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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations
American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during...
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OpenAI Discontinues Its AI Writing Detector Due to 'Low Rate of Accuracy'
Research shows that any AI writing detector can be defeated—and false positives abound.
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Researchers Poke Holes in Safety Controls of ChatGPT and Other Chatbots
A new report indicates that the guardrails for widely used chatbots can be thwarted, leading to an increasingly unpredictable environment for the technology.
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The SEC is Giving Companies Four Days to Report Cyberattacks
Critics question whether the new rules might do more harm than good.
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This Tool could Protect Your Pictures from AI Manipulation
PhotoGuard, created by researchers at MIT, alters photos in ways that are imperceptible to us but stops AI systems from tinkering with them.
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Researchers Demonstrate 'Unconditionally Secure' Quantum Digital Payments
The research represents a possible breakthrough in quantum communications and, potentially, the onset of the era of quantum fintech.
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Concerns Grow about MFA Bypass Attacks
Cybercriminals increasingly are using specially crafted attacks to bypass Multi-Factor authentication.
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The AI-Powered, Totally Autonomous Future of War Is Here
Ships without crews. Self-directed drone swarms. How a U.S. Navy task force is using off-the-shelf robotics and artificial intelligence to prepare for the next...
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Creatives Are Fighting Back Against AI with Lawsuits
Will legal action force AI companies to change how they train their programs?
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Impersonation Detection Feature Safeguards Brands, Personalities from Fake Accounts on Social Media
A Canadian firm has incorproated an impersonation protection feature into its social media monitoring platform.
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Regs Needed for High-Risk AI, ACM Says–'It's the Wild West'
The ACM paper recommends new laws should be put in place to limit the use of generative AI in certain situations.
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Want to Win a Chip War? You're Gonna Need a Lot of Water
The U.S. is spending billions to boost semiconductor manufacturing. For the new plants to crank out silicon chips, they need to source millions of gallons of ultrapure...
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Is the Digital Dollar Dead?
Prominent politicians want to make sure a central bank digital currency never happens in the U.S.—just as we've learned the basics of how one might work.
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U.S. Program to Identify Safe Smart Devices
The Biden administration has announced a program to identify smart devices that are more resilient against cyberattacks.
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Amazon Cashless 'Pay by Palm' Technology Requires Only a Hand Wave
Retail giant Amazon has announced a new contactless transaction service that allows shoppers to pay with their palms.
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AI Giants Pledge to Allow External Probes of Their Algorithms, Under a New White House Pact
Leading AI developers including Google and OpenAI promised the Biden administration to check for problems such as biased output.
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Thousands of Authors Urge AI Companies to Stop Using Work Without Permission
Nearly 8,000 authors just signed a letter addressed to the leaders of six AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet, and Meta.
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Face Recognition In the U.S. Is About to Meet One of Its Biggest Tests
A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America.
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A Nested Inventory for Software Security, Supply Chain Risk Management
The growing importance of the Software Bill of Materials
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