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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Protect Against BlackMatter Ransomware Before It’s Offered
Somewhat unclear the breadth of what is being offered, but interesting. Protect Against BlackMatter Ransomware Before It’s OfferedInsikt GroupEditor’s Note: The...
From Computational Complexity
Combing two posts: Blankface (Scott Aa) and Is Science Slowing Down? (Scott Al)
(I also posted this to the Less Wrong Website. At least I tried to- I don't quite know if or when it will appear there as its my first post there.) Some papersblankfaces...
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Cornell Platform Teaches Nonexperts to use Machine Learning
Like to see this and it can control model implications.Platform Teaches Nonexperts to Use MLCornell Chronicle, Louis DiPietro, July 28, 2021An interactive machine...
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Hearing a Cyberattack
Like the general idea: Do You Hear What I Hear? A Cyberattack.Carnegie Mellon University CyLab Security and Privacy InstituteDaniel Tkacik, July 30, 2021Carnegie...
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No AI Tools to Catch Covid Worked?
Failures can be useful if you understand the reason why. Did we learn nothing beyond that? And then, what was the why of not learning anything?Artificial intelligence...
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Telling the Data's Story
Good thoughts, cant say we ever did this completely, would have been especially useful with the metadata, which tends to me less well understood. In someData...
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McKinsey on Hybrid Work
Talking Hybrid work. Why, When, Measures and how much. It’s time for leaders to get real about hybrid By Aaron De Smet, Bonnie Dowling, Mihir Mysore, and Angelika...
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The Target of Malware
Am a recent user of Discord, so this surprised me. But it is a way to get inside quickly. Also note Sophos Labs, new to me. Here just the intro.Malware increasingly...
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Future of AI is Generative
Looks to be a good talk, about to experience.THE HIVE THINK TANK LECTURE: THE FUTURE OF AI IS GENERATIVE NOT DISCRIMINATIVEOn May 26, 2021, Steve Omohundro gave...
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Simulation and Causation Leading to Machine Learning
Hmm quite a thought, Want to see this broadly adapted and usefully applied. Technical supporting papers.CausalCity: Introducing a high-fidelity simulation with...
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Smart Contract Monitoring with Tenderly
Continue to look at how the aspect of a 'contract' can be integrated with code and logic.Ethereum smart contract monitoring platform Tenderly raises $15.3M BY...
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Deep Mind Will Release Structure of Every Protein
Mentioned this in a previous piece. Here more detail from Technology Review. Which covers implications further.DeepMind says it will release the structure ofThe...
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Pocket Identity Revisit
Unless something like face identity fails, as mentioned here previously.The Identity in Everyone's Pocket By Phil VachonCommunications of the ACM, January 2021...
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Reaching Quantum Speed Limits
Speed limits, but errors accounted for as well? JQI new to me.Information Transfer Protocol Reaches Quantum Speed Limit By Joint Quantum InstituteJoint Quantum...
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Business as Imagination Machine
Links discovered in O'Reilly. Turn Your Business Into 'The Imagination Machine'By Myles Suer | May 20, 2021 in CMSWireHow can businesses harness the collective...
From Schneier on Security
Defeating Microsoft’s Trusted Platform Module
This is a really interesting story explaining how to defeat Microsoft’s TPM in 30 minutes — without having to solder anything to the motherboard. Researchers at...
From Schneier on Security
Squid Dog Toy
It’s sold out, but the pictures are cute. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read...
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Shopic Carts Get More Funding
We tested a number of such Smart Cart Ideas. Lost most interest in the 90s. Now with Amazon trying related ideas. Have just recently gained some traction. AI...
From insideHPC
New York Power Authority Turn to ALCF’s Theta Supercomputer for Climate Change Planning
The largest state public power entity in the U.S., the New York Power Authority (NYPA), is addressing critical, long-term planning challenges by assessing how its...
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