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AI and Lossy Bottlenecks
2023-12-28 12:01

AI researcher Tantum Collins and I, a public-interest technology scholar, call this AI overcoming "Lossy bottlenecks." Lossy is a term from information theory that refers to imperfect communications channels-that is, channels that lose information. By storing rich representations of people's preferences and histories on the demand side, along with equally rich representations of capabilities, costs and creative possibilities on the supply side, AI systems enable complex customization at scale and low cost.

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Security takes a backseat as CTOs and CIOs lean towards AI in 2024
2023-12-28 04:30

The immense amount of time IT leaders are spending on IT support is even more shocking given that 46% of respondents say that they are already in an advanced state of AI adoption with AI already prevalent throughout their organization. While security is a priority for IT leaders at large, just how important it is differs significantly across IT leadership.

5 free generative AI courses you can take right now
2023-12-27 05:00

Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence technology focused on generating new content. This course introduces the basics of prompt engineering and progresses to advanced prompt techniques.

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Why data, AI, and regulations top the threat list for 2024
2023-12-21 06:00

Some of the essential questions security teams ought to be asking themselves include: How do we manage and safeguard aspects like confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data? What strategies can we employ to protect our data against cyber threats and misuse? How do we address the security challenges that emerge with expanding data repositories? How do we differentiate between valuable data and redundant information? Security teams may need to engage in discussions with business units to clarify issues such as how we are applying our data.

AI’s efficacy is constrained in cybersecurity, but limitless in cybercrime
2023-12-20 06:39

Security teams then use more AI in response to the AI-driven threats, and threat actors augment their AI to keep up, and the cycle continues. There are trust issues with AI security solutions, and the data models used to develop AI-powered security products appear to be perennially at risk.

Product showcase: ImmuniWeb AI Platform
2023-12-20 05:30

ImmuniWeb AI Platform has received numerous prestigious awards and industry recognitions for intelligent automation and acceleration of application security testing, which delivers better quality of testing and faster results for a more competitive price. Despite the spiraling hype over AI, triggered by the launch of ChatGPT and its now-mushrooming competitors, the current state of Machine Learning and AI does not allow security vendors to fully replace human intelligence and entirely automate penetration testing without loss of quality or reliability of testing.

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Balancing AI’s promise with privacy and intellectual property concerns
2023-12-20 04:30

As concerns for data privacy with AI grow, companies will form their own policies while waiting for government entities to enact regulatory legislation. 88% of data leaders believe that data security will become an even higher priority in the next 12 months, ahead of AI. AI is transforming financial crime compliance.

Pro-China campaign targeted YouTube with AI avatars
2023-12-18 01:06

Shadow Play advanced six distinct narratives, with two dominant themes: that China is "Winning" a technology war with the US; and the competition for rare earth minerals. Other narratives include that "The US is headed for collapse and its alliance partnerships are fracturing; that China and Russia are responsible, capable players in geopolitics; that the US dollar and the US economy are weak; and that China is highly capable and trusted to deliver massive infrastructure projects," outlined ASPI. Infosys loses fourth senior exec.

GuardRail: Open-source tool for data analysis, AI content generation using OpenAI GPT models
2023-12-14 07:32

GuardRail OSS is an open-source project delivering practical guardrails to ensure responsible AI development and deployment. GuardRail OSS offers an API-driven framework for advanced data analysis, bias mitigation, sentiment analysis, content classification, and oversight tailored to an organization's specific AI needs.

Organizations prefer a combination of AI and human analysts to monitor their digital supply chain
2023-12-14 04:00

"Attacks targeting external vendors and partners are a constant threat," said Joel Molinoff, BlueVoyant's global head of Supply Chain Defense. "Our data suggests that the scope of the problem is increasing, with more enterprise vendors and suppliers falling prey to cyber attacks. Enterprises recognize the issue but the standard approach to third-party risk management is proving inadequate. Companies now need to focus energies on methods that proactively illuminate and reduce supply chain risk."