I remember when the first iPhone was announced in 2007. This was NOT an iPhone as we think of one today. It had warts. A lot of warts. It couldn’t do MMS for example. But I remember the possibility it brought to mind. No product before had seemed like anything more than a product. The iPhone, or more the potential that the iPhone hinted at, had an actual impact on me. It changed my thinking about what could be.
The Biden Administration’s recent moves to promote “responsible innovation” in artificial intelligence may not fully satiate the appetites of AI enthusiasts or defuse the fears of AI skeptics. But the moves do appear to at least start to form a long-awaited framework for the ongoing development of one of the more controversial technologies impacting people’s daily lives. The May 4 announcement included three pieces of news.
Artificial intelligence (AI) made a larger-than-usual splash recently when word broke of an AI-powered password cracker. I have a bit of AI fatigue, but these stories immediately grabbed my attention — they had me at “passwords.”
CISA issues a joint advisory on Russia’s Snake malware operation, hackers use ChatGPT lures to spread malware on Facebook, and a new phishing-as-a-service tool appears in the wild.
The rise of low-code/no-code platforms has empowered business professionals to independently address their needs without relying on IT. Now, the integration of generative AI into these platforms further enhances their capabilities and eliminates entry barriers. However, as everyone becomes a developer, concerns about security risks arise.
The Associated Press warned this week that AI experts have raised concerns about the potential impact of deepfake technology on the upcoming 2024 election. Deepfakes are highly convincing digital disinformation, easily taken for the real thing and forwarded to friends and family as misinformation. Researchers fear that these advanced AI-generated videos could be used to spread false information, sway public opinion, and disrupt democratic processes.
