Th New York Times: “A group of OpenAI insiders is blowing the whistle on what they say is a culture of recklessness and secrecy at the San Francisco artificial intelligence company, which is racing to build the most powerful A.I. systems ever created. The group, which includes nine current and former OpenAI employees, has rallied… Continue Reading
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Policy and Practice Recommendations for Preventing Precipitous College Closures
New America – Identifying Warning Signs, Precipitating Events, and Risk Factors. “In reviewing the cases of college closures and speaking with experts who were on the ground at the time and who have studied them afterwards, it is increasingly clear that the causes of the closures themselves were, in fact, not precipitous at all. Regulators… Continue Reading
A new Google Maps layer shows public restrooms in NYC
The Verge: “There’s no elegant way to say this: going to the bathroom in New York is a nightmare. Public restrooms in the city are hard to find and are often either out of order or require you to buy something at a store or café to be able to use. The problem is so… Continue Reading
How to Clear Your History in Any Browser
How To Geek: ” Clear Browsing History in Google Chrome for Desktop Clear Google Chrome Browsing History on Android Clear Chrome Browsing History on iPhone or iPad Clear Browsing History in Safari on iPhone and iPad Clear Browsing History in Mozilla Firefox Clear Browsing History in Microsoft Edge Clear Browsing History in Safari on a… Continue Reading
X tweaks rules to formally allow adult content
TechCrunch: “The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other. X (formerly Twitter) has long had many active NSFW (not safe for work) communities, and though the social network unofficially allowed people to post adult… Continue Reading
Windows AI feature that screenshots everything labeled a security ‘disaster’
The Verge: “Microsoft is about to launch a new AI-powered Recall feature that screenshots everything you do on your PC. Recall is part of the new Copilot Plus PCs that are debuting on June 18th, but experts who have tested the feature are already warning that Recall could be a “disaster” for cybersecurity. Recall is… Continue Reading
Restrictions on the Use of Journalists for Intelligence Purposes
“This CRS Insight, May 24, 2024 provides background and issues facing Congress concerning U.S. restrictions on the use of journalists for intelligence purposes. Congress may examine whether existing statutory provisions sufficiently protect overseas U.S. journalists and others from a perception by adversarial governments of an individual’s affiliation with the U.S. intelligence community. Wall Street Journal… Continue Reading
Treasury Releases First Ever Non-fungible Token Illicit Finance Risk Assessment
“Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a 2024 Non-fungible Token (NFT) Illicit Finance Risk Assessment. The risk assessment explores how vulnerabilities associated with NFTs and NFT platforms may be exploited by illicit actors for money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing. The assessment finds that NFTs are highly susceptible to use in fraud… Continue Reading
Supersharers of fake news on Twitter
Science. 30 May 2024. Vol 384, Issue 6699. pp. 979-982. DOI: 10.1126/science.adl4435 – “Most fake news on Twitter (now X) is spread by an extremely small population called supersharers. They flood the platform and unequally distort political debates, but a clear demographic portrait of these users was not available. Baribi-Bartov et al. identified a meaningful… Continue Reading
New Live Crime Tracker Provides Real-Time Crime Data from America’s Cities
“A first-of-its-kind data tracker from NORC at the University of Chicago’s Center on Public Safety and Justice offers in-depth information on crime, violence, and victimization in cities across the United States. The Live Crime Tracker provides the public—along with policymakers, researchers, and others—with transparent, timely, and available data that can help cities respond rapidly to… Continue Reading
CFPB Creates Registry to Detect Corporate Repeat Offenders
“The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today finalized a rule to establish a registry to detect and deter corporate offenders that have broken consumer laws and are subject to federal, state, or local government or court orders. The registry will also help the CFPB to identify repeat offenders and recidivism trends. The new registry is… Continue Reading
NIST Reports First Results From Age Estimation Software Evaluation
Software algorithms that estimate a person’s age from a photo offer a potential way to control access to age-restricted activities without compromising privacy. NIST’s new report, its first on the topic in a decade, evaluates the capabilities of six algorithms, finding none that clearly outperforms the others. Moving forward, the agency plans to update its… Continue Reading
