EU police force Europol on Monday warned about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT in phishing attempts, disinformation and cybercrime, adding to the chorus of concerns ranging from legal to ethical issues. “As the capabilities of LLMs (large language models) such as ChatGPT are actively being improved, the Read more…
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp notes Microsoft’s friendly relationship with North Dakota, pointing out that in 2017 Microsoft’s president Brad Smith said the company would provide the state “cash grants, technology, curriculum and resources to nonprofits” and also “partner with schools to strengthen their ability to offer digital skills and computer Read more…
Apple has allegedly demonstrated its mixed reality headset to its top executives recently, in an attempt to generate excitement for the upcoming platform launch. While executives are keen on the product, others within Apple are not sure it’s a home run hit. Eight anonymous current and former employees told the Read more…
It’s there to help steer you to your destination. It’s there to free you to focus on steering your life. And it’s there to help you land on the perfect version of you, the one that does more in order to, I don’t know, be more. There’s one difference, though, Read more…
Toronto-based Feroot Security “found that so-called tracking pixels from the TikTok parent company were present in 30 U.S. state-government websites across 27 states,” reports the Wall Street Journal, “including some where the app has been banned from state networks and devices.” The review was performed in January and February. The Read more…
It’s one of America’s best hospitals — a nonprofit “academic medical center” called the Cleveland Clinic. And this week it installed an IBM-managed quantum computer to accelerate healthcare research (according to an announcement from IBM). IBM is calling it “the first quantum computer in the world to be uniquely dedicated Read more…
In an effort to more personalize a customer’s experience, the U.S. restaurant chain Panera Bread is rolling out palm-scanning technology which will link the palm print with the customer’s loyalty program. According to Panera Bread CEO Niren Chaudhary, the move will allow a “frictionless, personalized, and convenient” evolution of Panera’s Read more…