The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has been discussing the damage that could one day be caused by the large language models (LLMs) behind such tools as ChatGPT, being used to conduct what are now being described as prompt injection attacks against unwitting victims. The NCSC has by-and-large taken a rather sanguine approach to…
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Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. August 2023 A Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to auditing and testing data models Generative AI has arrived on the scene with a multitude of ethical issues. In this 13-page buyer’s guide, Computer Weekly explores those considerations, assesses data classification tools and looks at how to improve…
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As 2023 dawned, the direction that the technology recruitment market would take was highly uncertain. We had seen two boom years due to pent-up demand during the pandemic, but with downside economic indicators gathering – rising costs, rampant inflation, interest rates increasing – would that hold? We trusted our instincts and predicted that the market…
Fears around the potential misuse of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT are spreading among IT decision-makers in the UK, with 66% of those who responded to a BlackBerry survey saying they either had banned or were considering banning the service. BlackBerry’s study, conducted in June and July by OnePoll, asked the opinion…
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Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) aren’t completely new technologies, but the world reached a greater awareness of their powers when OpenAI presented ChatGPT. Its surprisingly human-like capabilities fascinated the public but also brought concerns such as the dangers of misinformation, its potential for bias, and even the possibility of machines replacing people in…
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Romance scammers looking to con people out of their savings appear to be turning to generative AI services such as ChatGPT to save time as they woo their victims, according to information obtained by Sophos researchers, who were alerted to the ruse when one scammer appeared to forget to check the messages they were sending…
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Artificial intelligence and its various sub-categories are playing an increasingly major role in cyber security. In a study conducted for Egress last year, 77% of cyber security leaders said they use a product that incorporates AI. When we dig in, however, we found only 66% of those using AI-based security products stated they ‘fully understand’…
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Rumours of the death of homework may have been exaggerated. Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are disrupting some of the ways in which educators assess the progress of pupils and students, but they are also being used for new methods of assessment, teaching and support that aim to enhance education rather than compromise…
I believe a part of making sense out of the issue of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of cyber comes down to definitions. AI is the idea that a machine can mimic human intelligence, while machine learning (ML) teaches a machine how to perform a task and identify patterns. A lot of cyber security…
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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has burst into the public consciousness this year, thanks to the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. In its first six months, it garnered more than 100 million users, while images generated from AI art tool DALL.E were viewed more than 4.2 billion times. Companies are now beginning to figure out…
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