News & Articles By Cassie B.
12/08/2023
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By Cassie B.
Amazon’s new generative AI assistant “Q” has “severe hallucinations” and leaks confidential data
Amazon’s fledgling generative AI assistant, Q, has been struggling with factual inaccuracies and privacy issues, according to leaked internal communications. The chatbot was recently announced by Amazon’s cloud computing division and will be aimed at businesses. A company blog post says it was built to help employees write emails, troubleshoot, code, research and summarize reports […]
12/07/2023
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By Cassie B.
AI is making it much easier for cybercriminals to steal your life savings
Cybersecurity experts have warned that countless people could lose their savings in the coming years as advancements in AI make it much easier for criminals to get their hands on people’s money. A lawyer who helps individuals recoup lost savings after being victimized by cybercrimes, Marc Maisch, warned in a recent interview with the German […]
12/06/2023
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By Cassie B.
Hackers steal personal data of 6.9 million 23andMe customers, including DNA info
After initially claiming that hackers had accessed personal data belonging to 14,000 of its customers on Friday, the genetic testing company 23andMe now admits that the number of affected users is actually far higher at 6.9 million. This represents nearly half of their customer base, which totals 14 million. According to a statement by the […]
12/04/2023
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By Cassie B.
Sports Illustrated caught publishing articles created by non-existent AI-generated writers
Sports Illustrated was once considered the gold standard in sports print journalism, winning several National Magazine Awards and publishing work by luminaries such as William Faulkner. Now, however, they are churning out AI-generated articles and tacking on fake writer names and bios at the end, complete with phony AI-generated headshots designed to trick readers into […]
11/29/2023
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By Cassie B.
Push to expedite AI use in lethal autonomous weapons raises questions about reliability of new military tech
The U.S. military has a series of AI initiatives underway that are raising serious questions about using lethal autonomous weapons, especially those that have not been properly vetted. One ambitious initiative, known as Replicator, is using thousands of fairly affordable and expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles to “galvanize progress in the too-slow shift of U.S. military […]
11/21/2023
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By Cassie B.
THE CYBORG WILL SEE YOU NOW: Tech company launches self-serve “CarePod” healthcare booths that use AI instead of doctors
AI has already taken over the jobs of many professionals, from writers and coders to graphic designers. Now, however, it is poised to take on the role of doctor through technologies like Forward Health’s CarePod, a futuristic-looking booth that people can enter to receive medical services. These portable, self-contained doctors’ offices use smart sensors, body […]
11/17/2023
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By Cassie B.
Bank payment processing outages highlight risks of relying on electronic banking
Last week, a number of American banks could not process payments for a few days, leaving some customers in a precarious financial situation as transfers and deposits failed and highlighting the risks of relying on electronic banking. The effects of the outages were far-reaching. Many people’s payroll direct deposits failed, leaving them unable to access […]
11/07/2023
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By Cassie B.
World’s biggest biometric ID system experiences massive breach, impacting 10% of global population
One of the biggest fears many people have about biometric ID systems recently materialized when the world’s biggest system was hacked, exposing the personal information of around 10 percent of the global population. The system in question is Aadhaar, a biometric digital identity program operated by the Indian government. 1.3 billion people in India are […]
08/09/2023
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By Cassie B.
AI can STEAL your PASSWORDS with frightening accuracy just by listening to you type
The capabilities of artificial intelligence are growing every day, and now researchers are sounding the alarm bell about its ability to listen to your keystrokes when you are typing in a password in order to access your accounts. Researchers at Cornell University programmed an artificial intelligence (AI) computer system to listen to the sounds of […]
07/28/2023
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By Cassie B.
Cigna Healthcare used AI to deny hundreds of thousands of valid health insurance claims, lawsuit alleges
A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against the insurance company Cigna alleging that they used an algorithm to review and ultimately reject hundreds of thousands of health insurance claims filed by patients. In many cases, doctors approved the denials without taking the time to review each individual case. According to the suit, […]
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