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Re: Why you shouldn't specialize in AI/ML development

1-Jul-23 10:24

Fair enough Big Grin | :-D

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Marc Clifton29-Jun-23 3:59

Marc Clifton

29-Jun-23 3:59

He could have just said it in one line: "Because AI will code itself soon enough."

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The Vatican releases its own AI ethics handbook

Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 8:31

Re: The Vatican releases its own AI ethics handbook

28-Jun-23 8:31

Gizmodo[^]:
Rather than sit around and wait for an AI apocalypse, Pope Francis and company partnered with Santa Clara University on guidelines tech companies can use today.

Thou shalt not kill all the meatbags

Nelek28-Jun-23 11:08

Re: The Vatican releases its own AI ethics handbook

28-Jun-23 11:08

Sorry but... church and ethik? Is that not a bit oxymoron?

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Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 12:14

Re: The Vatican releases its own AI ethics handbook

28-Jun-23 12:14

I wasn’t going to go there. Poke tongue | ;-P

TTFN - Kent

Nelek28-Jun-23 12:29

Re: The Vatican releases its own AI ethics handbook

28-Jun-23 12:29

My pleasure Poke tongue | ;-P

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Daniel Pfeffer28-Jun-23 20:33

Daniel Pfeffer

28-Jun-23 20:33

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Thou shalt not kill all the meatbags

They failed with humans, so they want to try again with AIs? Unsure | :~

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EU advances rules that wrestle control of user data away from Big Tech

Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 8:01

Attackers can break voice authentication with up to 99% success within six tries: Study

28-Jun-23 8:01

The Verge[^]:
The Data Act aims to give users more control over the data generated from internet connected devices, and protect them against unlawful data transfers. It has a long way to go before becoming law.

...and into the hands of government (where it belongs /s)?

Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 7:16

Re: Attackers can break voice authentication with up to 99% success within six tries: Study

28-Jun-23 7:16

Tech Xplore[^]:
Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have discovered a method of attack that can successfully bypass voice authentication security systems with up to a 99% success rate after only six tries.

"Begin 30 second countdown. Code zero-zero-zero-destruct-zero."

Nelek28-Jun-23 7:27

Re: Attackers can break voice authentication with up to 99% success within six tries: Study

28-Jun-23 7:27

And they call me paranoic when I say I don't trust biometrics...

They will get my password only over my dead fingers. Cool | :cool:

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GuyThiebaut28-Jun-23 21:47

GuyThiebaut

28-Jun-23 21:47

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NPM ecosystem at risk from “Manifest Confusion” attacks

Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 7:16

Re: NPM ecosystem at risk from “Manifest Confusion” attacks

28-Jun-23 7:16

Bleeping Computer[^]:
The NPM (Node Package Manager) registry suffers from a security lapse called "manifest confusion," which undermines the trustworthiness of packages and makes it possible for attackers to hide malware in dependencies or perform malicious script execution during installation.

You had me at "NPM ecosystem at risk"

"Both the manifest data submitted to NPM when publishing a package and the package.json contain information about the package name, version, and other metadata, such as scripts used in deployment, build dependencies, etc.

The two are submitted separately to the npm registry, and the

platform does not validate if they match, so their data could differ, and no one would know unless they scrutinize their contents." <-- Brilliant design strategy!

Nelek28-Jun-23 7:26

Re: NPM ecosystem at risk from “Manifest Confusion” attacks

28-Jun-23 7:26

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Brilliant design strategy!

If they would put their inventive and creativeness to help, we would have a cure for cancer by now... Sigh | :sigh:

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Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 8:01

Re: NPM ecosystem at risk from “Manifest Confusion” attacks

28-Jun-23 8:01

Cure for cancer from these folk will give you psoriasis and a stroke Sigh | :sigh:

TTFN - Kent

Nelek28-Jun-23 11:07

Microsoft is already offering a generative AI certification program

28-Jun-23 11:07

From them yes... I meant from their "good" side

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Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 7:01

Re: Microsoft is already offering a generative AI certification program

28-Jun-23 7:01

Engadget[^]:
The initiative will offer free coursework through LinkedIn, including certification.

Because you'd have to be certified

Nelek28-Jun-23 7:13

Meta developer tools: Working at scale

28-Jun-23 7:13

Are they letting ChatGPT write the final test and Dall-E to create the certificate?

M.D.V.

Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 6:46

28-Jun-23 6:46

Engineering at Meta[^]:
Every day, thousands of developers at Meta are working in repositories with millions of files. Those developers need tools that help them at every stage of the workflow while working at extreme scale

Because who doesn't want to be like Meta?

Nelek28-Jun-23 7:11

28-Jun-23 7:11

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Because who doesn't want to be like Meta?

If something I would like to be Meta-Human Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

(without any weird power or aspect that forces me to hide)

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David O'Neil28-Jun-23 17:06

David O'Neil

28-Jun-23 17:06

Something something something... "Our tools are as useful for our developers as Facebook is at keeping you informed of your friends." Something something something... Laugh | :laugh:

Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 17:30

28-Jun-23 17:30

Now, that’s just mean. Laugh | :laugh:

TTFN - Kent

Nelek28-Jun-23 19:49

Engineering PCs, other devices most at risk for security vulnerabilities

28-Jun-23 19:49

Kent Sharkey wrote:
Now, that’s just mean.

I would say more a case of "oops, I actually said the truth without wanting it" Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 6:46

Re: Engineering PCs, other devices most at risk for security vulnerabilities

28-Jun-23 6:46

Tech Republic[^]:
New research on operational technology vulnerabilities by Armis found that 56% of engineering workstations have at least one unpatched critical severity.

Patcher, patch thyself!

Nelek28-Jun-23 7:10

Google may have misled dozens of advertisers and violated its own guidelines - report

28-Jun-23 7:10

Would it not be easier to count the ones that have none?

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Kent Sharkey28-Jun-23 6:46