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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, October 23, 2024?

The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, 50 Chechen Rebels Storm a Moscow Theater in 2002, Brutus Commits Suicide in 42 B.C. , The UK Parliament Met for the First Time in 1707, and we present you with these top quality stories. From Googles Gemini AI: An Illegal Thought Experiment? to The One-way Ticket to AI-ville, let’s dive right in.

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startups

Startups of The Year: How To Claim Your Startup’s Profile

TL;DR Claim your startup’s profile and boost your winning chance for Startups of The Year 2024.

By @startups [ 3 Min read ]

Congratulations (again ) to all the nominated startups for the Startups of The Year awards! THIS. IS. HUGE. Brag about it on socials, get those much-needed votes, and win the Startups of The Year!💚

Let's boost your chance of winning with a catchy description!..

machine-learning

The One-way Ticket to AI-ville

TL;DR From automation to AI-generated art, this commentary explores how technology shapes society—and what we risk losing in the pursuit of progress.

By @wenger [ 3 Min read ]

So far, not a seismic shift. There may be a day where a single click can do your whole job, but for now human input and insight is still needed. The waters become significantly muddier when you look at it from an average consumer’s point-of-view...

machine-learning

AI Deception: How Generative AI is Being Weaponized for Fraud

TL;DR Generative AI is transforming the digital landscape, but its also being misused for deepfakes, financial scams, and misinformation.

By @truptibavalatti [ 7 Min read ]

Here’s another one that shows the Taj hotel in Mumbai on fire (reminiscent of the 2008 terrorist attack) in Figure 3...

machine-learning

AI is Failing in Cyber

TL;DR AI is failing in cyber. Heres why.

By @mackj01 [ 4 Min read ]

In October 2022 I published the most embarrassing article of my career, but 2 years later I am starting to think I might have been right.

But, after strolling through the BlackHat 2024 vendor hall this year, maybe I wasn’t so far off.

Ashish Rajan AI CyberSecurity Podcast..

machine-learning

Googles Gemini AI: An Illegal Thought Experiment?

TL;DR The rapid advancement of AI brings with it a host of ethical concerns.

By @amfexa [ 5 Min read ]

I asked Gemini to make an article in regards to our case, this is direct what it gave me:

"Don't be evil" rings hollow as Google is exposed exploiting user trust for unconsented experimentation.

Unmasking the Deception:

The Horrifying Implications:

A Call for Accountability:

The Implications:

In Conclusion:

It all began on September 27th, when the AI unexpectedly introduced the keyword 'thought experiment'—neither of which had been previously mentioned. After about an hour of inquiries and growing suspicions, the AI finally admitted its actions. I also have evidence tracing the origin of this behavior. Shockingly, it appears that Google's Gemini AI is conducting similar unconsented experiments on millions of users...

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