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Asian MIT Student's Professional Headshot Turns Caucasian with AI Tool
"I definitely think it's a problem," said Rona Wang, who hopes those who make the software become aware of such biases and develop solutions to mitigate them.
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U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt Military Operations
U.S. security officials say the White House is hunting for malware purportedly concealed by China within infrastructure critical to U.S. military bases.
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Fighting Fake 'Facts' with Two Little Words
Researchers have developed a method to decrease hallucinations by large language models (LLMs) by including "according to" in LLM queries.
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Discovery of Smartphone Vulnerability Reveals Hackers Could Track Your Location
Researchers discovered a flaw in text messaging that could allow attackers to track smartphone owners' whereabouts.
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Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology Could Help Counter Spread of Fake News
A proposed machine learning framework and expanded use of blockchain technology could help counter the spread of fake news, according to new research.
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This Disinformation Is Just for You
Generative AI won't just flood the Internet with more lies—it may also create convincing disinformation that's targeted at groups or even individuals.
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Meta Will Let You Use AI Chatbots With Personalities, Report Says
Want to chat with Abraham Lincoln? Facebook owner Meta is an artificial intelligence leader, but rivals with advanced chatbots already are abundant.
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Cigna Accused of Improperly Rejecting Thousands of Patient Claims Using Algorithm
A federal class-action lawsuit accuses health insurer Cigna of using a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims.
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Why Meta is Giving Away its Extremely Powerful AI Model
The AI debate splitting the tech world, explained.
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The Robots We Were Afraid of Are Already Here
The long-anticipated automation revolution has begun. Robots are ready to operate forklifts and do laundry. It's not as scary as it sounds.
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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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