Tag: awareness

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting François Chollet

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Oct/16/francois-chollet/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting François Chollet Feedly Summary: A common misconception about Transformers is to believe that they’re a sequence-processing architecture. They’re not. They’re a set-processing architecture. Transformers are 100% order-agnostic (which was the big innovation compared to RNNs, back in late 2016 — you compute the full matrix of…

  • The Register: Cisco confirms ‘ongoing investigation’ after crims brag about selling tons of data

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/cisco_confirm_ongoing_investigation/ Source: The Register Title: Cisco confirms ‘ongoing investigation’ after crims brag about selling tons of data Feedly Summary: IntelBroker claims the breach impacts Microsoft, SAP, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile US, and more Cisco has confirmed it is investigating claims of stealing — and now selling — data belonging to the networking giant.… AI Summary…

  • Slashdot: Apple Study Reveals Critical Flaws in AI’s Logical Reasoning Abilities

    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/10/15/1840242/apple-study-reveals-critical-flaws-in-ais-logical-reasoning-abilities?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Study Reveals Critical Flaws in AI’s Logical Reasoning Abilities Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s AI research team identifies critical weaknesses in large language models’ reasoning capabilities, highlighting issues with logical consistency and performance variability due to question phrasing. This research underlines the potential reliability…

  • Cloud Blog: Sustainable silicon to intelligent clouds: collaborating for the future of computing

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/systems/2024-ocp-global-summit-keynote/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Sustainable silicon to intelligent clouds: collaborating for the future of computing Feedly Summary: Editor’s note: Today, we hear from Parthasarathy Ranganathan, Google VP and Technical Fellow and Amber Huffman, Principal Engineer. Partha delivered a keynote address today at the 2024 OCP Global Summit, an annual conference for leaders,…

  • Slashdot: National Archives Pushes Google Gemini AI on Employees

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/15/1553228/national-archives-pushes-google-gemini-ai-on-employees Source: Slashdot Title: National Archives Pushes Google Gemini AI on Employees Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent initiative by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to explore the use of AI, specifically Google’s Gemini AI, for enhancing employee productivity. While NARA embraces AI…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/15/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-30088 Microsoft Windows Kernel TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2024-28987 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability These…

  • The Register: AI amplifies systemic risk to financial sector, says India’s Reserve Bank boss

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/india_rbi_ai_risks/ Source: The Register Title: AI amplifies systemic risk to financial sector, says India’s Reserve Bank boss Feedly Summary: Who also worries misinformation on social media could threaten liquidity The governor of India’s Reserve Bank, Shri Shaktikanta Das, yesterday warned that AI – and the platforms that provide it – could worsen systemic…

  • CSA: Why Is Google Ending Support for Less Secure Apps?

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/app-specific-passwords-origins-functionality-security-risks-and-mitigation Source: CSA Title: Why Is Google Ending Support for Less Secure Apps? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s announcement to terminate support for Less Secure Apps (LSAs) highlights the importance of App-Specific Passwords (ASPs) and the lingering security concerns they carry. This transition marks a significant improvement in user…

  • The Register: US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people’s personal info was snatched

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/gryphon_healthcare_breach/ Source: The Register Title: US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people’s personal info was snatched Feedly Summary: It waited till just before Columbus Day weekend to make mandated filing, but don’t worry, we saw it A Houston-based services provider to healthcare organizations says a crook may have grabbed up to 400,000…

  • Slashdot: India Cenbank Chief Warns Against Financial Stability Risks From Growing Use of AI

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/14/1454216/india-cenbank-chief-warns-against-financial-stability-risks-from-growing-use-of-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: India Cenbank Chief Warns Against Financial Stability Risks From Growing Use of AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of AI and machine learning in the financial services sector, highlighting the associated risks, including financial stability risks and vulnerabilities to cybersecurity threats.…