Tag: safety
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Cloud Blog: Investing in AI, collaboration and the next generation of leaders
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector/investing-in-ai-collaboration-and-the-next-generation-of-leaders/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Investing in AI, collaboration and the next generation of leaders Feedly Summary: AI is positively transforming government operations and being used to support mission outcomes across a wide range of services, from improving patient care, enhancing learning and education, improving public safety, streamlining citizen services, and so much…
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The Register: Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching ‘Azure Abuse Enterprise’ operators
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/microsoft_names_and_shames_4/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching ‘Azure Abuse Enterprise’ operators Feedly Summary: Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond’s OpenAI-powered cloud – claim Microsoft has named four of the ten people it is suing for allegedly snatching Azure cloud credentials and developing tools to bypass safety guardrails in…
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Schneier on Security: “Emergent Misalignment” in LLMs
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/emergent-misalignment-in-llms.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: “Emergent Misalignment” in LLMs Feedly Summary: Interesting research: “Emergent Misalignment: Narrow finetuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMs“: Abstract: We present a surprising result regarding LLMs and alignment. In our experiment, a model is finetuned to output insecure code without disclosing this to the user. The resulting model…
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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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Hacker News: Securing tomorrow’s software: the need for memory safety standards
Source URL: https://security.googleblog.com/2025/02/securing-tomorrows-software-need-for.html Source: Hacker News Title: Securing tomorrow’s software: the need for memory safety standards Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a call for standardization in memory safety practices within the software industry. It highlights the urgency of addressing memory safety vulnerabilities, which have significant implications for security…
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CSA: How the EU Digital Services Act Impacts Cloud Security
Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/02/26/what-is-the-dsa-and-what-does-it-mean-for-cloud-providers Source: CSA Title: How the EU Digital Services Act Impacts Cloud Security Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) set to take effect in February 2024, which mandates cloud providers to establish mechanisms for content moderation, transparency, and legal compliance, especially concerning…
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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…