A process for vetting algorithms and their input data is needed to build confidence in the tech but is still very far off.
Vendors of artificial intelligence technology should not be shielded by intellectual property claims and will have to disclose elements of their designs and be able to explain how their offering works in order to establish accountability, according to a leading official from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
“I don’t know how you can have a black-box algorithm that’s proprietary and then be able to deploy it and be able to go off and explain what’s going on,” said Martin Stanley, a senior technical advisor who leads the development of CISA’s artificial intelligence strategy. Read More
Daily Archives: July 6, 2020
AI is a Gamechanger for the Gaming Industry
Alyssa Schroer wrote a great article for Built In titled 7 AI GAME COMPANIES INTRODUCING US TO THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENT. Schroer points out that AI is changing the industry in countless ways.
However, one benefit that is overlooked is the security benefits of AI. Gaming companies are at high risk of cyberattacks, so they are using AI and other big data tools to fight off hackers. Read More
Researchers Expose Flaw in Bitcoin Wallets That Could Be Exploited for Double-Spending
Blockchain sleuths at ZenGo, a wallet startup, have found a vulnerability that affected at least three major competing crypto wallets – Ledger Live, Edge and Breadwallet (BRD) – and potentially more.
The bug, which the Tel Aviv-based firm calls BigSpender, allows a hacker to double-spend a user’s funds and possibly prevent them from ever using their wallet again. It works by exploiting how certain wallet’s handle Bitcoin’s replace-by-fee (RBF) function, a failsafe that enables users to swap an unconfirmed transaction with one that has a higher fee. Read More
In cloud clash with Alibaba, underdog Tencent adopts more aggressive tactics
For Chinese cloud services companies, the coronavirus outbreak has become a rainmaker, bringing in new business far and wide as firms shift work online and authorities develop apps and systems to help contain outbreaks and manage social restrictions.
For Tencent Holdings Ltd in particular, it has also become the perfect time to flex new muscles as it seeks to catch up with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, its arch-rival and the dominant player in the country’s cloud market by far. Read More
China & AI: What the World Can Learn And What It Should Be Wary of
The world needs to engage seriously with China’s AI development and take a closer look at what’s really going on.
China announced in 2017 its ambition to become the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030. While the US still leads in absolute terms, China appears to be making more rapid progress than either the US or the EU, and central and local government spending on AI in China is estimated to be in the tens of billions of dollars. Read More
AI RT Artist uses AI to create realistic-looking portraits of famous figures including Napoleon and Van Gogh
AN ARTIST has used artificial intelligence to create human-like portraits from statues and paintings of famous faces.
If you’ve ever wondered whatthe Statue of Liberty or Michelangelo’s David statue would look like as real people then take a look. Read More
6 Step Guide for CIOs to Implement AI for Business Transformation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) environment has risen from data scientists to reach the boardroom as a pre-curser to digital transformation. Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma, a disruptive technology adds to the premise writing AI “enables new markets to emerge” to disrupts an existing market status-quo.
The adoption path of AI needs a well thought out strategy to evolve in response to the dynamically changing technology parlance. These changes are well equated to the waves in an ocean, where either CIOs need to learn how to ride the wave or be overpowered by its force. Read More
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