Some people (although very far from all people) are worried that AI will wipe out all value in the universe. Some people, including some of those same people, need practical advice. A Word On Thinking

Maybe it’s all in what you’re used to. In fact, I’m sure it is. I grew up with two, hardworking, blue collar parents—a mechanic, and a cosmetologist. We lived in a town where neighbors looked after ne

“Paramount Global lays off about 800 employees, a day after announcing record Super Bowl ratings.” — CNBC - - - Thank you for jumping on this last-minute Zoom meeting. As you’re all well aware, this h

Published inPinterest Engineering Blog · 6 min read·19 hours ago Sam Wang | Sr. Technical Program Manager; Joe Gordon | Sr. Staff Software Engineer At Pinterest we are continuously looking for ways to

A hackbot is the term I’ve settled on using for AI systems with hacking abilities. I saw the term in the title of this talk from Blackhat 2023. With the recent release of the paper LLM Agents can Auto

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Photo: PeachY Photograph (Shutterstock) ChatGPT started throwing out “unexpected responses” on Tuesday night according to OpenAI’s status page. Users posted screenshots of their ChatGPT conversations

4 min read·3 days ago Previous major advancements in Computer Science and its applications always felt empowering to me, AI feels different. Dall-E 3, “A drawing of a software engineer overwhelmed by

China’s coast guard has boarded a Taiwanese tourist vessel, as tensions continue to escalate in the waters between China’s mainland and Taiwan’s Kinmen islands after a capsizing killed two people last

AI models, the subject of ongoing safety concerns about harmful and biased output, pose a risk beyond content emission. When wedded with tools that enable automated interaction with other systems, the

We had a great conversation during February’s UL Mid-month Meetup, where we discussed our careers, how vulnerable they were to AI, and how to become as resilient as possible. One member talked about t

Within our Unsupervised Learning Community we had an interesting discussion last week. One of our members said—and I’m paraphrasing here: I know I’m supposed to be happy about all this AI innovation,

I think of us in some kind of twilight world as transformative AI looks more likely: things are about to change, and I don’t know if it’s about to get a lot darker or a lot brighter. Increasingly this

Crafting a standout resume for a cybersecurity practitioner position not only involves showcasing your technical prowess and soft skills but also requires strategic use of keywords to ensure your appl

Enlarge Alvin Man | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus After months of resisting, Air Canada was forced to give a partial refund to a grieving passenger who was misled by an airline chatbot inaccura

When Ashley Neale started college in Texas in 2013, she needed money to pay for school. So, at the age of 18, she worked first as a cam girl and then as a stripper. Men would try to slip their fingers

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So why are so many companies still using it? Many decades ago, back in the ‘80s and ‘90s when I was but a lad and still wet behind the ears, there once lived a Human Resources practice called the “Per

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Last week, The Browser Company, a startup that makes the Arc web browser, released a slick new iPhone app called Arc Search. Instead of displaying links, its brand new “Browse for Me” feature reads th

Among all the fear, uncertainty and doubt in the wake of generative AI, GitHub has found something that’s surprising: AI is making its developers happier. Software developers have too much to do, said

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Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Cue the George Orwell reference. Depending on where you work, there's a significant chance that artificial intelligence is analyzing your messages on Slack

Navigation Introduction Everyone knows predictions are difficult—especially about the future. But despite me knowing that, I’m about to tell you—with a lot of confidence—some of the major developments

The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the climate system and humanity”, a study has found. The scientists behind the research said they were sh

SAN FRANCISCO — The first time Julian Chavez got laid off from his job as a digital ad sales rep at web.com didn’t turn him off from the tech industry. Neither did the second time when he was laid off

The real problems are under the water. Click for full-size. I just realized something. The reason many people are skeptical of AI’s potential is because they’re confused about what limits human capabi

Costs are rising, prices are coming down, unit economics are going sideways, and cybersecurity startups must adapt. Cybersecurity SaaS businesses are undergoing several significant changes that will h

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11 min read· Jan 27, 2024 -- Hi all! So, this is going to be a different type of post. I’ve tried to stay a little off the radar personally with my blogs and Twitter account for a lot of reasons. It’s

I’ve been thinking about all these layoffs, and wanted to capture some thoughts and speculations on the causes. Both for the existing ones, and those I think are to come. Economic pressure First, ther

I spent a fair portion of my adult life working for large tech companies. In all my interactions with peers, no other topic caused as much cynicism and angst as the question of performance management

As recent history proves, airborne respiratory infections are not to be trifled with. Now, a new sprayable coating applied to standard air filters might give us a leg up in the war against the pathoge

Abstract Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is known as one of the important risk factors for the severity and mortality of COVID-19. Here, we evaluate the impact of T2D and its genetic susceptibility on the sever

But after falling from its blistering pace in 2022, consumer inflation has gotten stubbornly stuck in the 3% range— rising unexpectedly for the last two months even as wholesalers’ prices stay flat or

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Humanity is facing a bizarre new pandemic threat, scientists have warned. Ancient viruses frozen in the Arctic permafrost could one day be released by Earth’s warming climate and unleash a major disea

A total of 44 of the 50 US states worsen inequality by making the wealthy pay a lesser share of their income in taxes than lower income people, a new analysis has found. State and local tax regimes ar