Comment He has no idea what he signed. (Score 1) 53
Probably signs a lot of stuff he has no comprehension of, between naps, every day.
We're well and truly fucked.
Comment Realtor sleazerey... (Score 1) 40
... it's built right in.
Comment Re:Meta: The model for America going forward (Score 1) 46
With AI, the mismanagement that leads to human trainwrecks is built right in! They can hit the wall faster than ever before!
Submission + - Princeton Scraps Honor Code For First Time In 133 Years Because of AI (the-independent.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Princeton University will soon require exams to be supervised for the first time in 100 years — all thanks to students using artificial intelligence to cheat. For 133 years, the Ivy League school’s honor code allowed students to take exams without a professor present, but on Monday, faculty voted to require proctoring for all in-person exams starting this summer. A “significant” number of undergraduate students and faculty requested the change, “given their perception that cheating on in-class exams has become widespread,” the college’s dean, Michael Gordin, wrote in a letter, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Princeton’s honor system dates back to 1893, when students petitioned to eliminate proctors — or an impartial person to supervise students — during examinations, according to the school’s newspaper, The Daily Princetonian. The honor code has long been a point of pride for Princeton. However, artificial intelligence and cellphones have made it easier for students to cheat — and even harder for others to spot, Gordin wrote. Despite the changes to the policy, Princeton will still require students to state: “I pledge my honor that I have not violated the Honor Code during this examination,” according to the Journal.
Students are also more reluctant to report cheating, according to the policy proposal. Students are more likely now to anonymously report cheating due to fears of “doxxing or shaming among their peer groups” online, the proposal says, according to the school newspaper. Under the new guidelines, instructors will be present during exams to act “as a witness to what happens,” but are instructed not to interfere with students. If a suspected honor code infraction occurs, they will report it to a student-run honor committee for adjudication.
Princeton’s honor system dates back to 1893, when students petitioned to eliminate proctors — or an impartial person to supervise students — during examinations, according to the school’s newspaper, The Daily Princetonian. The honor code has long been a point of pride for Princeton. However, artificial intelligence and cellphones have made it easier for students to cheat — and even harder for others to spot, Gordin wrote. Despite the changes to the policy, Princeton will still require students to state: “I pledge my honor that I have not violated the Honor Code during this examination,” according to the Journal.
Students are also more reluctant to report cheating, according to the policy proposal. Students are more likely now to anonymously report cheating due to fears of “doxxing or shaming among their peer groups” online, the proposal says, according to the school newspaper. Under the new guidelines, instructors will be present during exams to act “as a witness to what happens,” but are instructed not to interfere with students. If a suspected honor code infraction occurs, they will report it to a student-run honor committee for adjudication.
Comment Re:SUCKERS (Score 1) 83
... but they're also financially incentivized to find a black market buyer for all of the data they supposedly deleted.
Even you admit that it's likely that the data will be sold or resurfaced later. Let's be frank: the idea they wouldn't sell all or part of it or sell access to it seems awfully naive.
Submission + - Bill to Permanently Block Chinese Connected Vehicles (caranddriver.com)
sinij writes:
The bill, introduced on May 11, would effectively ban vehicles from Chinese automakers if they contain China-developed software or connectivity systems.
Doing the right thing for wrong reasons. Connected cars that spy on consumers are not uniquely Chinese problem and should be addressed for all vehicles.
Submission + - Manchester (UK) police claim one false positive on facial recognition (whatdotheyknow.com)
Bruce66423 writes: An FOI request resulted in a claim of 1 false positive out of over 66,000. I'm not sure whether to be impressed that false positives are so rare, scared that the technology is so good or focused on the phrase 'confirmed' false positives.
Submission + - Computer Misuse Act of 1990 hamstrung cyber security
An anonymous reader writes: Computer Misuse Act of 1990 – which has hamstrung the work of the nation’s cyber security
“The long-awaited reform of Britain’s outdated Computer Misuse Act of 1990 – which has hamstrung the work of the nation’s cyber security professionals and researchers for years – is to be included in a new National Security Bill.”
“It comes partly in response to the 2024 Southport terror attack, and more recent incidents targeting Britain’s Jewish community, and will create offences around creating and disseminating harmful material online, and according to Westminster will close gaps within the nation’s state threats legislation and align it more closely with anti-terror laws.”
“The long-awaited reform of Britain’s outdated Computer Misuse Act of 1990 – which has hamstrung the work of the nation’s cyber security professionals and researchers for years – is to be included in a new National Security Bill.”
“It comes partly in response to the 2024 Southport terror attack, and more recent incidents targeting Britain’s Jewish community, and will create offences around creating and disseminating harmful material online, and according to Westminster will close gaps within the nation’s state threats legislation and align it more closely with anti-terror laws.”
Submission + - China Unveils World's First Dual-Core Quantum Computer (tomshardware.com)
hackingbear writes: CAS Cold Atom Technology, a Wuhan-based firm affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), unveiled what it claims is the world's first dual-core quantum computer, according to a report from state-owned publication Science and Technology Daily. The system, called Hanyuan-2, pairs two independent neutral atom arrays inside a single cabinet-sized machine, totaling 200 qubits built from 100 rubidium-85 and 100 rubidium-87 atoms. The twin cores can either run in parallel to split workloads or operate in a "one main and one auxiliary" configuration, where the second array handles real-time error correction while the first executes computations. Hanyuan-2 is built on neutral atom technology, which traps uncharged atoms using laser arrays to cool and manipulate individual neutral atoms as qubits. In a related development, scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed a programmable quantum computing prototype called "Jiuzhang 4.0" that has set a new world record for optical quantum information technology, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature. Jiuzhang-4 can manipulate and detect quantum states of up to 3,050 photons and solve the Gaussian boson sampling problem at a speed more than 10 to the 54th (10^54) times that of the world's most powerful supercomputer, the study said.
Submission + - Rossman tells Bambu to fuck themselves of the bulling of FOSS developer. (tomshardware.com)
VertosCay writes: The latest update on Bambu Labs draconian customer relations.
Submission + - Software Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains (404media.co)
An anonymous reader writes: On Reddit, Hacker News and other places where people in software development talk to each other, more and more people are becoming disillusioned with the promise of code generated by large language models. Developers talk not just about how the AI output is often flawed, but that using AI to get the job done is often a more time consuming, harder, and more frustrating experience because they have to go through the output and fix its mistakes. More concerning, developers who use AI at work report that they feel like they are de-skilling themselves and losing their ability to do their jobs as well as they used to.
“We're being told to use [AI] agents for broad changes across our codebase. There's no way to evaluate whether that much code is well-written or secure—especially when hundreds of other programmers in the company are doing the same,” a UX designer at a midsized tech company told me. 404 Media granted all the developers we talked to for this story anonymity because they signed non-disclosure agreements or because they fear retribution from their employers. “We're building a rat's nest of tech debt that will be impossible to untangle when these models become prohibitively expensive (any minute now...).”
“We're being told to use [AI] agents for broad changes across our codebase. There's no way to evaluate whether that much code is well-written or secure—especially when hundreds of other programmers in the company are doing the same,” a UX designer at a midsized tech company told me. 404 Media granted all the developers we talked to for this story anonymity because they signed non-disclosure agreements or because they fear retribution from their employers. “We're building a rat's nest of tech debt that will be impossible to untangle when these models become prohibitively expensive (any minute now...).”
Comment I get it, but isn't a curve... (Score 1) 177
... just stack ranking for kids?
Submission + - Survey suggests sexting is changing modern relationships (nerds.xyz)
BrianFagioli writes: A new survey from Dating.comï¼ suggests sexting has evolved from occasional flirtation into something much more embedded in everyday digital life. According to the companyâ(TM)s survey of 2,000 adults, many respondents now use sexting as a form of emotional connection, reassurance, entertainment, or attention seeking. The findings also revealed that 83 percent of respondents consider sexting outside a relationship to be cheating, yet nearly one in four admitted doing it anyway. More than 40 percent also said they had sexted a platonic friend at least once.
The survey paints a picture of modern relationships where digital boundaries are becoming harder to define. Some respondents even said they preferred sexting to physical intimacy because it offered more control and less emotional vulnerability. Others admitted using it simply to maintain someoneâ(TM)s interest rather than pursue a genuine relationship. The results raise an uncomfortable question: as communication becomes increasingly digital, are people redefining intimacy itself, or just finding new ways to compartmentalize relationships online?
The survey paints a picture of modern relationships where digital boundaries are becoming harder to define. Some respondents even said they preferred sexting to physical intimacy because it offered more control and less emotional vulnerability. Others admitted using it simply to maintain someoneâ(TM)s interest rather than pursue a genuine relationship. The results raise an uncomfortable question: as communication becomes increasingly digital, are people redefining intimacy itself, or just finding new ways to compartmentalize relationships online?
Comment Re:SUCKERS (Score 1) 83
Maybe they put all the data on a couple of floppies and made a video burning them.
Comment Re:SUCKERS (Score 0) 83
If paying them didn't guarantee deletion, guess how many people will pay them in the future?
All of them. All of them will, just like Canvas did.
1) How do you 'guarantee' the actual deletion of something you have no control over?
2) The fact is that these groups don't give a shit about their reputation and it's foolish to think they do.
Again, how long before this data starts showing up in other places? A month? 3 months?
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