Tag: phi
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The Register: How mega city council’s failure to act on Oracle rollout crashed its financial controls
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/27/birmingham_oracle_auditors/ Source: The Register Title: How mega city council’s failure to act on Oracle rollout crashed its financial controls Feedly Summary: Missing assessments, hidden caveats, and overoptimism all contributed to fateful decision, auditors find “Huge. There could be major problems transacting leading to late payment or collection of debt. The accounts could be…
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The Register: Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI’s GPT-4o
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/27/llm_emergent_misalignment_study/ Source: The Register Title: Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI’s GPT-4o Feedly Summary: Model was fine-tuned to write vulnerable software – then suggested enslaving humanity Computer scientists have found that fine-tuning notionally safe large language models to do one thing badly can negatively…
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The Register: Bybit declares war on North Korea’s Lazarus crime-ring to regain $1.5B stolen from wallet
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/bybit_lazarus_bounty/ Source: The Register Title: Bybit declares war on North Korea’s Lazarus crime-ring to regain $1.5B stolen from wallet Feedly Summary: Up to $140M in bounty rewards for return of Ethereum allegedly pilfered by hermit nation Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, just days after suspected North Korean operatives stole $1.5 billion in Ethereum from it,…
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Slashdot: Surge in UK University Students Using AI To Complete Work
Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/26/1340222/surge-in-uk-university-students-using-ai-to-complete-work?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Surge in UK University Students Using AI To Complete Work Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing prevalence of AI usage, specifically generative AI, among UK undergraduate students, reflecting a significant cultural shift in educational practices. The findings indicate a growing acceptance of…
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The Register: Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/26/signal_will_withdraw_from_sweden/ Source: The Register Title: Signal will withdraw from Sweden if encryption-busting laws take effect Feedly Summary: Experts warned the UK’s recent ‘victory’ over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says her company will withdraw from countries that force messaging providers to allow law enforcement officials to…