# AES Projects at AI Tinkerers

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AES is the global standard for symmetric-key encryption, utilizing a block cipher to secure data across 128, 192, and 256-bit keys.

Established by NIST in 2001 (FIPS 197) to replace the aging DES, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is the backbone of modern digital security. It operates on 128-bit blocks using a substitution-permutation network, making it computationally infeasible to crack with current technology. Most modern CPUs, including those from Intel and AMD, feature hardware-level AES-NI instructions to process this encryption at wire speed. Whether you are securing a WPA3 Wi-Fi network or encrypting sensitive government files at the Top Secret level, AES-256 is the industry-standard choice for high-performance, non-negotiable data protection.

- Official technology site: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/fips/nist.fips.197.pdf
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 1
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [Combining end-to-end encryption with multiple AI models in Doctor Dok](https://poland.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_HlA0hR8KwbQ)

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Poland - First Inaugural Meetup in Warsaw (November) — 2024-11-21 — Poland
- Public talk page: https://poland.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_HlA0hR8KwbQ

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