artificial intelligence (AI) Archives

Microsoft President Brad Smith delivers a speech at the Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov. 3, 2022. (PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Microsoft urges lawmakers to adopt new guidelines for responsible AI

Brad Smith wants the government to use its buying power to shape the AI industry and to build on existing regulatory frameworks to govern AI.

5 days ago By Tonya Riley

A photo taken on March 31, 2023 in Manta, near Turin, shows a computer screen with the home page of the artificial intelligence OpenAI web site, displaying its chatGPT robot.(Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)

Reality check: What will generative AI really do for cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity professionals are eyeing generative AI’s defensive potential with a mix of skepticism and excitement.

May 23, 2023 By Elias Groll Christian Vasquez AJ Vicens

CISA Director Jen Easterly spoke at the CrowdStrike Government Summit on April 11. (Pixelme Studio)

Top US cyber official warns AI may be the ‘most powerful weapon of our time’

CISA Director Jen Easterly said the rapid advances in technologies such as ChatGPT could be used by adversaries to carry out cyberattacks.

May 5, 2023 By Christian Vasquez

Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Powerful Meta large language model widely available online

On Friday, a link to download LLaMA was posted to 4chan and quickly proliferated across the internet.

Mar 6, 2023 By Elias Groll

The logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

Reality check: Is ChatGPT really the next big cybersecurity threat?

ChatGPT isn't a malware-writing savant and much of the hype around it obscures just how much expertise is required to output quality code.

Jan 31, 2023 By Elias Groll

A picture taken on July 5, 2017 shows a souvenir kiosk offering among others a drawing depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a baby with the face of former U.S. President Donald Trump. (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Researchers: Large language models will revolutionize digital propaganda campaigns

Advances in machine learning will make it cheaper and easier to carry out influence operations at scale.

Jan 11, 2023 By Elias Groll

A photo-illustration of computer code fading into a digital representation of a human head. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

ChatGPT shows promise of using AI to write malware

Large language models pose a major cybersecurity risk, both from the vulnerabilities they risk introducing and the malware they could produce.

Dec 6, 2022 By Elias Groll

Chinese National Congress Chairman Li Zhanshu greets Russian President Vladimir Putin during the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum, on Sept. 7, 2022, in Vladivostok, Russia (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Commerce lacks intelligence resources to keep U.S. tech from fueling Chinese cyberthreat, experts warn

The Bureau of Industry and Security has come under fire for approving the vast majority of technology export licenses to China.

Sep 20, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

An employee works in the chip manufacturing process at a clean room of the Barcelona Institute for Microelectronics (IMB-CNM) in Bellaterra, near Barcelona, on March 3, 2022. (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)

White House backed fund promises to accelerate ‘deep tech’ advancements in cybersecurity

The fund will focus on quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and microelectronics, all of which CEO Gilman Louie sees as critical to cybersecurity and U.S. national security.

Jul 11, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

Joint Artificial Intelligence Center director U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, speaks during a press briefing, the pentagon, Washington, D.C. in 2021. (Pentagon photo)

Head of DOD artificial intelligence command warns Pentagon must improve to beat China on AI

Lt. Gen. Michael Groen said DOD will need to do more to bring the branches together and act as a "doer" instead of a coordinating body.

May 25, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley