Daily Archives: May 11, 2023
Bad Actors Are Joining the AI Revolution: Here’s What We’ve Found in the Wild
Movies and TV shows have taught us to associate computer hackers with difficult tasks, detailed plots, and elaborate schemes.
What security researcher Carlos Fernández and I have recently found on open-source registries tells a different story: bad actors are favoring simplicity, effectiveness, and user-centered thinking. And to take their malicious code to the next level, they’re also adding new features assisted by ChatGPT.
Just like software-as-a-service (SaaS), part of the reason why malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offerings such as DuckLogs, Redline Stealer, and Racoon Stealer have become so popular in underground markets is that they have active customer support channels and their products tend to be slick and user-friendly. Check these boxes, fill out this form, click this button… Here’s your ready-to-use malware sample! Needless to say, these products are often built by professional cybercriminals. Read More
India’s religious AI chatbots are speaking in the voice of god — and condoning violence
Claiming wisdom based on the Bhagavad Gita, the bots frequently go way off script.
In January 2023, when ChatGPT was setting new growth records, Bengaluru-based software engineer Sukuru Sai Vineet launched GitaGPT. The chatbot, powered by GPT-3 technology, provides answers based on the Bhagavad Gita, a 700-verse Hindu scripture. GitaGPT mimics the Hindu god Krishna’s tone — the search box reads, “What troubles you, my child?”
… At least five GitaGPTs have sprung up between January and March this year, with more on the way. Experts have warned that chatbots being allowed to play god might have unintended, and dangerous, consequences. Rest of World found that some of the answers generated by the Gita bots lack filters for casteism, misogyny, and even law. Three of these bots, for instance, say it is acceptable to kill another if it is one’s dharma or duty. — Read More
Silicon Valley’s Hail Mary moment (a contrarian view, Ed.)
AI is Silicon Valley’s last-ditch attempt to avoid a stock market wipeout
Silicon Valley has entered the Hail Mary phase of its business cycle — a desertic part of a tech-industry downturn where desperation can turn into recklessness.
The biggest players of the last decade are facing an existential crisis as their original products lose steam and seismic shifts in the global economy force them to search for new sources of growth. Enter generative AI — algorithms like the viral program ChatGPT that seem to mimic human intelligence by spitting out text or images. While everyone in Silicon Valley is suddenly, ceaselessly talking about this new tech, it is not the kind of artificial intelligence that can power driverless cars, or Jetson-like robot slaves, or bring about the singularity. The AI that companies are deploying is not at that world-changing level yet, and candidly, experts will tell you it’s unclear if it ever will be. But that hasn’t stopped the tech industry from trying to ride the wave of excitement and fear of this new innovation.
As soon as it was clear that OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, had a cultural hit, it was off to the races. Read More
50 AI Prompt Examples for Marketers to Use in 2023
As artificial intelligence advances, more businesses are interested in AI-powered solutions to improve their marketing efforts. One of the keys to making the most of the tech in marketing is to write effective AI prompts to generate the desired outcomes.
Marketers need to know how to communicate their goals effectively to AI systems. It’s a new skill that requires an understanding of how to write clear, concise, and effective instructions that a machine can understand. — Read More
PaLM2
When you look back at the biggest breakthroughs in AI over the last decade, Google has been at the forefront of so many of them. Our groundbreaking work in foundation models has become the bedrock for the industry and the AI-powered products that billions of people use daily. As we continue to responsibly advance these technologies, there’s great potential for transformational uses in areas as far-reaching as healthcare and human creativity.
… Building on this work, today we’re introducing PaLM 2, our next generation language model. PaLM 2 is a state-of-the-art language model with improved multilingual, reasoning and coding capabilities.
… At I/O today, we announced over 25 new products and features powered by PaLM 2. That means that PaLM 2 is bringing the latest in advanced AI capabilities directly into our products and to people — including consumers, developers, and enterprises of all sizes around the world. Read More
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