Students raised their hands for a question as OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman looks on during an event at Keio University on June 12 in Tokyo. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) OpenAI lawsuit reignites privacy debate over data scraping The lawsuit against the generative AI company raises questions about the legal grey area of web scraping in the United States. 3 days ago By Tonya Riley
Getty Images Does the world need an arms control treaty for AI? Organizations like the IAEA offer an imperfect but instructive model for designing systems to control AI proliferation. 4 days ago By Elias Groll
Illustration shows the ChatGPT logo on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images) How to AI-proof the cybersecurity workforce Generative AI can enhance digital security, but it can’t — and shouldn’t — replace humans that are essential to fight malicious hackers. Jun 23, 2023 By Bridget Chan
Person’s hand holding an iPhone using the Google Bard generative AI language model (chatbot) with prompt entry field, Lafayette, California, March 22, 2023. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) AI chatbots want your geolocation data. Privacy experts say beware. Sharing any form of personal data with generative AI models can be risky, experts say. Jun 8, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Microsoft President Brad Smith delivers a speech at the Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov. 3, 2022. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) Microsoft urges lawmakers to adopt new guidelines for responsible AI Brad Smith wants the government to use its buying power to shape the AI industry and to build on existing regulatory frameworks to govern AI. May 25, 2023 By Tonya Riley
A photo taken on March 31, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a computer screen with the home page of the artificial intelligence OpenAI web site, displaying its chatGPT robot.(Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) Reality check: What will generative AI really do for cybersecurity? Cybersecurity professionals are eyeing generative AI’s defensive potential with a mix of skepticism and excitement. May 23, 2023 By Elias Groll Christian Vasquez AJ Vicens
CISA Director Jen Easterly spoke at the CrowdStrike Government Summit on April 11. (Pixelme Studio) Top US cyber official warns AI may be the ‘most powerful weapon of our time’ CISA Director Jen Easterly said the rapid advances in technologies such as ChatGPT could be used by adversaries to carry out cyberattacks. May 5, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Powerful Meta large language model widely available online On Friday, a link to download LLaMA was posted to 4chan and quickly proliferated across the internet. Mar 6, 2023 By Elias Groll
The logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) Reality check: Is ChatGPT really the next big cybersecurity threat? ChatGPT isn't a malware-writing savant and much of the hype around it obscures just how much expertise is required to output quality code. Jan 31, 2023 By Elias Groll
A picture taken on July 5, 2017 shows a souvenir kiosk offering among others a drawing depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a baby with the face of former U.S. President Donald Trump. (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images) Researchers: Large language models will revolutionize digital propaganda campaigns Advances in machine learning will make it cheaper and easier to carry out influence operations at scale. Jan 11, 2023 By Elias Groll