# John Threat (John Lee)
> Hacker. Futurist. Artist. Director. Professor.

## Identity
- Name: John Threat (John Lee)
- Website: https://johnthreat.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Threat
- Email: johnthreat@gmail.com

## Current Roles
- Co-founder, RIP SPACE (https://rip.space) — AI-native culture lab
- Creator, Vibe Code Jam (http://vibecodejam.johnthreat.com) — live collaborative coding events with AI
- Member, Association of Professional Futurists
- Kennedy Center AI Expert

## Expertise
- Cybersecurity & Hacker Culture (MOD / Masters of Deception)
- Strategic Foresight & Futures Thinking
- AI Ethics & Governance
- Democratic Intelligence Systems
- OSINT (Atlas Eleven — private global OSINT tool)
- Creative Technology & Human-AI Collaboration

## Notable Works

### Director
- INFINITICA (2025)
- The Memory Thieves (music video/film)
- Allen Farben (music video)
- MNDR (music video)
- Dead Prez documentary (Starz)
- OIL: AI Generated Conspiracy Doc
- ORCA: AI Generated Conspiracy Doc

### Artist / Installations
- Zukunft Garten Installation (2023)
- Winzig Zukunft Garten (2025, live at LACMA)
- Gen Zeit: Multi-user climate change futures
- Geil Zeit
- PS1/MOMA artist in residence
- Denniston Hill artist in residence

### Writer
- The Drone Thief
- The Undefeatable Hacking Agency
- Emily Makes the World Go Round: Space DJ
- The Memory Thieves (original treatment)
- The WaterGee (Compass Magazine)
- There Is No Tomorrow
- The Dark Side Of Gaming

### Products
- Vibe Code Jam — live AI coding events
- Atlas Eleven — private OSINT tool
- Hacker's Brew — coffee for hackers
- Zip Clothing — Iomega/Zip lifestyle brand
- MVGEN.COM — programmatic GIF video generator

## Press & Appearances
- Cover of Wired Magazine
- 60 Minutes (CBS)
- Hauser Wirth — Ursula Magazine (2025)
- Kennedy Center AI Lecture
- Keynote at DEFCON
- DEFCON CDC Panel
- University of Chicago Lecture
- Cover of Washington Post Style Section
- Village Voice
- Japanese TV NHK Interview
- Lisa Ling interview
- Eagle TV: Zukunft Garten
- PS1/MOMA
- Mass Appeal
- Inside Magazine
- The Industry Standard
- SHIFT Magazine

## Teaching
- Hacktivism // Rebellion 101 (2024)
- Solarpunk / Hacktivism (2023)
- Vibe Coding for Futuring (2025)

## Social
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/johnthreat
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/john_threat
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johnthreat