Monthly Archives: October 2023

US announces ‘strongest global action yet’ on AI safety

“The UK summit is referenced in the executive order. But it’s mentioned under the heading of ‘advancing American leadership abroad’ – indicating that the US very clearly knows that it is the big player here alongside China but more precisely, … Continue reading

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This AI Threat Summit Is a Doomer’s Paradise

Photo: Victor Moussa (Shutterstock) Leaders and policymakers from around the globe will gather in London next week for the world’s first artificial intelligence safety summit. Anyone hoping for a practical discussion of near-term AI harms and risks will likely be … Continue reading

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Consumer group warns ChatGPT and Bard can professionalize scams

The UK-based consumer group, Which?, has found that ChatGPT and Bard can be used by scammers to craft more convincing scams, posing a danger to the public. Despite the fact that these chatbots have defenses in place, it’s not very … Continue reading

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Humans Absorb Bias from AI–And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm

Artificial intelligence programs, like the humans who develop and train them, are far from perfect. Whether it’s machine-learning software that analyzes medical images or a generative chatbot, such as ChatGPT, that holds a seemingly organic conversation, algorithm-based technology can make … Continue reading

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AI and US Election Rules

If an AI breaks the rules for you, does that count as breaking the rules? This is the essential question being taken up by the Federal Election Commission this month, and public input is needed to curtail the potential for … Continue reading

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Implementing AI: 3 Takeaways from AI in Practice Training

This article was originally published on AI Business. The rush to implement AI in the wake of ChatGPT and the generative AI wave has seen businesses attempt to reposition themselves in a bid to stay competitive globally. Related: The AI Hype … Continue reading

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Model Extraction Attack on Neural Networks

Adi Shamir et al. have a new model extraction attack on neural networks: Polynomial Time Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models Abstract: Billions of dollars and countless GPU hours are currently spent on training Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) for a … Continue reading

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Working On Mastodon Content Curation Tools as Twitter Continues to Decline

It’s funny how things change. Once I relied heavily on Twitter for current news and links via tools like Listimonkey and Nuzzel. Now both Listimonkey and Nuzzel are long dead and Twitter’s disinformation and hate speech problems get worse almost … Continue reading

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ChatGPT can now access up to date information

“If this functionality or capability weren’t there, you would need to go to Google or to Twitter or to your preferred news outlet. Now, you can treat this as a source of the latest news, gossip and current events,” says … Continue reading

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[New Report] Over Half of Phishing Emails Use Obfuscation

A new report shows staggering phishing trends using obfuscation techniques that should make any organization feel worried. In Egress’s annual Phishing Threat Trends Report, new data was collected from January to September of this year with some key findings I … Continue reading

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