Worry About Misuse of AI, Not Superintelligence
Credit to Author: Arvind Narayanan, Sayash Kapoor| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000
AI risks arise not from AI acting on its own, but because of what people do with it.
Read moreMalicious ad distributes SocGholish malware to Kaiser Permanente employees
A fraudulent Google ad meant to phish employees for their login credentials redirects them to a fake browser update page instead.
Read moreThe Simple Math Behind Public Key Cryptography
Credit to Author: John Pavlus| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure.
Read moreMicrosoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: The US indicts North Koreans in fake IT worker scheme, file-sharing firm Cleo warns customers to patch a vulnerability amid live attacks, and more.
Read moreThe New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:48:25 +0000
A flurry of drone sightings across New Jersey and New York has sparked national intrigue and US government responses. But experts are pouring cold water on America’s hottest new conspiracy theory.
Read moreWhy the US Military Can’t Just Shoot Down the Mystery Drones
Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:33:46 +0000
Small, easily weaponizable drones have become a feature of battlefields from the Middle East to Ukraine. Now the threat looms over the US homeland—and the Pentagon’s ability to respond is limited.
Read more4.8 million healthcare records left freely accessible
Care1, a Canadian healthcare solutions provider left a cloud storage instance freely accessible and unencrypted for anyone to find.
Read moreHuman Misuse Will Make Artificial Intelligence More Dangerous
Credit to Author: Arvind Narayanan, Sayash Kapoor| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000
AI creates what it’s told to, from plucking fanciful evidence from thin air, to arbitrarily removing people’s rights, to sowing doubt over public misdeeds.
Read moreAs the Mastermind of Far-Right ‘Active Clubs’ Goes to Prison, His Violent Movement Goes Global
Credit to Author: Ali Winston| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The white supremacist Robert Rundo faces years in prison. But the “Active Club” network he helped create has proliferated in countries around the world, from Eastern Europe to South America.
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