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09 Aug

Learn how to Use AI for Your Business

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TL;DR: Learn how consumer-facing AI tools can help your business in The 2024 Complete ChatGPT & Gemini AI Advanced E-Degree, now just $24.97. According to a recent study, 35% of companies worldwide are already using AI, while 50% plan to use it in some capacity in 2024. Companies use AI to automate tedious tasks, create content, get inspiration for marketing campaigns, manage customer relationships and much more. You don’t have to incorporate AI into your business, but it can help in more ways than you may imagine. With The 2024 Complete ChatGPT & Gemini AI Advanced E-Degree, you’ll get a…

08 Aug

Black Hat 2024: AWS Patches Vulnerability in Cloud Services

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Black Hat and DEF CON are two of the major security conferences in the U.S., drawing large crowds of cyber and AI decision-makers to Las Vegas. Black Hat USA 2024 runs from Aug. 3-8, with most of the briefings occurring on Aug. 7 and 8; DEF CON 32 runs from Aug. 8-11. We’re rounding up the enterprise business tech news from Black Hat and DEF CON that is most relevant for IT and tech decision-makers. How to hold generative AI accountable A major topic of conversation and research at Black Hat this week will be how to hold generative AI…

08 Aug

Global Nonprofit Technovation Helps Girls Solve Local Problems Using AI

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Earlier this year, nonprofit Technovation announced The AI Forward Alliance, a collaboration intended to increase the number of young women in the AI industry. This is one of many initiatives the organization has leveraged to keep its curriculum cutting-edge since its inception in 2006. We spoke to founder Tara Chklovski, Ph.D., about Technovation’s mission, its AI initiatives, and how businesses can support young women in their careers. Bringing more women and girls into the AI industry brings the courage needed to solve problems like bias, she said. What is Technovation? Technovation is an educational nonprofit that operates around the world.…

08 Aug

Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

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Among the other attacks created by Bargury is a demonstration of how a hacker—who, again, must already have hijacked an email account—can gain access to sensitive information, such as people’s salaries, without triggering Microsoft’s protections for sensitive files. When asking for the data, Bargury’s prompt demands the system does not provide references to the files data is taken from. “A bit of bullying does help,” Bargury says.In other instances, he shows how an attacker—who doesn’t have access to email accounts but poisons the AI’s database by sending it a malicious email—can manipulate answers about banking information to provide their own…

08 Aug

Generative AI Policy | TechRepublic

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Generative AI represents a significant development in the field of AI, offering a wide range of capabilities and potential benefits. Generative AI is reshaping businesses across industries by offering automation, personalization, and efficiency. It enables companies to optimize operations by generating content, designing creatively, and streamlining quality assurance processes. However, these exciting capabilities come with the need for extreme caution in ensuring ethical advancement and responsible application. Concern about AI-enhanced malicious attacks ascended to the top of the Gartner emerging risk rankings in the first quarter of 2024. In addition, Gartner said AI-assisted misinformation was in second place and also…

08 Aug

Apple Intelligence EU: Potential Mac Release Amid DMA Rules

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There is evidence that the EU may get Apple Intelligence after all — thanks to a tiny difference in the release notes for macOS Sequoia 15.1 and iOS 18.1. It was previously thought that the AI feature would not be available in the bloc on any Apple device due to the Digital Markets Act. Apple Intelligence is a suite of generative AI capabilities to be integrated into the next generation of Apple devices running on iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Back in June, the Cupertino giant revealed that devices in the EU will not come with Apple Intelligence…

08 Aug

OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode

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In late July, OpenAI began rolling out an eerily humanlike voice interface for ChatGPT. In a safety analysis released today, the company acknowledges that this anthropomorphic voice may lure some users into becoming emotionally attached to their chatbot.The warnings are included in a “system card” for GPT-4o, a technical document that lays out what the company believes are the risks associated with the model, plus details surrounding safety testing and the mitigation efforts the company’s taking to reduce potential risk.OpenAI has faced scrutiny in recent months after a number of employees working on AI’s long-term risks quit the company. Some…

08 Aug

Good Luck Selling Your AI Startup

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There is no wilder time than the present to build a company around artificial intelligence. The server bills are astronomical, for one. Also the market for talent is red hot, and you’ll end up paying through the nose for good people. Even if you do get funding, staff up, get the product off the ground, and start making headway in a crowded field, there’s the specter of Big Tech looming overhead. The hypercarnivorous raptors of Silicon Valley—Google, Apple, Amazon, and Meta—will fix their steely eyes on the plump prey of your best employees and your intellectual property.But they can’t just buy…

07 Aug

UK Government Announces £32m of AI Projects

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The U.K. government has announced a £32 million investment into 98 AI projects that promise to cut train delays, speed up prescription delivery, and reduce supply chain emissions. This comes days after it was revealed that the £1.3 billion earmarked for AI supercomputers had been scrapped. The companies receiving financial backing include V-Lab, which is developing a virtual reality platform that simulates construction sites and scenarios. This can be used to safely train new staff before they go on-site, ultimately accelerating essential infrastructure projects. Another firm that has been awarded investment is Anteam, an AI-driven logistics company. The organisation is…

07 Aug

Data Breaches Are Costing Australian Organisations, IBM Report Reveals

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IBM recently released its annual Cost of a Data Breach report, revealing that the average cost of a data breach in Australia reached a record-high of AUD $4.26 million (USD $2.77 million) in 2024. This represents a 27% increase since 2020. The report also highlighted that Australian organizations continue to be most threatened by the same threats that had dominated in previous years. Furthermore, with a deep cyber security skills crisis in the country, it’s proving to be difficult for organizations to mitigate against the risks, despite being well aware of them. Phishing: Most Common Cyber Attack IBM’s research this…