Dating apps: Lack of regulation, oversight and competition affects quality, and millions stand to lose
When Aleksandr Zhadan used ChatGPT to talk to over 5,000 women on Tinder, it was a sign of things to come.
Mar 26, 2024
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Vulnerability in virtual reality systems identified
A team of computer scientists at the University of Chicago has uncovered a potential vulnerability in virtual reality systems—one that could allow a hacker to insert what the team describes as an "inception layer" between ...
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Study tests if AI can help fight cybercrime
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become a crucial asset to fight the growing global risk of cybercrime, a new study with Charles Darwin University (CDU) has found.
Mar 25, 2024
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Best way to bust deepfakes? Use AI to find real signs of life, say scientists
Artificial intelligence may make it difficult for even the most discerning ears to detect deepfake voices—as recently evidenced in the fake Joe Biden robocall and the bogus Taylor Swift cookware ad on Meta—but scientists ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Researchers highlight potential cybersecurity threats to trucking industry, supply chain
Researchers at Colorado State University have published a new paper that details vulnerabilities in commercial trucking systems that could allow hackers to take control of, steal data from, or even disrupt entire fleets by ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Children may overestimate smart speakers' abilities
Children overrate the intelligence of smart speakers—such as Alexa, Siri, or Google Home—and are uncertain if the systems can think like humans or not, research suggests.
Mar 21, 2024
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Cybersecurity attacks have the potential to infiltrate medical devices and cripple health care, expert warns
The cyberattack on Change Healthcare last month should serve as a wake-up call for the health care industry, which needs to focus on securing its infrastructure, says Kevin Fu, a Northeastern University professor of electrical ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Privacy in the AI era: How do we protect our personal information?
The AI boom, including the advent of large language models (LLMs) and their associated chatbots, poses new challenges for privacy. Is our personal information part of a model's training data? Are our prompts being shared ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Smart rings' ultra-precise movement tracking take wearable technology to the next level
There is a lot of hype about smart rings right now—Samsung is due to release a Galaxy ring, and there is unsubstantiated speculation that Apple is considering a ring too. But why would you want a smart ring in the first ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Q&A: What you need to know about audio deepfakes
Audio deepfakes have had a recent bout of bad press after an AI-generated robocall purporting to be the voice of Joe Biden hit up New Hampshire residents, urging them not to cast ballots. Meanwhile, spear-phishers—phishing ...
Mar 19, 2024
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