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Vanishing Knowledge: Academia’s Looming Crisis
A startling new study reveals that over 2 million scholarly articles – more than a quarter of papers published online – are missing from major digital archives and in danger…
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New Research Demonstrates Automated Jailbreaking of Large Language Model Chatbots
While LLMs promise helpful conversation, they may have hidden vulnerabilities that can be exploited. For example, manipulating the prompts could lead them to reveal sensitive information or say unethical, inappropriate,…
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Computational Errors in SSH Connections Expose Private Keys
As one of the most widely deployed protocols for remote access and secure administration, SSH needs little introduction. For the first time, researchers demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic…
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Researchers Reveal Vulnerabilities in AI System
The AI threat landscape is rapidly evolving. Natural Language Processing (NLP) enables seamless interaction with AI systems through conversational interfaces. However, as we increasingly rely on AI for productivity, new…
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New Insights from IEEE: Gender Pay Gap Narrows, Ethnic Disparities Grow
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.…
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ChatGPT’s Oscillating Accuracy A Reminder User Oversight Necessary
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…
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Privacy-Invasive Inference Capabilities of Large Language Models Uncovered
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…
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“Streamjacking” is the Newest Evolution of an Old Threat
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…
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Strings of Nonsense Convince AI Chatbots to Abandon Ethical Rules
Continuing previous coverage of development in AI systems, I wanted to share a study and demo from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Center for AI Safety in San Francisco,…