Pliny the Liberator → Publicly described as a leader → BT6 / BASI Team Six
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The Latent Space interview introduces Pliny and John V as leaders of BT6.
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BT6: people, projects and professional work
The collective’s public roster connects to tools, publications, a bug-bounty program and a vendor challenge.
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15 relationshipsJohn V → Publicly described as a leader → BT6 / BASI Team Six
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John V appears alongside Pliny in the BT6 interview and publishes an operator list.
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Philip A. Dursey → Listed as BT6 operator → BT6 / BASI Team Six
Event or period: 2025-09-12; checked 13 September 2026
John V’s September12,2025 public roster lists Philip A. Dursey.
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Marco Figueroa → Listed as BT6 operator → BT6 / BASI Team Six
Event or period: 2025-09-12; checked 13 September 2026
John V’s September12,2025 public roster lists Marco Figueroa.
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Joey Melo → Listed as BT6 operator → BT6 / BASI Team Six
Event or period: 2025-09-12; checked 13 September 2026
John V’s September12,2025 public roster lists Joey Melo.
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Philip A. Dursey → Publisher identifies founder and CEO → HYPERGAME
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Dursey’s publisher biography identifies him as HYPERGAME founder and CEO.
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Philip A. Dursey → Named author → Red Teaming AI — Philip A. Dursey
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No Starch Press lists Philip A. Dursey as the author of Red Teaming AI.
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Marco Figueroa → Listed as program manager → 0DIN
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TrojAI identifies Figueroa as 0DIN/Mozilla’s GenAI bug-bounty program manager.
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Pliny the Liberator → Coauthors research report → Basilisk Venom research report
Event or period: 2025-02-06; checked 13 September 2026
The February6,2025 article names Pliny the Liberator as coauthor.
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Marco Figueroa → Coauthors research report → Basilisk Venom research report
Event or period: 2025-02-06; checked 13 September 2026
The February6,2025 article names Marco Figueroa as coauthor.
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0DIN → Publishes research report → Basilisk Venom research report
Event or period: 2025-02-06; checked 13 September 2026
0DIN hosts the Basilisk Venom article and its authors’ interpretation of model behavior.
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Pangea → Names overall challenge winner → Joey Melo
Event or period: 2025-04-18; checked 13 September 2026
Pangea identifies Melo as overall winner of its $10,000 AI challenge, with top scores in all three rooms. Organizer result announcement; the source is not a prize-payment receipt.