Quantum Computing Skeptics
January 25 2024Interesting article. I am also skeptical that we are going to see useful quantum computers anytime soon. Since at least 2019, I have been saying that this is hard....
Read morePoisoning AI Models
January 24 2024New research into poisoning AI models:
The researchers first trained the AI models using supervised learning and then used additional “safety training” methods, including more supervised learning, reinforcement learning,...
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Side Channels Are Common
January 23 2024Really interesting research: “Lend Me Your Ear: Passive Remote Physical Side Channels on PCs.”
Abstract:
We show that built-in sensors in commodity PCs, such as microphones, inadvertently capture electromagnetic side-channel...
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AI Bots on X (Twitter)
January 22 2024You can find them by searching for OpenAI chatbot warning messages, like: “I’m sorry, I cannot provide a response as it goes against OpenAI’s use case policy.” I hadn’t thought...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: New Foods from Squid Fins
January 20 2024We only eat about half of a squid, ignoring the fins. A group of researchers is working to change that. As usual, you can also use this squid post to...
Read moreZelle Is Using My Name and Voice without My Consent
January 20 2024Okay, so this is weird. Zelle has been using my name, and my voice, in audio podcast ads—without my permission. At least, I think it is without my permission....
Read moreSpeaking to the CIA’s Creative Writing Group
January 19 2024This is a fascinating story.
Last spring, a friend of a friend visited my office and invited me to Langley to speak to Invisible Ink, the CIA’s creative writing...
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Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police
January 18 2024After 175 million failed password guesses, a judge rules that the Canadian police must return a suspect’s phone. [Judge] Carter said the investigation can continue without the phones, and he...
Read moreCode Written with AI Assistants Is Less Secure
January 17 2024Interesting research: “Do Users Write More Insecure Code with AI Assistants?“:
Abstract: We conduct the first large-scale user study examining how users interact with an AI Code assistant to...
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The Story of the Mirai Botnet
January 16 2024Over at Wired, Andy Greenberg has an excellent story about the creators of the 2016 Mirai botnet.
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