This is the first of three articles discussing how the benefits of technological progress are shared, and thus determine the distribution of income and influence our economic and social structures. This first article focuses on how these benefits have been shared historically. Throughout history the growth in living standards has come from increasing productivity and Continue reading »
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Any battlefield use of the software would be a dramatic turnaround for OpenAI, which describes its mission as developing AI that can benefit all of humanity.
The post Microsoft Pitched OpenAI’s DALL-E as Battlefield Tool for U.S. Military appeared first on The Intercept.
I’m a security researcher working in the journalism field, and I’m here to rain on your dangerous, dumb parade.
The post Forget a Ban — Why Are Journalists Using TikTok in the First Place? appeared first on The Intercept.
Google prohibits using its tech for “immediate harm,” but Israel is harnessing its facial recognition to set up a dragnet of Palestinians.
The post Google Won’t Say Anything About Israel Using Its Photo Software to Create Gaza “Hit List” appeared first on The Intercept.
Training AI to read novels might help.
The post Can Chatbots Hold Meaningful Conversations? appeared first on Nautilus.
A shadowy figure spent years ingratiating themself to a developer, then injected a backdoor that could have taken over millions of computers.
The post The Other Players Who Helped (Almost) Make the World’s Biggest Backdoor Hack appeared first on The Intercept.
As state police amass more spying tools, privacy advocates say Congress’s debate over a mass surveillance bill offers hope for reform.
The post Congress Has a Chance to Rein In Police Use of Surveillance Tech appeared first on The Intercept.
After the battles over 5G, social media and advanced microchips, Chinese electric cars are the new front line of US economic warfare. Like any environmentally correct person in North America, I was toying with the idea of buying a Tesla to replace my beat-up eight-year-old Honda. While doing some research, this came up and suddenly Continue reading »
Top spy agency urges Chinese citizens to step up cybersecurity as attacks by overseas agencies have been ‘rampant’ in recent years. The message comes as Beijing broadens scope of anti-espionage law to cover online attacks and prepares to expand penalties for data violations. China’s state security authority warned that the networks of “hundreds” of Chinese Continue reading »
by Gary Gardner
Social psychologists tell us it takes about 66 days to form a new habit. In my experience that’s only half true. Sixty-six days to form a good habit, yes, but about 66 hours to form a bad one. If I reach for a donut at breakfast, then do the same the next two days, I seal the deal and establish a habit of bad eating.
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