Pentagon publishes AI guidelines

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:43:59 +0000

As the specter of warrior robots looms large, the Pentagon has published a set of ethical guidelines for its use of artificial intelligence.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/QVzJCPZlr9g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter bans political ads

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:24:43 +0000

Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/4ojwnOWi26U” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New Facebook AI fools facial recognition

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:19 +0000

The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/98QOXSevUPY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Robotic hand solves Rubik’s Cube by learning how to learn about it

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:14:37 +0000

The system figured out how to overcome little hurdles, like being nudged by a stuffed giraffe when trying to do important robot work.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/veD4J8v7FpI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Deepfakes have doubled, overwhelmingly targeting women

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:19:18 +0000

Deepfake tech has push-button apps and service portals. Can code commodification do the same for detection, so women can actually afford it?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OKH0ZUc2ZQE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google made thousands of deepfakes to aid detection efforts

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:40:25 +0000

It’s an arms race: as detection methods improve, deepfake-generating algorithms are quickly updated to correct the flaws.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-p47wfO19Ec” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Vimeo sued for storing faceprints of people without their say-so

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:47:25 +0000

The suit was filed under BIPA, the Illinois law that requires written consent to grab people’s faceprints – the same law Facebook’s battling.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mzcU6d5eSbI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:47:38 +0000

It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mWK0Hr3l6MU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook launches $10m deepfake detection project

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:09:52 +0000

If you’re worried about the evil potential of deepfake video, you’re not alone; so is Facebook.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M4dTDNkzUsk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Scammers deepfake CEO’s voice to talk underling into $243,000 transfer

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:38:02 +0000

The voice had the hint of a German accent and the same “melody” that an employee recognized in his boss’s voice.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_coDs7IxGNM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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