Author: Ng Chong
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New Insights from IEEE: Gender Pay Gap Narrows, Ethnic Disparities Grow
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Given the growing emphasis on achieving gender parity, you might find the IEEE article [*] insightful and relevant, bearing in mind that the data it presents is based on U.S. salary statistics. In 2022, the gender pay gap, decreased by $7,100, but men still earned substantially more than women, with an average difference of $26,800. Conversely,…
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ChatGPT’s Oscillating Accuracy A Reminder User Oversight Necessary
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I wanted to share a recent study demonstrating ChatGPT’s accuracy has diminished for some key tasks, contrary to the prevalent assumption that training over time should increase accuracy. This reminds us of the vital need for human oversight in any use of AI technologies. Researchers from Stanford University and the University of California at…
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Privacy-Invasive Inference Capabilities of Large Language Models Uncovered
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LLMs (Large Language Models), like ChatGPT, are like word association champs, using massive data to guess what words come next. Interestingly, according to a recent study, they can also make a decent guess about a wide range of personal attributes from anonymous text, such as race, gender, occupation, and location [1]. The article gives an example where…
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“Streamjacking” is the Newest Evolution of an Old Threat
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You are very much aware of ways in which physical devices, networks, and platform accounts can be hijacked and exploited for nefarious purposes. The latest addition to the list is “streamjacking,” which refers to the takeover of streaming platform accounts, such as those on YouTube [1]. The classic example of hijacked systems many of you…