Tag Archives: Artificial Intelligence

Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails

Enlarge / Dr. John Timmer, Jeff Ball, Joanna Wong, and Lee Hutchinson discussing infrastructure and the environment. Kimberly White/Getty Images reader comments 6 Last week, Ars Technica Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher and I made the westerly trek to sunny San Jose, California, to kick off an event titled “Beyond the Buzz: An Infrastructure Future with GenAI… Read More »

Fake AI law firms are sending fake DMCA threats to generate fake SEO gains

Enlarge / A person made of many parts, similar to the attorney who handles both severe criminal law and copyright takedowns for an Arizona law firm. Getty Images reader comments 52 If you run a personal or hobby website, getting a copyright notice from a law firm about an image on your site can trigger… Read More »

ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots

Enlarge / Some ASCII art of our favorite visual cliche for a hacker. Getty Images reader comments 78 Researchers have discovered a new way to hack AI assistants that uses a surprisingly old-school method: ASCII art. It turns out that chat-based large language models such as GPT-4 get so distracted trying to process these representations… Read More »

Hackers can read private AI assistant chats even though they’re encrypted

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 22 AI assistants have been widely available for a little more than a year, and they already have access to our most private thoughts and business secrets. People ask them about becoming pregnant or terminating or preventing pregnancy, consult them when considering a divorce, seek information about drug… Read More »

AI will increase the number and impact of cyberattacks, intel officers say

Getty Images reader comments 32 Threats from malicious cyberactivity are likely to increase as nation-states, financially motivated criminals, and novices increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence into their routines, the UK’s top intelligence agency said. The assessment, from the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters, predicted ransomware will be the biggest threat to get a boost from AI over… Read More »

Biden issues sweeping executive order that touches AI risk, deepfakes, privacy

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 53 with On Monday, President Joe Biden issued an executive order on AI that outlines the federal government’s first comprehensive regulations on generative AI systems. The order includes testing mandates for advanced AI models to ensure they can’t be used for creating weapons, suggestions for watermarking AI-generated media,… Read More »

FBI warns of increasing use of AI-generated deepfakes in sextortion schemes

reader comments 25 with The FBI on Monday warned of the increasing use of artificial intelligence to generate phony videos for use in sextortion schemes that attempt to harass minors and non-consulting adults or coerce them into paying ransoms or complying with other demands. The scourge of sextortion has existed for decades. It involves an… Read More »

Meet PassGAN, the supposedly “terrifying” AI password cracker that’s mostly hype

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 21 with Share this story By now, you’ve probably heard about a new AI-based password cracker that can compromise your password in seconds by using artificial intelligence instead of more traditional methods. Some outlets have called it “terrifying,” “worrying,” “alarming,” and “savvy.” Other publications have fallen over themselves… Read More »

The AI Revolution: How Chat GPT, Jasper, and Dall-e Are Taking Over the World (But in a Cute and Non-Threatening Way)

The AI Revolution: How Chat GPT, Jasper, and Dall-e Are Taking Over the World (But in a Cute and Non-Threatening Way) Are you ready for the AI revolution? No, of course not. But don’t worry, it’s not like they’re going to take over the world… yet. In the meantime, let’s take a look at some… Read More »

Hackers are selling a service that bypasses ChatGPT restrictions on malware

Getty Images | Carol Yepes reader comments 32 with 0 posters participating Share this story Hackers have devised a way to bypass ChatGPT’s restrictions and are using it to sell services that allow people to create malware and phishing emails, researchers said on Wednesday. ChatGPT is a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to answer questions… Read More »