Saturday, November 23, 2024

In case of war, turn off the enemy’s lights. (and heat and water etc.)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/chinese-hackers-preparing-conflict-says-us-cyber-official-2024-11-22/

Chinese hackers preparing for conflict, US cyber official says

Officials have warned that China-linked hackers have compromised IT networks and taken steps to carrying out disruptive attacks in the event of a conflict. Their activities include gaining access to key networks to enable potential disruptions such as manipulating heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in server rooms, or disrupting critical energy and water controls, U.S. officials said earlier this year.





Perhaps AI has just become a better hallucinator?

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-isnt-hitting-a-wall-its-just-getting-too-smart-for-benchmarks-says-anthropic/

AI isn't hitting a wall, it's just getting too smart for benchmarks, says Anthropic

As their self-correction and self-reasoning improve, the latest LLMs find new capabilities at a rate that makes it harder to measure everything they can do.





Perspective.

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/11/21/the-3-8-trillion-opportunity-unlocking-the-economic-potential-of-the-us-generative-ai-ecosystem/

The $3.8 Trillion Opportunity: Unlocking the Economic Potential of the US Generative AI Ecosystem

To better understand this transformational potential, Microsoft and Accenture partnered to conduct an analysis of the AI opportunity in the US. Today, we are releasing a new paper that provides an overview of the current state of gen AI, its economic potential in the US, and the contours of its ecosystem, including the role that partnerships play in driving growth, innovation, and, ultimately, the broader adoption and diffusion of gen AI technology. The AI landscape is evolving so rapidly that we do not expect this paper to provide all the answers, but rather we see it as a catalyst and contribution to the dialogue as we move forward.  



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