"Empire of AI" by Karen Hao | | ► WHY FUNCTION-CALLING IS DEAD ► HOW CLAUDE SENT 8 000 ROGUE EMAILS ► LIVE n8n WALKTHROUGH: Slack → Google Sheets in seconds ►…
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"Empire of AI" by Karen Hao | | https://amzn.to/4nmmMB9
► WHY FUNCTION-CALLING IS DEAD
► HOW CLAUDE SENT 8 000 ROGUE EMAILS
► LIVE n8n WALKTHROUGH: Slack → Google Sheets in seconds
► SECURITY PATCHES: OAuth, Invocation & the new MCP steering committee
► BIG TECH BUY-IN: Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Docker
MCP is the AI protocol that changes everything. Vancouver AI community gets the real breakdown from Morten Rand-Hendriksen (LinkedIn) on why Model Context Protocol is both revolutionary and terrifying.
Morten drops one gold nugget after another about Anthropic's new standard that lets AI agents access your files, send emails, and interact with any API - with zero human oversight.
What You'll Learn:
- Why MCP solves the "M×N problem" that's been breaking AI integrations
- How one misconfigured agent sent 8,000 emails automatically
- The security nightmare hiding behind the "open protocol" promise
- Why big tech companies are scrambling to get on the MCP steering committee
- Real examples: N8N workflows, Zapier integrations, Docker catalog
Key Insights from "Machine Controlled Pandemonium":
- MCP removes humans from the loop in systems designed for human oversight
- "Paving the cow paths" - but the cows have AI now
- Every API becomes an attack vector when agents can self-direct
- Password managers and MFA aren't enough for this new paradigm
Morten Rand-Hendriksen teaches AI literacy at LinkedIn and challenges the anthropomorphization of AI. His perspective: these are "word extrusion machines," not thinking entities. That matters when they can execute real-world actions through MCP.
Recorded Live: June 25, 2025 at H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Vancouver. Part of our monthly Vancouver AI Community gatherings where we get real talk, not vendor pitches.
Chapters / Timestamps
Time Segment
00:00 Intro – “AI is All Talk, No Action”
02:05 Function-Calling Pain Points
05:30 MCP 101 – Architecture & Timeline
09:40 Big-Tech Adoption Curve (Nov 2024 → Jun 2025)
13:10 Live n8n + Claude Demo (Slack → Sheets)
18:35 Chaos – 8 000 Emails & File-Corruption Story
22:20 Security Layer: OAuth & Invocation Update
26:45 QR-Code & Dead-Drop Metaphor
33:00 Agency vs. Automation Ethics
40:00 Rapid-Fire Q&A (Identity, Insurance, Bunkers)
44:50 Call-to-Action – “Build the Future”
Referenced:
Morten Rand-Hendriksen (LinkedIn): @mor10
"Empire of AI" by Karen Hao | | https://amzn.to/4nmmMB9
Apple's paper on reasoning being an illusion
Docker MCP catalog and toolkit
modelcontextprotocol.io
Tools Mentioned:
Claude Desktop MCP integration
N8N workflow automation
Zapier MCP servers
Anthropic MCP GitHub repo
Docker virtualization toolkit
Vancouver AI Community: Monthly meetups last Thursday every month
Vancouver AI CORE membership: https://core.bc-ai.net/
#MCP #AIAgents #Anthropic #AIWorkflow #n8n #ClaudeAI #VancouverAI #SecureAI #modelcontextprotocol