Preview of things to come?

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/10/deepfake-election-interference-in-slovakia.html

Deepfake Election Interference in Slovakia

Well designed and well timed deepfake or two Slovakian politicians discussing how to rig the election:

Šimečka and Denník N immediately denounced the audio as fake. The fact-checking department of news agency AFP said the audio showed signs of being manipulated using AI. But the recording was posted during a 48-hour moratorium ahead of the polls opening, during which media outlets and politicians are supposed to stay silent. That meant, under Slovakia’s election rules, the post was difficult to widely debunk. And, because the post was audio, it exploited a loophole in Meta’s manipulated-media policy, which dictates only faked videos—where a person has been edited to say words they never said —go against its rules.

I just wrote about this. Countries like Russia and China tend to test their attacks out on smaller countries before unleashing them on larger ones. Consider this a preview to their actions in the US next year.

As I have been warning…

https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-chatbot-hallucinations-are-poisoning-web-search/

Chatbot Hallucinations Are Poisoning Web Search

Untruths spouted by chatbots ended up on the web—and Microsoft's Bing search engine served them up as facts. Generative AI could make search harder to trust.

Another problem...

https://www.bespacific.com/evaluating-llms-is-a-minefield/

Evaluating LLMs is a minefield

Evaluating LLMs is a minefield, Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor. Princeton University. Oct 4, 2023. Authors of the AI Snake Oil book and newsletter

Tools & Techniques.

https://www.bespacific.com/how-to-use-google-bard-2023-a-comprehensive-guide/

How to Use Google Bard (2023): A Comprehensive Guide

Tech Republic: “This is a complete guide on how to use Google Bard. Learn how Google Bard can help you boost your productivity, creativity and more. Bard is Google’s public entry into the highly competitive field of artificial intelligence chatbots, which also includes OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Google intends Bard to be a “creative and helpful collaborator” that people may chat with using natural language. The following guide covers what you need to know as you chat and explore the capabilities of Google Bard.”