Basil Blume pointed this one out. (How could I have missed it?)
“The internet’s on fire” as techs race to fix critical software flaw
Cybersecurity firm CEO called Log4Shell bug “the single biggest, most critical vulnerability of the last decade”
… The flaw may be the worst computer vulnerability discovered in years. It was uncovered in an open-source logging tool that is ubiquitous in cloud servers and enterprise software used across industry and government. Unless it is fixed, it grants criminals, spies and programming novices alike easy access to internal networks where they can loot valuable data, plant malware, erase crucial information and much more.
“I’d be hard-pressed to think of a company that’s not at risk,” said Joe Sullivan, chief security officer for Cloudflare, whose online infrastructure protects websites from malicious actors. Untold millions of servers have it installed, and experts said the fallout would not be known for several days.
An article to start my lawyer friends drooling…
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3976653
Ways That “Bad AI” Will Produce A Lawyering Goldmine Of Sorts
Though many have generally been assuming that AI would be used for the benefit of mankind, the reality is that there are lots of bad (improper, illegal, etc.) uses that are appearing with increasing frequency. Sometimes the bad AI is by accidental release, while in other cases it is AI purposely devised for bad purposes. All in all, some are predicting a veritable goldmine of legal cases for attorneys specializing in the “Bad AI” realm that will be seeking to defend their clients accused of such AI miscreant efforts.
Crying fowl?
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/njtip/vol19/iss1/4/
Ostrich with Its Head in the Sand: The Law, Inventorship, & Artificial Intelligence
As artificial intelligence (AI) system’s capabilities advance, the law has struggled to keep pace. Nowhere is this more evident than patent law’s refusal to recognize AI as an inventor. This is precisely what happened when, in 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ruled that it will not accept an AI system as a named inventor on a patent.
This note explores untenable legal fiction that the USPTO’s ruling has created. First, it explores the current state of AI systems, focusing on those capable of invention. Next, it examines patent law’s inventorship doctrine and the USPTO’s application of that doctrine to AI inventors. The note then explains that disallowing AI systems as inventors does not map well onto patent law’s most common justifications. Finally, the note recommends a solution that maximizes patent law’s incentive structure; AI systems should be allowed as named inventors when patent ownership has been pre-contracted away to a natural person. If patent ownership has not been pre-contracted, the idea should enter the public domain and be unpatentable.
Perspective.
https://screenrant.com/web30-internet-explained-metaverse-blockchain/
What Is Web 3.0 And Could It Really Change The Internet Forever?
… As the name implies, there have been two versions of internet computing, progressively adding more and more internet services that open up new digital doorways. Web 1.0 was the initial phase of the world wide web that showcased information, but it was limited in ability, clunky to maneuver, and didn't offer many ways to monetize content. Web 2.0 enhanced its predecessor by sorting information on websites (thank you, Google!), allowing information freely to flow from site-owner to user, and introducing tools for users to generate content. Many people are now calling for a new generation of the web that will tackle internet flaws that the latest generation is pointing out.
Web 3.0 is being promoted heavily because content creators are outraged that only a few large corporations own most of the websites, and they want a way to take the power back. Newsfeeds are riddled with narratives that large social media entities like Twitter reap all the rewards from content generation. Technocrats are calling for a new edition of the web built on the blockchain, which would hopefully make content-creators owners of their content and allow them to monetize it accordingly. Rather than a company receiving royalties off of content, web 3.0 would allot each content creator a token on the blockchain every time a user accessed their content which would accrue tangible monetary value.
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