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Chronon: Open-source data platform for AI/ML applications
2024-05-27 04:00

Chronon is an open-source, end-to-end feature platform designed for machine learning teams to build, deploy, manage, and monitor data pipelines for machine learning. Chronon enables you to harness all the data within your organization, including batch tables, event streams, and services, to drive your AI/ML projects without the need to manage the typically required orchestration.

Experts Find Flaw in Replicate AI Service Exposing Customers' Models and Data
2024-05-25 09:11

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical security flaw in an artificial intelligence (AI)-as-a-service provider Replicate that could have allowed threat actors to gain access to...

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AI Seoul Summit: 4 Key Takeaways on AI Safety Standards and Regulations
2024-05-24 13:56

One of the key aims was to move progress towards the formation of a global set of AI safety standards and regulations. U.K. Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan said in a closing statement, "The agreements we have reached in Seoul mark the beginning of Phase Two of our AI Safety agenda, in which the world takes concrete steps to become more resilient to the risks of AI and begins a deepening of our understanding of the science that will underpin a shared approach to AI safety in the future."

Anthropic’s Generative AI Research Reveals More About How LLMs Affect Security and Bias
2024-05-23 19:46

With this map, the researchers can explore how neuron-like data points, called features, affect a generative AI's output. Some of these features are "Safety relevant," meaning that if people reliably identify those features, it could help tune generative AI to avoid potentially dangerous topics or actions.

Personal AI Assistants and Privacy
2024-05-23 11:00

One of the promises of generative AI is a personal digital assistant. It will act trustworthy, but it will not be trustworthy.

CISOs pursuing AI readiness should start by updating the org’s email security policy
2024-05-23 05:00

Conduct regular security training, especially with staff members who work with sensitive data and with executives who are often the targets of BEC. This should include live instruction, security awareness training videos and testing, and phishing simulation testing that use current, real-world attacks as examples. Finally, gamifying the cyber-aware culture by rewarding the employee with "Most reported emails" or the "Fastest reporter" promotes contributing to the overall security posture of the organization while keeping reporting engaging and fun.

Lawmakers advance bill to tighten White House grip on AI model exports
2024-05-23 00:16

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Microsoft Build 2024: Copilot AI Will Gain ‘Personal Assistant’ and Custom Agent Capabilities
2024-05-22 21:02

Following the announcements of Copilot+ enabled AI PCs at the Microsoft Build developer event on May 20, Microsoft released new developer tools, enhancements to Microsoft Azure AI and new enterprise options for Copilot. Microsoft, on May 21, offered three new ways to work with its AI Copilot assistant: Team Copilot, Copilot agents and Copilot Studio in Microsoft Power Platform.

Researchers Uncover Flaws in Python Package for AI Models and PDF.js Used by Firefox
2024-05-21 10:22

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the llama_cpp_python Python package that could be exploited by threat actors to achieve arbitrary code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-34359 (CVSS...

Windows 11 to Deprecate NTLM, Add AI-Powered App Controls and Security Defenses
2024-05-21 09:02

 Microsoft on Monday confirmed its plans to deprecate NT LAN Manager (NTLM) in Windows 11 in the second half of the year, as it announced a slew of new security measures to harden the widely-used...