Experimental News Clipping Site

Tag: practical implications

  • Slashdot: End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities With Tough Choice

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/15/016220/end-of-windows-10-leaves-pc-charities-with-tough-choice?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities With Tough Choice Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The transition away from Windows 10, following the end of free security updates, poses significant security risks for users, particularly low-income individuals relying on refurbishing charities. The Shift from Windows to…

  • Wired: Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-safety-institute-new-directive-america-first/ Source: Wired Title: Under Trump, AI Scientists Are Told to Remove ‘Ideological Bias’ From Powerful Models Feedly Summary: A directive from the National Institute of Standards and Technology eliminates mention of “AI safety” and “AI fairness.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has revised…

  • Hacker News: Any insider takes on Yann LeCun’s push against current architectures?

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43325049 Source: Hacker News Title: Any insider takes on Yann LeCun’s push against current architectures? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Yann Lecun’s perspective on the limitations of large language models (LLMs) and introduces the concept of an ‘energy minimization’ architecture to address issues like hallucinations. This…

  • The Register: Apple’s alleged UK encryption battle sparks political and privacy backlash

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/14/apple_uk_encryption_hearing/ Source: The Register Title: Apple’s alleged UK encryption battle sparks political and privacy backlash Feedly Summary: National security defense being used to keep appeal behind closed doors US politicians and privacy campaigners are calling for the private hearing between Apple and the UK government regarding its alleged encryption-busting order to be aired…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Anthropic API: Text editor tool

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/13/anthropic-api-text-editor-tool/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Anthropic API: Text editor tool Feedly Summary: Anthropic API: Text editor tool Anthropic released a new “tool" today for text editing. It looks similar to the tool they offered as part of their computer use beta API, and the trick they’ve been using for a while in…

  • Slashdot: Google Claims Gemma 3 Reaches 98% of DeepSeek’s Accuracy Using Only One GPU

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/13/0010231/google-claims-gemma-3-reaches-98-of-deepseeks-accuracy-using-only-one-gpu?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Claims Gemma 3 Reaches 98% of DeepSeek’s Accuracy Using Only One GPU Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s new open-source AI model, Gemma 3, boasts impressive performance comparable to DeepSeek AI’s R1 while utilizing significantly fewer resources. This advancement highlights key innovations in AI model…

  • NCSC Feed: Joint report on publicly available hacking tools

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/report/joint-report-on-publicly-available-hacking-tools Source: NCSC Feed Title: Joint report on publicly available hacking tools Feedly Summary: How to limit the effectiveness of tools commonly used by malicious actors. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report discusses collaboration among five nations’ cyber security authorities and evaluates the impact of publicly-available tools used in recent cyber…

  • Hacker News: Cursor uploads .env file with secrets despite .gitignore and .cursorignore

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://forum.cursor.com/t/env-file-question/60165 Source: Hacker News Title: Cursor uploads .env file with secrets despite .gitignore and .cursorignore Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant vulnerability in the Cursor tool, where sensitive development secrets could be leaked due to improper handling of .env files. The author’s experience highlights the…

  • The Register: MINJA sneak attack poisons AI models for other chatbot users

    —

    by

    Kurt Seifried
    in

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/11/minja_attack_poisons_ai_model_memory/ Source: The Register Title: MINJA sneak attack poisons AI models for other chatbot users Feedly Summary: Nothing like an OpenAI-powered agent leaking data or getting confused over what someone else whispered to it AI models with memory aim to enhance user interactions by recalling past engagements. However, this feature opens the door…