Tag: caution

Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/07/2310205/signal-president-calls-out-agentic-ai-as-having-profound-security-and-privacy-issues?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Signal President Calls Out Agentic AI As Having ‘Profound’ Security and Privacy Issues Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meredith Whittaker, President of Signal, cautioned at SXSW about the serious privacy and security threats posed by agentic AI, which requires extensive access to personal user data and…

The Register: Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch that activated when he was let go

Mar 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/developer_server_kill_switch/ Source: The Register Title: Developer sabotaged ex-employer with kill switch that activated when he was let go Feedly Summary: IsDavisLuEnabledInActiveDirectory? Not any more. IsDavisLuGuilty? Yes. IsDavisLuFacingJail? Also yes A federal jury in Cleveland has found a senior software developer guilty of sabotaging his employer’s systems – and he’s now facing a potential…

The Register: Cheap ‘n’ simple sign trickery will bamboozle self-driving cars, fresh research claims

Mar 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/lowcost_malicious_attacks_on_selfdriving/ Source: The Register Title: Cheap ‘n’ simple sign trickery will bamboozle self-driving cars, fresh research claims Feedly Summary: Now that’s sticker shock Eggheads have taken a look at previously developed techniques that can be used to trick self-driving cars into doing the wrong thing – and found cheap stickers stuck on stop…

Hacker News: Model pickers are a UX failure

Mar 6, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.augmentcode.com/blog/ai-model-pickers-are-a-design-failure-not-a-feature Source: Hacker News Title: Model pickers are a UX failure Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques the user experience of AI coding assistants that require developers to choose between multiple models. It argues that such model pickers detract from productivity by imposing unnecessary decision-making burdens on…

The Register: Worry not. China’s on the line saying AGI still a long way off

Mar 5, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/boffins_from_china_calculate_agi/ Source: The Register Title: Worry not. China’s on the line saying AGI still a long way off Feedly Summary: Instead of Turing Test, subject models to this Survival Game to assess intelligence, scientist tells The Reg In 1950, Alan Turing proposed the Imitation Game, better known as the Turing Test, to identify…

Hacker News: AI: Where in the Loop Should Humans Go?

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Source URL: https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/ai-where-in-the-loop-should-humans-go Source: Hacker News Title: AI: Where in the Loop Should Humans Go? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text analyzes the role of AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), in operational contexts, highlighting their limitations and the associated risks of relying on automation in production environments. It emphasizes…

Slashdot: Judges Are Fed Up With Lawyers Using AI That Hallucinate Court Cases

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/04/2139203/judges-are-fed-up-with-lawyers-using-ai-that-hallucinate-court-cases Source: Slashdot Title: Judges Are Fed Up With Lawyers Using AI That Hallucinate Court Cases Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a recent incident where attorneys faced consequences for using AI to generate fictitious cases in court documents, highlighting the potential risks and ethical obligations surrounding AI…

CSA: AI Gone Wild: Why Shadow AI Is Your Worst Nightmare

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Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/03/04/ai-gone-wild-why-shadow-ai-is-your-it-team-s-worst-nightmare Source: CSA Title: AI Gone Wild: Why Shadow AI Is Your Worst Nightmare Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the emerging risks associated with “shadow AI,” where employees use unsanctioned AI tools without IT knowledge, leading to potential data breaches, compliance failures, and security vulnerabilities. It provides…

The Register: CoreWeave rides AI wave with IPO filing – but its fate hinges on Microsoft

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