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Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) is likely to play a critical role in addressing skills shortages in today’s marketplace, according to a new study by London-based Kaspersky Research. It showed that 40% of 2,000 C-level executives surveyed plan to use genAI tools such as ChatGPT to cover critical skills shortages through the automation of tasks.

The European-based study found genAI to be firmly on the business agenda, with 95% of respondents regularly discussing ways to maximize value from the technology at the most senior level, even as 91% admitted they don’t really know how it works.

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ComputerWorld Independent

GenAI is highly inaccurate for business use — and getting more opaque

November 29, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, chatbots, Emerging Technology, generative ai, regulation, Security

Large language models (LLMs), the algorithmic platforms on which generative AI (genAI) tools like ChatGPT are built, are highly inaccurate when connected to corporate databases and becoming less transparent, according to two studies.

One study by Stanford University showed that as LLMs continue to ingest massive amounts of information and grow in size, the genesis of the data they use is becoming harder to track down. That, in turn, makes it difficult for businesses to know whether they can safely build applications that use commercial genAI foundation models and for academics to rely on them for research.

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Security Sophos

The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam Campaigns Made Possible by Generative AI

November 27, 2023 0 Comments adversarial ai, ai research, Artificial intelligence, featured, generative ai, scams

Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:30:18 +0000

Generative artificial intelligence technologies such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and DALL-E have created a great deal of disruption across much of our digital lives. Creating credible text, images and even audio, these AI tools can be used for both good and ill. That includes their application in the cybersecurity space. While Sophos AI has been working […]

ComputerWorld Independent

Q&A: Cisco CIO sees AI embedded in every product and process

November 5, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Data privacy, Emerging Technology, employee experience, generative ai, Internet, Security, videoconferencing

Less than a year after OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released to the public, Cisco Systems is already well into the process of embedding generative artificial intelligence (genAI) into its entire product portfolio and internal backend systems.

The plan is to use it in virtually every corner of the business, from automating network functions and monitoring security to creating new software products.

But Cisco’s CIO, Fletcher Previn, is also dealing with a scarcity of IT talent to create and tweak large language model (LLM) platforms for domain-specific AI applications. As a result, IT workers are learning as they go, while discovering new places and ways the ever-evolving technology can create value.

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ComputerWorld Independent

What exactly will the UK government's global AI Safety Summit achieve?

October 31, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Government, regulation, Security

From tomorrow, the UK government is hosting the first global AI Safety Summit, bringing together about 100 people from industry and government to develop a shared understanding of the emerging risks of leading-edge AI while unlocking its benefits.

The event will be held at Bletchley Park, a site in Milton Keynes that became the home of code breakers during World War II and saw the development of Colossus, the world’s first programmable digital electronic computer, used to decrypt the Nazi Party’s Enigma code, shortening the war by at least two years.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Biden lays down the law on AI

October 30, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Data privacy, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Government, healthcare industry, Privacy, regulation, Security, Software Development

In a sweeping executive order, US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Monday set up a comprehensive series of standards, safety and privacy protections, and oversight measures for the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI).

Among more than two dozen initiatives, Biden’s “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” order was a long time coming, according to many observers who’ve been watching the AI space — especially with the rise of generative AI (genAI) in the past year.

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ComputerWorld Independent

‘Data poisoning’ anti-AI theft tools emerge — but are they ethical?

October 30, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Intel, legal, Microsoft, natural language processing, regulation, Security

Technologists are helping artists fight back against what they see as intellectual property (IP) theft by generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools whose training algorithms automatically scrape the internet and other places for content.

The fight over what constitutes fair use of content found online is at the heart of what has been an ongoing court battle. The fight goes beyond artwork to whether genAi companies like Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, can incorporate software code and other published content into their models.

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ComputerWorld Independent

White House to issue AI rules for federal employees

October 30, 2023 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, chatbots, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Government, Government IT, regulation, Security

After earlier efforts to reign in generative artificial intelligence (genAI) were criticized as too vague and ineffective, the Biden Administration is now expected to announce new, more restrictive rules for use of the technology by federal employees.

The executive order, expected to be unveiled Monday, would also change immigration standards to allow a greater influx of technology workers to help accelerate US development efforts.

On Tuesday night, the White House sent invitations for a “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” event Monday hosted by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to The Washington Post.

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Security Sophos

Sophos AI team to present at CAMLIS

October 18, 2023 0 Comments ai research, Artificial intelligence, camlis, large language models, scams, web content filtering

Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:42:04 +0000

The conference on machine learning in cybersecurity is key to open exchange of research and knowledge.

ComputerWorld Independent

Q&A: How one CSO secured his environment from generative AI risks

September 25, 2023 0 Comments 5G, Artificial intelligence, chatbots, Data privacy, Emerging Technology, generative ai, Security, Software Development

In February, travel and expense management company Navan (formerly TripActions) chose to go all-in on generative AI technology for a myriad of business and customer assistance uses.

The Palo Alto, CA company turned to ChatGPT from OpenAI and coding assistance tools from GitHub Copilot to write, test, and fix code; the decision has boosted Navan’s operational efficiency and reduced overhead costs.

GenAI tools have also been used to build a conversational experience for the company’s client virtual assistant, Ava. Ava, a travel and expense chatbot assistant, offers customers answers to questions and a conversational booking experience. It can also offer data to business travelers, such as company travel spend, volume, and granular carbon emissions details.

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