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12/11/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
Google’s quantum leap: Willow chip pushes boundaries of computing power
Willow can solve problems in minutes that would take classical supercomputers 10 septillion years, showcasing quantum computing’s potential to outperform classical systems. Willow achieves “below threshold” error correction, reversing the trend of increasing errors with more qubits and paving the way for scalable quantum systems. By enhancing calibration, machine learning and fabrication methods, Willow increased […]
12/18/2023
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By Zoey Sky
OpenAI’s custom chatbots can be forced to LEAK SECRETS
Companies like OpenAI have made it possible for users to create their own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Since the start of November, OpenAI has allowed users to build and publish their own custom versions of ChatGPT, called “GPTs.” Since then, thousands of GPTs have been created. Some could give advice, while others can be used to […]
10/24/2023
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By Zoey Sky
ChatGPT can figure out your personal data using simple conversations, warn researchers
Experts have warned that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT can “discern sensitive personal information about individuals through casual conversations.” These chatbots can deduce sensitive information about the people they chat with, even if the conversation is about boring topics. Martin Vechev, a computer science professor at Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich (Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, ETH Zurich) in […]
09/13/2023
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By Olivia Cook
Apple releases emergency software update after Pegasus spyware breach
Apple has warned users to update their devices as soon as possible after fixing a major spyware flaw. The company immediately released emergency software updates in iOS 14.8 after learning of the vulnerability that lets hackers break into Apple devices without users even clicking a link. The Canadian academic research group the Citizen Lab published a report saying […]
04/06/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Twitter’s open-source code shows U.S. government is able to easily RIG the recommendation algorithm
Does the United States government have secret backdoor access into Twitter’s recommendation algorithm code, allowing it to tamper with the content that users are allowed to see? According to portions of the open-source code the company published on GitHub this week, the answer to that question is yes. Software developer Steven Tey took a closer […]
02/06/2023
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By Belle Carter
DEAD RISING: AI-powered ChatGPT to connect the living and the dead
Artur Sychov, founder and CEO of Somnium Space, has claimed that an artificial intelligence chatbot will soon allow the living to converse with people who already died. Somnium Space is a virtual reality world and open-source platform where players can buy land, build, explore and trade. In an interview with Motherboard, Sychov said a user […]
10/27/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Mission failed: Microsoft’s Army goggles can cause mission-affecting physical impairments
American soldiers who used Microsoft goggles in a field test have suffered “mission-affecting physical impairments,” including headaches, eyestrain and nausea. This was according to a summary of the exercise compiled by the testing office at Pentagon. The googles used what is called the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), which allows soldiers to see through smoke and around […]
05/20/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
Microsoft’s Bing search engine CENSORING searches for politically sensitive Chinese personalities
Microsoft’s Bing search engine has made it difficult for people in North America to look up names of politically sensitive Chinese personalities, a cybersecurity and surveillance group found. In a May 19 report, the Toronto-based Citizen Lab pointed out that Bing’s autofill system did not return potential suggestions when users searched for personalities deemed sensitive […]
04/25/2022
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By JD Heyes
Study finds Big Tech apps continue “listening” and gathering data even when mic is set to “mute”
If you’ve noticed in the past that you are being shown ads based on something you may have mentioned to a friend or spouse and thought that it was just a coincidence, you’re mistaken, according to a new, but as yet unpublished, study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. According to a press release from the institution, […]
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