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Using AI for Political Polling

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, chatbots, democracy, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

Public polling is a critical function of modern political campaigns and movements, but it isn’t what it once was. Recent US election cycles have produced copious postmortems explaining both the successes and the flaws of public polling. There are two main reasons polling fails. First, nonresponse has skyrocketed. It’s radically harder to reach people than … Read More “Using AI for Political Polling” »

LLMs Acting Deceptively

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academic papers, artificial intelligence, deception, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

New research: “Deception abilities emerged in large language models“: Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are currently at the forefront of intertwining AI systems with human communication and everyday life. Thus, aligning them with human values is of great importance. However, given the steady increase in reasoning abilities, future LLMs are under suspicion of becoming able … Read More “LLMs Acting Deceptively” »

AI Will Increase the Quantity—and Quality—of Phishing Scams

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artificial intelligence, LLM, phishing, Security technology, Uncategorized

A piece I coauthored with Fredrik Heiding and Arun Vishwanath in the Harvard Business Review: Summary. Gen AI tools are rapidly making these emails more advanced, harder to spot, and significantly more dangerous. Recent research showed that 60% of participants fell victim to artificial intelligence (AI)-automated phishing, which is comparable to the success rates of … Read More “AI Will Increase the Quantity—and Quality—of Phishing Scams” »

How AI Will Change Democracy

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, democracy, laws, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to predict that artificial intelligence will affect every aspect of our society. Not by doing new things. But mostly by doing things that are already being done by humans, perfectly competently. Replacing humans with AIs isn’t necessarily interesting. But when an AI takes over a human task, the task … Read More “How AI Will Change Democracy” »

LLMs’ Data-Control Path Insecurity

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computer security, hacking, LLM, noncomputer hacks, phones, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

Back in the 1960s, if you played a 2,600Hz tone into an AT&T pay phone, you could make calls without paying. A phone hacker named John Draper noticed that the plastic whistle that came free in a box of Captain Crunch cereal worked to make the right sound. That became his hacker name, and everyone … Read More “LLMs’ Data-Control Path Insecurity” »

How Criminals Are Using Generative AI

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artificial intelligence, cybercrime, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

There’s a new report on how criminals are using generative AI tools: Key Takeaways: Adoption rates of AI technologies among criminals lag behind the rates of their industry counterparts because of the evolving nature of cybercrime. Compared to last year, criminals seem to have abandoned any attempt at training real criminal large language models (LLMs). … Read More “How Criminals Are Using Generative AI” »

Public AI as an Alternative to Corporate AI

Posted on By infossl
artificial intelligence, LLM, Security technology, Uncategorized

This mini-essay was my contribution to a round table on Power and Governance in the Age of AI.  It’s nothing I haven’t said here before, but for anyone who hasn’t read my longer essays on the topic, it’s a shorter introduction.   The increasingly centralized control of AI is an ominous sign. When tech billionaires … Read More “Public AI as an Alternative to Corporate AI” »

AI and the Evolution of Social Media

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artificial intelligence, facebook, google, Internet and society, LLM, privacy, Security technology, social media, surveillance, twitter, Uncategorized

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation, business conspiracy, malfeasance, and risks to mental health. In a 2022 survey, Americans blamed social media for the coarsening … Read More “AI and the Evolution of Social Media” »