Tag: national security
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The Register: US sets reporting requirements for AI models, infrastructure operators
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/10/us_ai_reporting/ Source: The Register Title: US sets reporting requirements for AI models, infrastructure operators Feedly Summary: Washington wants to know what the biggest model-makers are up to The US Commerce Department has proposed a fresh set of reporting requirements for developers of cutting-edge AI models and those renting the infrastructure required to train…
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The Register: DoE drops $23M in effort to reinvigorate supercomputing
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/09/doe_supercomputing_bottlenecks/ Source: The Register Title: DoE drops $23M in effort to reinvigorate supercomputing Feedly Summary: Challenges span energy efficiency, memory, programmability, and national security The US Department of Energy has launched a $23 million program aimed at overcoming a litany of supercomputing performance bottlenecks.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The US Department…
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The Register: MI6 and CIA using generative AI to combat tech-driven threat actors
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/09/mi6_cia_genai/ Source: The Register Title: MI6 and CIA using generative AI to combat tech-driven threat actors Feedly Summary: Spook bosses use first-ever joint article to bemoan how Russia and China use tech to mess with the world CIA director Bill Burns and UK Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) chief Richard Moore have for the…
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Slashdot: US, UK, EU Sign ‘Legally Binding’ AI Treaty
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/09/05/2232248/us-uk-eu-sign-legally-binding-ai-treaty?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US, UK, EU Sign ‘Legally Binding’ AI Treaty Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The newly signed international AI treaty, known as the “AI Convention,” represents a significant step in addressing the human rights implications of AI systems. It is distinct from the EU AI Act and…
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The Register: US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/05/uncle_sam_charges_russian_gru/ Source: The Register Title: US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions Feedly Summary: Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six’s whereabouts The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before…
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The Register: FCC finally gets around to banning Kaspersky from telecoms kit
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/04/fcc_kaspersky_ban/ Source: The Register Title: FCC finally gets around to banning Kaspersky from telecoms kit Feedly Summary: Communications agency now passing on the order to operators The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has woken up and issued a ban on Kaspersky software being used in telecoms kit, months after Washington deemed it a national…
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Hacker News: OpenAI shows ‘Strawberry’ to feds, races to launch it
Source URL: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8oX4FTRa8MJodArhj/the-information-openai-shows-strawberry-to-feds-races-to Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI shows ‘Strawberry’ to feds, races to launch it Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses OpenAI’s new model code-named Strawberry, which aims to enhance the capabilities of future AI models like Orion by producing high-quality synthetic data and reducing errors known as…
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The Register: Watchdog warns FBI is sloppy on secure data storage and destruction
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/fbi_data_security/ Source: The Register Title: Watchdog warns FBI is sloppy on secure data storage and destruction Feedly Summary: National security data up for grabs, Office of the Inspector General finds The FBI has made serious slip-ups in how it processes and destroys electronic storage media seized as part of investigations, according to an…