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Among AI dangers, deepfakes worry Microsoft president most
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “wall of fake images.” Stable Diffusion reader comments 27 with On Thursday, Microsoft President Brad Smith announced that his biggest apprehension about AI revolves around the growing concern for deepfakes and synthetic media designed to deceive, Reuters reports. Smith made his remarks while revealing his “blueprint for public… Read More »
The lightning onset of AI—what suddenly changed? An Ars Frontiers 2023 recap
Enlarge / On May 22, Benj Edwards (left) moderated a panel featuring Paige Bailey (center), Haiyan Zhang (right) for the Ars Frontiers 2023 session titled, “The Lightning Onset of AI — What Suddenly Changed?” Ars Technica reader comments 28 with On Monday, Ars Technica hosted our Ars Frontiers virtual conference. In our fifth panel, we… Read More »
Chinese state hackers infect critical infrastructure throughout the US and Guam
peterschreiber.media | Getty Images reader comments 41 with A Chinese government hacking group has acquired a significant foothold inside critical infrastructure environments throughout the US and Guam and is stealing network credentials and sensitive data while remaining largely undetectable, Microsoft and governments from the US and four other countries said on Wednesday. The group, tracked… Read More »
Fearing leaks, Apple restricts its employees from using ChatGPT and AI tools
Enlarge / An AI-generated cartoon depiction of a chatbot being crossed out. Benj Edwards / Stable Diffusion reader comments 18 with According to internal sources and company documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Apple has restricted its employees’ use of ChatGPT and AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot for fear of leaking confidential… Read More »
Microsoft is scanning the inside of password-protected zip files for malware
reader comments 67 with Microsoft cloud services are scanning for malware by peeking inside users’ zip files, even when they’re protected by a password, several users reported on Mastodon on Monday. Compressing file contents into archived zip files has long been a tactic threat actors use to conceal malware spreading through email or downloads. Eventually,… Read More »
White House challenges hackers to break top AI models at DEF CON 31
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of the White House in front of a cybernetic background. Midjourney reader comments 22 with On Thursday, the White House announced a surprising collaboration between top AI developers, including OpenAI, Google, Antrhopic, Hugging Face, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Stability AI, to participate in a public evaluation of their generative AI systems… Read More »
President Biden meets with AI CEOs at the White House amid ethical criticism
Enlarge / US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet the ‘Investing in America Cabinet’ to discuss the Investing in America agenda in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 5. reader comments 46 with On Thursday, President Joe Biden held a meeting at the White House with… Read More »
Microsoft could offer private ChatGPT to businesses for “10 times” the normal cost
reader comments 26 with Microsoft is planning to offer a privacy-focused version of the ChatGPT chatbot to banks, health care providers, and other large organizations concerned about data leaks and regulatory compliance, according to a report from The Information. The product, which could be announced “later this quarter,” would run ChatGPT on dedicated servers, separate… Read More »
Musk vows to sue as Microsoft drops Twitter from its ad platform
Getty Images reader comments 180 with Share this story The Microsoft Advertising platform will drop support for its Twitter integration starting on April 25, according to a recently updated support page. Microsoft allows advertisers to manage their campaigns, create posts, and view engagement data on multiple social sites via one centralized interface, and they’ll still… Read More »