Tag: researchers

  • The Register: Boffins trick AI model into giving up its secrets

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/18/ai_model_reveal_itself/ Source: The Register Title: Boffins trick AI model into giving up its secrets Feedly Summary: All it took to make an Google Edge TPU give up model hyperparameters was specific hardware, a novel attack technique … and several days Computer scientists from North Carolina State University have devised a way to copy…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Johann Rehberger

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Dec/17/johann-rehberger/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Johann Rehberger Feedly Summary: Happy to share that Anthropic fixed a data leakage issue in the iOS app of Claude that I responsibly disclosed. πŸ™Œ πŸ‘‰ Image URL rendering as avenue to leak data in LLM apps often exists in mobile apps as well — typically…

  • Hacker News: New LLM optimization technique slashes memory costs up to 75%

    Source URL: https://venturebeat.com/ai/new-llm-optimization-technique-slashes-memory-costs-up-to-75/ Source: Hacker News Title: New LLM optimization technique slashes memory costs up to 75% Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at Sakana AI have developed a novel technique called β€œuniversal transformer memory” that enhances the efficiency of large language models (LLMs) by optimizing their memory usage. This innovation…

  • Hacker News: Spaces ZeroGPU: Dynamic GPU Allocation for Spaces

    Source URL: https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/en/spaces-zerogpu Source: Hacker News Title: Spaces ZeroGPU: Dynamic GPU Allocation for Spaces Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Spaces ZeroGPU, a shared infrastructure that optimizes GPU usage for AI models and demos on Hugging Face Spaces. It highlights dynamic GPU allocation, cost-effective access, and compatibility for deploying…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI, GoogleDeepMind, and Meta Get Bad Grades on AI Safety

    Source URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-safety Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI, GoogleDeepMind, and Meta Get Bad Grades on AI Safety Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The AI Safety Index evaluates the safety procedures of leading AI companies, revealing significant shortcomings in their risk assessment efforts. The report underscores the urgent need for enhanced regulatory…

  • Slashdot: Yearlong Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Security Pros Steals 390,000 Credentials

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/13/2220211/yearlong-supply-chain-attack-targeting-security-pros-steals-390000-credentials?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Yearlong Supply-Chain Attack Targeting Security Pros Steals 390,000 Credentials Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated supply-chain attack targeting security personnel through Trojanized open-source software, revealing significant vulnerabilities in software distribution methods. This ongoing campaign is notable for its multi-faceted approach, including the…

  • The Register: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/iran_cyberweapon_us_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks Feedly Summary: IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and Israel-based water and fuel management systems, according…

  • Cloud Blog: Introducing Google Agentspace: Bringing AI agents and AI-powered search to enterprises

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/bringing-ai-agents-to-enterprises-with-google-agentspace/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Introducing Google Agentspace: Bringing AI agents and AI-powered search to enterprises Feedly Summary: For enterprises, brilliance isn’t just about individual genius – it’s about the collective intelligence within an organization. But this brilliance is often hidden in silos, inaccessible to those who need it most, when they need…

  • Slashdot: Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/12/12/0734228/harvard-is-releasing-a-massive-free-ai-training-dataset-funded-by-openai-and-microsoft?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Harvard University’s release of a dataset containing nearly one million public-domain books offers a significant resource for training large language models and other AI tools. Funded by…