Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Will Lead RSA Conference
Jen Easterly, a longtime public- and private-sector cybersecurity practitioner who led the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for more...
Livestream: Welcome to the Chinese Century
Whether you realize it or not, you’re already living in the Chinese century. From batteries to milk to electric vehicles,...
The Real AI Talent War Is for Plumbers and Electricians
“We always have far more people applying than we actually accept into our apprenticeship programs,” Madello explains. How many trainees...
Wikipedia’s Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever
In 2010, the FBI sent Wikipedia a letter that would be intimidating for any organization to receive.The missive demanded that...
Two Thinking Machines Lab Cofounders Are Leaving to Rejoin OpenAI
Thinking Machines cofounders Barret Zoph and Luke Metz are leaving the fledgling AI lab and rejoining OpenAI, the ChatGPT-maker announced...
AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’
Vlad Ionescu and Ariel Herbert-Voss, cofounders of the cybersecurity startup RunSybil, were momentarily confused when their AI tool, Sybil, alerted...
How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
At the start of 2024, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and OpenAI were united against military use of their AI tools. But...
Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess
Just days after launching, Roblox’s much-hyped AI-powered age verification system is a complete mess.Roblox’s face scanning system, which estimates peoples’...
Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’ Against the Trump Administration
Reid Hoffman doesn’t do much in half measures. He cofounded LinkedIn, of course, and helped bankroll companies including Meta and...
OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents
OpenAI is asking third-party contractors to upload real assignments and tasks from their current or previous workplaces so that it...
