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Submission + - ChatGPT passed the Turing Test. Now what? (popsci.com)

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: Popular Mechanics writes that the ChatGPT AI fooled 73% of people into thinking it was human, raising new questions about machine intelligence. A paper that described how an LLM had passed the Turing Test, an experiment devised by computer science pioneer Alan Turing.

The results for ChatGPT 4.5 and LLaMa are striking enough, but the really interesting question is what their success signifies. Is SkyNet on the horizon? Will we get the answer to the "Great Question" beyond 42?

Submission + - Senator accusses Microsoft of "gross cybersecurity negligence" (bleepingcomputer.com)

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency to investigate Microsoft for failing to provide adequate security in its products. The Senator highlights Microsoft’s prolonged failure to take decisive action to effectively mitigate well-documented security risks in its products.

The Senator says his team spoke with Microsoft in July 2024, urging the tech giant to warn customers of the dangers of using RC4 instead of more robust options like AES 128/256, and to make the latter the default setting.

Microsoft responded with a blog post published in October, which the Senator said was highly technical and failed to clearly convey the warning to decision-makers within companies.

Wyden explicitly frames Microsoft’s practices as a serious national security risk, expressing certainty that more high-impact incidents will occur unless the FTC intervenes.

"We have it on our roadmap to ultimately disable its use. We’ve engaged with the Senator’s office on this issue and will continue to listen and answer questions from them or others in government," a Microsoft spokesperson said.

An open microphone caught a Microsoft accountant stating that PR spin, insincere apologies, and empty promises were cheaper than actually spending money for fixing a product; especially after the recent layoffs to boost profits for managers to get their performance bonuses.

Comment Re:Shakespeare... (Score 1) 42

by joshuark (#65629436) Attached to: Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain's Gray Matter

Quite. And very true! :)

Although surprising, as the carnation is the flower of Japan.

Perhaps a rose by another name as the national flower of the United States? :) The zero-room in the TARDIS from Doctor Who always had the smell of roses. Maybe this is the reason...the Doctor never knew why. ??? :-)

JoshK.

Comment Shakespeare... (Score 1) 42

by joshuark (#65628366) Attached to: Smelling This One Specific Scent Can Boost the Brain's Gray Matter

Shakespeare was on to something...from his play Romeo and Juliet, spoken by Juliet Capulet (Act 2, Scene 2) to herself whilst on her balcony, The line...

That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk...

Or maybe Bill and Ted had a better idea...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

JoshK.

Submission + - Intel Get $5.7 Billion Early (reuters.com)

Submitted by joshuark
joshuark writes: Intel amended the CHIPS Act funding deal with the U.S. Department of Commerce to remove earlier project milestones and received about $5.7 billion in cash sooner than planned. As part of the deal, Intel issued the U.S. government 274.6 million shares and promised the government the option to buy up to 240.5 million more shares under certain conditions. The company also said it has spent at least $7.87 billion on eligible CHIPS Act-funded projects. The government's $8.9 billion investment is in addition to the $2.2 billion in grants Intel has previously received, making for a total investment of $11.1 billion, the company has said. Corporate bailout without loan guarantees, welcome to the new American economy!

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