Secure AI Weekly

Don’t expect quick fixes in ‘red-teaming’ of AI models. Security was an afterthought APNews, August 14, 2023 The recent DefCon hacker conference in Las Vegas served as a stark reminder of the pressing concerns around AI safety and security. The event saw 2,200 participants rigorously testing eight advanced language models, ...

Meet the hackers who are trying to make AI go rogue Washington Post, August 8, 2023 With the White House’s endorsement, the Generative Red Team Challenge aims to rigorously assess the reliability of AI. This includes examining the potential for political misinformation, inherent biases, and even defamatory outputs. Companies like ...

The generative A.I. battle between companies and hackers is starting CNBC, August 2, 2023 Last month, tech titans like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft collaborated with President Joe Biden, emphasizing their commitment to ensure that AI technologies undergo rigorous safety checks before public deployment. The primary concern is the role ...

ChatGPT Has a Plugin Problem Wired, July 25, 2023 Over the past eight months, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has dazzled millions with its ability to produce lifelike text, from stories to code. However, the development and rapid proliferation of plugins to extend ChatGPT’s capabilities have raised serious security concerns. The introduction of ...

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Secures Voluntary Commitments from Leading Artificial Intelligence Companies to Manage the Risks Posed by AI White House, July 21, 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has underscored its commitment to harness the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), while simultaneously ensuring its responsible and secure use. Taking decisive ...

An AI detector mislabeled nearly every essay written by a non-native English speaker as being written by a bot Insider, July 13, 2023 Safety and security issues of AI systems are under increasing scrutiny, as Stanford University research reveals that AI detection tools are incorrectly identifying essays written by non-native ...

CISOs say AI & machine learning pose the most significant cyber risks Security Magazine, June 23, 2023 The role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is undergoing a significant transformation as organizations face greater technological needs and risks. According to the 2023 Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Survey ...

We have less than two years before AI becomes a security problem we can no longer control, member of Parliament said.  The Expose, June 27, 2023 In a thought-provoking piece in The House, Tobias Ellwood, Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East, alongside Security Minister Tom Tugendhat, sounded the alarm on ...

ChatGPT tricked into generating Windows 11 keys by pretending to be grandma reading a story TweakTown, June 25, 2023 The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has opened up an array of possibilities and, concurrently, a Pandora’s box of security and safety issues. A ...