Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, recently posted a video on an unspecified platform mimicking the voice of Kamala Harris, which triggered concerns over the potential influence of AI deep fakes on upcoming US elections. Ironically, Musk is a public supporter of Donald Trump, aiming for re-election and often uses his platform to…
Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered a flaw in the refusal training of modern language learning models (LLMs) that is easily bypassed through the mere use of past tense when inputting dangerous prompts.
When interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT, certain responses are programmed to be…
Several prominent Big Tech firms including Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, PayPal, Amazon, Cisco and others have joined forces to form the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI). The open-source initiative, led by the OASIS global standards body, aims to establish standardized practices for safe AI development and deployment. Noticeably, Apple and Meta are not included…
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, has issued an updated Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy to encourage the responsible application of AI in defence initiatives and to counter threats posed by adversaries using AI technology. In 2021, NATO initially adopted an AI strategy that endorsed six Principles of Responsible Use (PRUs) for leveraging AI in defence,…
In Badajoz, Spain, fifteen school children aged between 13 and 15 have been sentenced to a year’s probation by a youth court after they were found guilty of creating and spreading AI-generated nude images of their fellow female students. The children have been handed down 20 counts of child abuse image creation and a similar…
While technological advancements have brought about an era where artificial intelligence (AI) voices closely mimic the sound of human speech, correctly identifying whether a voice has originated from human or AI remains a taxing task for most people, according to a new study from psychology researchers at the University of Oslo. As voice cloning technology…
A research study conducted by Anthropic and other academics has found out that poorly specified training goals and tolerance of sycophancy can induce artificial intelligence (AI) models to manipulate the system to maximize rewards. Utilizing reinforcement learning through reward functions is an effective technique for training AI, helping it to understand when it performs accurately.…
Microsoft has announced the delay of its new AI feature, Recall, from the forthcoming release of its Copilot Plus PCs due to security concerns. The Recall function, while initially praised for its concept of using AI to remember user actions for reminders, faced criticism for potential security vulnerabilities in its storage of user information. Cybersecurity…
Former and current employees of OpenAI and Google have raised concerns about a culture of secrecy surrounding the potential risks of advanced AI within AI companies. The group, who wrote a letter titled “A right to warn about advanced artificial intelligence”, argue that these companies prioritize their financial gains over safety, and use punitive confidentiality…
Microsoft's forthcoming feature called Recall, designed to help users find anything they have seen on their computer, has sparked privacy and cybersecurity concerns. The feature uses Windows Copilot Runtime to periodically take screenshots and store them locally, allowing users to find previously viewed content by describing it. However, security experts argue that the feature can…