does come with the powerpoint slides.

To download the slides, select the three dots next to the course title, then select "Resources".

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KGreen · Dec 11, 2025

Same in assessment.
I'm also unable to get the attendance certificate for Session 1. It's based on a standard 110 minute presentation for watch time, and the session wasn't long enough to achieve minimum watch time.

Andrew H · Dec 11, 2025

Rick Butler said:
Yeah, those that know me, know that I'm not the biggest fan of Skynet. There are definitely some things in the AI world that are making people defer to it, rather that traditional methods of getting help. However, to me, this seems much like blaming the screwdriver manufacturer for injury because the person stuck the tool in his eye, blaming the fork for obesity, and so forth.

There is a societal epidemic with regards to mental health. That much is so true these days. And while I don't want to get into a long dialogue about mental health, I would often wonder, where was the person's family - since now, they are seeking damages in what they are trying to make as a wrongful death suit. How concerned were they about their own family member who may have been exhibiting signs of paranoid delusion?

One might argue the topics of explainable vs. non-explainable models with respect to AI, but this article seemed to omit any details about Soelberg's (and family)'s responsibility in all this. Is there personal responsibility to be had with respect to human interaction with AI - or is this another example of the woman blaming McDonalds for burns to her lap from spilling hot coffee on it, just because the cup didn't say 'hot'?

From a legal argument perspective, a "reasonable person" understands that coffee is hot without a warning label, but does that same "reasonable person" understand that what AI regurgitates is not thought or consciousness? Obviously in this instance, the person involved would not be considered rational in thought, so should there be safeguards in place to prevent them from accessing such systems? What about minors? All great and reasonable discussions I think. Glad I am just a lowly instructor and I don't need to answer any of the questions I ask!

Rick Butler · Dec 11, 2025

Are you sure you're properly licensed for instructor access into the Linux+ Certmaster? As I understand it, there is no different product - it's based on your access key, so if you're a student, you see student stuff - instructor, instructor stuff.

Are you using the Certmaster offering that came from the recent TTT? I'm not sure if that was set up for student or instructor - haven't yet activated mine - been too focused on SecurityX renewal as well as regular work these days.

/r

Rick Butler · Dec 11, 2025

I know, for me, as a staunch non-conformist and contrarian, I have often said, "I'm so done with Windoze - I'm going Linux". And there are points where I have tried to make that conversion, with the belief that there's nothing I can do with Windows that I cannot get done with Linux.

Except that's not entirely true. Or perhaps it is, but to get there requires an investment of time and energy that I simply don't have to replicate the same results in a Linux environment that I could quickly do with MSFT. MSFT has counted on this for decades as their way of holding onto control of the enterprise endpoint as well as various services out there. Pay them money and get things done quicker, versus having to slog through man pages and communities (or now, ask AI) to get things done.

Maybe this is one of those "Well, GIT GUD" things.

I do think everyone in the MSFT ecosystem can and should get better with Linux technology. And while Linux is predominantly running cloud workloads, even on Azure, not to mention Mariner being the underlying architecture for Azure Kubernetes, Windows isn't going away anytime soon.

Rick Butler · Dec 11, 2025

Yeah, those that know me, know that I'm not the biggest fan of Skynet. There are definitely some things in the AI world that are making people defer to it, rather that traditional methods of getting help. However, to me, this seems much like blaming the screwdriver manufacturer for injury because the person stuck the tool in his eye, blaming the fork for obesity, and so forth.

There is a societal epidemic with regards to mental health. That much is so true these days. And while I don't want to get into a long dialogue about mental health, I would often wonder, where was the person's family - since now, they are seeking damages in what they are trying to make as a wrongful death suit. How concerned were they about their own family member who may have been exhibiting signs of paranoid delusion?

One might argue the topics of explainable vs. non-explainable models with respect to AI, but this article seemed to omit any details about Soelberg's (and family)'s responsibility in all this. Is there personal responsibility to be had with respect to human interaction with AI - or is this another example of the woman blaming McDonalds for burns to her lap from spilling hot coffee on it, just because the cup didn't say 'hot'?

Andrew H · Dec 11, 2025

Mr. Pierce mentioned in his CIN TTT AI Essentials course the idea of holding LLMs responsible.

Here is an interesting legal suit that will set some legal precedent --

OpenAI, Microsoft face wrongful death lawsuit over ‘paranoid delusions’ that led former tech worker into murder-suicide

OpenAI, Microsoft face wrongful death lawsuit over 'paranoid delusions' that led former tech worker into murder-suicide | Fortune

Police said Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, fatally beat and strangled his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Adams, and then killed himself in early August.

fortune.com

jasoneckert · Dec 10, 2025

Darryl Davis Esq. said:
Mitch,
Thanks for the inspiration! Your testimony and Jason Eckert's Linux TTT webinar series give me the courage to "go deeper" with Linux instruction...

That’s awesome! Going deeper into Linux is the only rabbit hole where the rabbits wear penguin costumes and ask if you’ve tried editing the config file.

Ibrahim Mohamed · Dec 10, 2025

Jzol said:
@Stephen Schneiter and @Nicholas Pierce
Regarding the AI Essentials and AI Prompting Essentials courses, I do not see the option to take the assessment. Like Mr. Pierce, I am a professor and keep my CompTIA certification account separate from my CompTIA institution account. I would prefer to take the assessment on my personal account, as my full first and last name are on it, rather than on my institution account. I had to change this since the SSO was implemented. Under My Assessments, there is a Contact Support button, but I noticed it shows mailto:[email protected], which I’m not sure is an option or active.

Would you be able to help me with this so I can take the assessment? I’m not sure if others are having issues, mine for a fact is not showing

Also thank you because @Stephen Schneiter knows how popular he is I wanted to say thank you for all your hard work and patience especially when I'm taking the Linux CIN TTT courses and watched the videos, telling him I have the content and I promise I'll do it on my institution account. Spinal fusions are fun haha. I can't wait for the voucher and then I finally get my break soon! YAY!

Same situation here.

Ibrahim Mohamed · Dec 10, 2025

Greeting Stephen
I did not receive my certificate yet.

Rick Butler · Dec 10, 2025

My qubits can hardly wait.

DougBrooks · Dec 10, 2025

Just caught up with the on-demand sessions, some great stuff in here

DougBrooks · Dec 10, 2025

Registered here too ready to watch on demand

Jzol · Dec 10, 2025

Are we able to watch today’s session if we can’t today, tomorrow?

I also had a general discussion question I thought of and would like to discuss further, I would love to hear perspectives and thoughts on my question. if the question comes up, I will be watching the recorded session tomorrow which hopefully is an option.

If two students in the same college class are involved in a situation where one unknowingly shares a malicious AI-generated reference, and the other clicks the link and receives a virus, does the affected student have grounds for legal action against the other? I assume the appropriate step is to notify the professor. If students are working from home, what procedures should be followed? I imagine the answer varies, but I thought I’d ask anyway: are people using a disclaimer that serves as enough, or are they thinking about moving forward with other measures, since AI can push out malicious links? As I replay the words, “trust but verify”, not all will follow this advice.

I love AI and still am learning a lot but having to teach and realize some people cannot use and ask Google questions is a challenge because now I have to form their minds. What do you all do for these kinds of moments and any thoughts on the above?

Jzol · Dec 10, 2025

@Stephen Schneiter and @Nicholas Pierce
Regarding the AI Essentials and AI Prompting Essentials courses, I do not see the option to take the assessment. Like Mr. Pierce, I am a professor and keep my CompTIA certification account separate from my CompTIA institution account. I would prefer to take the assessment on my personal account, as my full first and last name are on it, rather than on my institution account. I had to change this since the SSO was implemented. Under My Assessments, there is a Contact Support button, but I noticed it shows mailto:[email protected], which I’m not sure is an option or active.

Would you be able to help me with this so I can take the assessment? I’m not sure if others are having issues, mine for a fact is not showing

Also thank you because @Stephen Schneiter knows how popular he is

I wanted to say thank you for all your hard work and patience especially when I'm taking the Linux CIN TTT courses and watched the videos, telling him I have the content and I promise I'll do it on my institution account. Spinal fusions are fun haha. I can't wait for the voucher and then I finally get my break soon! YAY!

Wenzel25 · Dec 10, 2025

congrats Amelia

jasoneckert · Dec 9, 2025

Congrats+

Stephen Schneiter · Dec 9, 2025

Hi Everyone!

If you joined us live or viewed session 3, yesterday on-demand you heard that we will wrap this series up tomorrow with session 4! We will NOT meet on Monday, December 15th for session 5. Everything will be concluded tomorrow, December 10th.

Thanks for joining us with this series!

Stephen Schneiter · Dec 9, 2025

Yanjanani said:
that applies to me as well

Should be in your inbox now.

Stephen Schneiter · Dec 9, 2025

Gregory Childers said:
Same problem here.

Should be in your inbox now.

Stephen Schneiter · Dec 9, 2025

baylis said:
Same problem here !

Should be in your inbox now.

baylis · Dec 9, 2025

dwightwatt said:
I watched all of session 1 of AI essentials TTT and it was 69 minutes but certificate of attendance requires 110 minutes. Wont give certificate. How do I get it.

Same problem here !

Stephen Schneiter · Dec 9, 2025

dwightwatt said:
I watched all of session 1 of AI essentials TTT and it was 69 minutes but certificate of attendance requires 110 minutes. Wont give certificate. How do I get it.

If you need to for your employer, please let me know and I can get one sent out to you. @dwightwatt, yours should be in your inbox. Thanks.

Stephen Schneiter · Dec 9, 2025

Join us as CIN kicks off 2026 with a webinar discussing Post-Quantum Cryptography! As quantum computing progresses into reality, traditional, trusted, and time-honored algorithms and methods have kept our daily activities safe are increasingly under pressure. This includes the RSA public-key cryptography algorithm, the Digital Signature Algorithm, the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange, and Elliptic Curve Cryptography. In other words, the things that protect your very identity are at risk of being compromised, prompting the need for new, quantum-resistant solutions. Join CompTIA's Chief Technology Evangelist, Dr. James Stanger, as he talks with NIST's Bill Newhouse to hear more about his activities in helping organizations around the world prepare your attack surface for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). They will discuss how organizations are taking a more mature approach to their operations. This includes truly embracing automation, improving processes, as well as using a generation of cryptographic protocols that can better safeguard the sensitive information we handle.

Topics will include:

A quick overview of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
The impact of PQC on how we do things today
A practical overview of post-quantum issues and readiness: What we've learned from past rollouts
Migrating to post-quantum encryption
Determining if your problem surface is ready post-quantum cryptography

What: CIN The Pulse: Preparing for Post-Quantum Cryptography
When: Thursday, January 15, 12:00 - 1:00 pm CST
Who: James Stanger, Chief Technology Evangelist, CompTIA and Bill Newhouse, Cybersecurity Project Lead, NIST
Where: ON24
Register Here

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Mr. Pierce mentioned in his CIN TTT AI Essentials course the idea of holding LLMs responsible. ​

Here is an interesting legal suit that will set some legal precedent --​

OpenAI, Microsoft face wrongful death lawsuit over ‘paranoid delusions’ that led former tech worker into murder-suicide​

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Mr. Pierce mentioned in his CIN TTT AI Essentials course the idea of holding LLMs responsible.

Here is an interesting legal suit that will set some legal precedent --

OpenAI, Microsoft face wrongful death lawsuit over ‘paranoid delusions’ that led former tech worker into murder-suicide