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NewsBuild Visual Studio extensions using Visual Studio extensions Pin
Kent Sharkey23-Dec-18 9:45
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News.NET Core - What's Coming in .NET Core 3.0 Pin
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NewsMicrosoft wants AI to predict if your Windows PCs will get malware Pin
Sean Ewington20-Dec-18 9:45
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GeneralRe: Microsoft wants AI to predict if your Windows PCs will get malware Pin
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Mark_Wallace21-Dec-18 18:02
Mark_Wallace21-Dec-18 18:02 
It's got to be just a publicity stunt, where they'll never have to pay the prize.

You could certainly feed infection data into a backprop or an NN, but the idea that the model of the machine makes a f@rt's worth of difference is beyond ridiculous.

The only thing that it might be possible to determine is what kind of person prefers which kind of device, and then that information can be integrated with shopping and location data, etc.

... So it turns out to be a personal-data slurp, after all.

No surprises, there.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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NewsMicrosoft issues emergency update to fix critical IE flaw under active exploit Pin
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NewsResearchers make RAM from a phase change we don’t entirely understand Pin
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NewsLogitech disables local access on Harmony Hubs, breaks automation systems Pin
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NewsUS intelligence community says quantum computing and AI pose an ’emerging threat’ to national security Pin
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NewsGrab is messing up the world’s largest mapping community’s data in Southeast Asia Pin
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NewsWe Should Replace Facebook With Personal Websites Pin
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