Detecting AI-Generated Text
September 19 2023There are no reliable ways to distinguish text written by a human from text written by an large language model. OpenAI writes:
Do AI detectors work?
- In short, no. While... Read more
Using Hacked LastPass Keys to Steal Cryptocurrency
September 18 2023Remember last November, when hackers broke into the network for LastPass—a password database—and stole password vaults with both encrypted and plaintext data for over 25 million users?
Well, they’re...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Cleaning Squid
September 16 2023Two links on how to properly clean squid. I learned a few years ago, in Spain, and got pretty good at it. As usual, you can also use this squid post...
Read moreLLM Summary of My Book Beyond Fear
September 16 2023Claude (Anthropic’s LLM) was given this prompt: Please summarize the themes and arguments of Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear. I’m particularly interested in a taxonomy of his ethical arguments—please...
Read moreOn Technologies for Automatic Facial Recognition
September 15 2023Interesting article on technologies that will automatically identify people:
With technology like that on Mr. Leyvand’s head, Facebook could prevent users from ever forgetting a colleague’s name, give a...
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Fake Signal and Telegram Apps in the Google Play Store
September 14 2023Google removed fake Signal and Telegram apps from its Play store.
An app with the name Signal Plus Messenger was available on Play for nine months and had been...
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Zero-Click Exploit in iPhones
September 13 2023Make sure you update your iPhones:
Citizen Lab says two zero-days fixed by Apple today in emergency security updates were actively abused as part of a zero-click exploit chain...
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Cars Have Terrible Data Privacy
September 12 2023A new Mozilla Foundation report concludes that cars, all of them, have terrible data privacy. All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label—making cars the...
Read moreOn Robots Killing People
September 11 2023The robot revolution began long ago, and so did the killing. One day in 1979, a robot at a Ford Motor Company casting plant malfunctioned—human workers determined that it...
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