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Urgently needed: AI governance in cyber warfare
2024-06-13 09:19

If we abandon the ethics of cyber war, we might as well stop defending liberal democracies, because we're behaving like our opponents want us to behave. Traditionally, western countries did not invest in non-kinetic cyber warfare because at the time the West held the upper hand in terms of superior technologies that allowed it more room to maneuver in this domain.

Using AI for Political Polling
2024-06-12 11:02

The big difference between humans and AI agents is that the AI agents always pick up the phone, so to speak, no matter how many times you contact them. The AI polling results had average responses, and distributions across demographic properties such as age and gender, similar to real human survey panels.

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Open-source security in AI
2024-06-12 04:30

Many of the underlying open-source projects are unvetted for the purpose of AI. In return for the massive financial benefits corporations receive by leveraging open source in AI, it is in their best interest to contribute towards community efforts and to the foundational security of the open-source components up front. Making deep and lasting positive change for security universally will require collaboration across industry participants, both for ease and financial gain, as well as to avoid the involvement of further oversight by governmental organizations in both the open source and private sectors.

Apple Launches Private Cloud Compute for Privacy-Centric AI Processing
2024-06-11 10:10

Apple has announced the launch of a "groundbreaking cloud intelligence system" called Private Cloud Compute (PCC) that's designed for processing artificial intelligence (AI) tasks in a...

GDPR turns six: Expert discusses AI impact
2024-06-11 03:30

The European Union's GDPR policy came into effect six years ago. It has become widely regarded as the standard for data sharing, but the rise of new technology has questioned its suitability and relevance.

Apple enters AI arms race with new Apple Intelligence feature
2024-06-10 21:57

Apple unveiled its new 'Apple Intelligence' feature today at its 2024 Worldwide Developer Conference, finally unveiling its generative AI strategy that will power new personalized experiences on Apple devices. "Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that puts powerful generative models right at the core of your iPhone, iPad, and Mac," explained Apple during the WWDC keynote.

AI’s role in accelerating vulnerability management
2024-06-10 04:45

As we integrate AI more deeply into vulnerability management processes, organizations can expect enhanced security postures and a shift towards a more proactive and predictive approach to handling cybersecurity threats. AI has some major limitations and even security concerns, especially regarding vulnerability management.

Cybersecurity pros change strategies to combat AI-powered threats
2024-06-10 03:30

75% of security professionals had to change their cybersecurity strategy in the last year due to the rise in AI-powered cyber threats, with 73% expressing a greater focus on prevention capabilities, according to Deep Instinct. 97% of respondents are concerned their organization will suffer a security incident due to adversarial AI. "The biggest challenge for SecOps teams is keeping pace with the rapidly evolving threat landscape being driven by AI. These never-before-seen threats are disrupting organizations, causing breaches that are accompanied by costly remediation. SecOps must stay ahead of these unknown attacks that often penetrate existing defenses, despite investment in technology and talented cybersecurity professionals," said Lane Bess, CEO of Deep Instinct.

Microsoft Revamps Controversial AI-Powered Recall Feature Amid Privacy Concerns
2024-06-08 06:54

Microsoft on Friday said it will disable its much-criticized artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Recall feature by default and make it an opt-in. Recall, currently in preview and coming...

The AI Debate: Google's Guidelines, Meta's GDPR Dispute, Microsoft's Recall Backlash
2024-06-07 11:07

Google is urging third-party Android app developers to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features in a responsible manner. The new guidance from the search and advertising...