According to Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the US government is "literally [...] hemorrhaging critical information about key programs" as a result of attacks by …
Future wars will be waged with robots. But so might future peace
While there is plenty of news coverage on potentially dystopian consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) research, especially when it comes to autonomous weapons and the idea that conscious …
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DARPA Wants AI to Learn Language like Human Babies
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) last week announced plans to invest in the Grounded Artificial Intelligence Language Acquisition (GAILA) research program that aims to teach …
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Inside Cyber Battlefields, the Newest Domain of War
According to Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer at F-Secure, "we are in the very beginning of the cyber arms race." Due to technological innovation, wars are now increasingly fought in the digital …
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The Pentagon is ‘Absolutely Unapologetic’ About Pursuing AI-Powered Weapons
On Wednesday, US Department of Defense officials defended the department's use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in new weapons systems, arguing that all its projects involving AI are …
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Top 5 barriers to AI security adoption
A recent study by SANS Institute and Cylance shows that many cybersecurity professionals believe AI is not yet mature and safe enough to be implemented for security. Survey respondents identified the …
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AR Will Spark the Next Big Tech Platform—Call It Mirrorworld
While augmented reality (AR) may strike some as an over-hyped concept that has so far delivered little of value, there are strong indications that this technology may actually give rise to the third …
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NSF Director Approaching Uncertain Tech Landscape with Confidence
Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), France Córdova believes it is important for Americans to embrace the technological innovations that research in artificial intelligence (AI), quantum …
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Half of organizations lack the security talent needed to remain secure
A new Trend Micro study underscores the risks of the global cybersecurity talent gap for organizations. According to the research, almost half of all organizations do not have enough IT security …
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White House starts to flesh out AI research plan — and raises its profile with AI.gov
As part of it's broader policy to promote artificial intelligence (AI) research and development (R&D), the White House has launched AI.gov, an official domain used to showcase the government's new …