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  • Cisco Security Blog: SnortML: Cisco’s ML-Based Detection Engine Gets Powerful Upgrade

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    Source URL: https://blogs.cisco.com/security/snortml-cisco-ml-based-detection-engine-gets-powerful-upgrade Source: Cisco Security Blog Title: SnortML: Cisco’s ML-Based Detection Engine Gets Powerful Upgrade Feedly Summary: SnortML, Cisco’s innovative ML engine for Snort IPS, proactively detects evolving exploits like SQL Injection, Command Injection & XSS on-device for privacy. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the introduction of SnortML, a machine…

  • Wired: Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/microsofts-ai-chief-says-machine-consciousness-is-an-illusion/ Source: Wired Title: Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an ‘Illusion’ Feedly Summary: Mustafa Suleyman says that designing AI systems to exceed human intelligence—and to mimic behavior that suggests consciousness—would be “dangerous and misguided.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Mustafa Suleyman’s assertion regarding the design of AI systems highlights significant…

  • Slashdot: Sam Altman Says Bots Are Making Social Media Feel ‘Fake’

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/09/0048216/sam-altman-says-bots-are-making-social-media-feel-fake?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Sam Altman Says Bots Are Making Social Media Feel ‘Fake’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Sam Altman’s observations on the prevalence of bots and AI-generated content on social media platforms, particularly regarding the OpenAI Codex. Altman expresses concern about the authenticity of social…

  • Wired: Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules

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    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/these-psychological-tricks-can-get-llms-to-respond-to-forbidden-prompts/ Source: Wired Title: Psychological Tricks Can Get AI to Break the Rules Feedly Summary: Researchers convinced large language model chatbots to comply with “forbidden” requests using a variety of conversational tactics. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses researchers’ exploration of conversational tactics used to manipulate large language model (LLM)…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/technology/ai-doctor-scams.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds Feedly Summary: Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a concerning trend where…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/politics/us-elections-china-threats.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say Feedly Summary: Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights concerns raised…

  • Schneier on Security: GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/gpt-4o-mini-falls-for-psychological-manipulation.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation Feedly Summary: Interesting experiment: To design their experiment, the University of Pennsylvania researchers tested 2024’s GPT-4o-mini model on two requests that it should ideally refuse: calling the user a jerk and giving directions for how to synthesize lidocaine. The researchers created experimental…

  • The Register: Attackers snooping around Sitecore, dropping malware via public sample keys

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/unknown_miscreants_snooping_around_sitecore/ Source: The Register Title: Attackers snooping around Sitecore, dropping malware via public sample keys Feedly Summary: You cut and pasted the machine key from the official documentation? Ouch Unknown miscreants are exploiting a configuration vulnerability in multiple Sitecore products to achieve remote code execution via a publicly exposed key and deploy snooping…

  • The Register: Biased bots: AI hiring managers shortlist candidates with AI resumes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/ai_hiring_biased/ Source: The Register Title: Biased bots: AI hiring managers shortlist candidates with AI resumes Feedly Summary: When AI runs recruiting, the winning move is using the same bot Job seekers who use the same AI model to compose their resumes as the AI model used to evaluate their application are more likely…

  • Schneier on Security: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/indirect-prompt-injection-attacks-against-llm-assistants.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants Feedly Summary: Really good research on practical attacks against LLM agents. “Invitation Is All You Need! Promptware Attacks Against LLM-Powered Assistants in Production Are Practical and Dangerous” Abstract: The growing integration of LLMs into applications has introduced new security risks,…