Wednesday, March 06, 2024

How to outsmart a smart house.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-warn-of-thieves-using-wifi-jamming-tech-to-disarm-cameras-alarms/

Police warn of thieves using wifi-jamming tech to disarm cameras, alarms

Authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department are warning residents in Los Angeles’ Wilshire-area neighborhoods of a series of burglaries involving wifi-jamming technology that can disarm surveillance cameras and alarms using a wireless signal.





Is there no generic safe harbor?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/03/05/ai-research-letter-openai-meta-midjourney/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzA5NjE0ODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzEwOTkzNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDk2MTQ4MDAsImp0aSI6ImMwOWMzOWE1LWVkNzgtNGJkZS1hY2QzLTFlMDQ0N2U1N2E0ZSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjQvMDMvMDUvYWktcmVzZWFyY2gtbGV0dGVyLW9wZW5haS1tZXRhLW1pZGpvdXJuZXkvIn0.YPO-P4j7G5oQx-uKb7IQuhyJYnFWVGCxV-NHFGkHErA

Top AI researchers say OpenAI, Meta and more hinder independent evaluations

More than 100 top artificial intelligence researchers have signed an open letter calling on generative AI companies to allow investigators access to their systems, arguing that opaque company rules are preventing them from safety-testing tools being used by millions of consumers.

The researchers say strict protocols designed to keep bad actors from abusing AI systems are instead having a chilling effect on independent research. Such auditors fear having their accounts banned or being sued if they try to safety-test AI models without a company’s blessing.





Perspective.

https://a16z.com/the-future-of-ai-is-amazing/

The Future of AI Is Amazing

In this presentation from the American Dynamism Summit, a16z General Partner Martin Casado lays out the case for AI as a driving force behind incredible advancements in technology, creativity, and the human experience — not to mention efficiency improvements on par with, if not greater than, those delivered by the internet and the microchip.

Here is a transcript of his presentation:





Tools & Techniques.

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/06/ai-tools-teachers-chatgpt-writable

Teachers are embracing ChatGPT-powered grading

A new tool called Writable, which uses ChatGPT to help grade student writing assignments, is being offered widely to teachers in grades 3-12.

Why it matters: Teachers have quietly used ChatGPT to grade papers since it first came out — but now schools are sanctioning and encouraging its use.

Driving the news: Writable, which is billed as a time-saving tool for teachers, was purchased last summer by education giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, whose materials are used in 90% of K-12 schools.

Alternatives to Writable include Crowdmark, EssayGrader and Gradescope — and ChatGPT directly — to name just a few.



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