Here are a couple of articles looking at the issues raised around Google’s AI chatbot, LaMDA (language model for dialog applications), because Blake Lemoine, an engineer working with the system, has claimed LaMDA is sentient. Google was not pleased – they suspended Blake, for publishing confidential company property. Google does …
I wanted to post this last weekend – but it only became available this morning! A Platinum Jubilee Fact.
The BBC Inside Science, radio show, went to their archives to look at science and technology over the last 70 years. BBC Inside Science – A Reign of Science – BBC Sounds I was also born in 1961, and it is interesting to listen to the bit about “…back then, …
Because It’s Friday – 95 million cups of coffee a day
I spotted this, whilst carrying out my daily cyber security research, for this blog, coffee mug in hand. Healthy reasons to drink coffee – in moderation, of course. It had to be this week’s “Because It’s Friday” feature: Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley – Drink Coffee – BBC …
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Happy Birthday WannaCry – but don’t expect a card from the NHS
All through my Masters course, the NHS WannaCry incident was an excellent reference to include in any paper I was writing. I use the incident in our online training course, CyberAwake, various articles I have written (and will write), in courses I run and just yesterday in the Cyber Security …
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Spam
There has been a big increase in spam because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a radio programme going into the history, background and modern use of Spam. Not quite what you expect… https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0016wwx