LLM
Subverting LLM Coders
Really interesting research: “An LLM-Assisted Easy-to-Trigger Backdoor Attack on Code Completion Models: Injecting Disguised Vulnerabilities against Strong Detection“: Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed code completion tasks, providing context-based suggestions to ...
AI and the SEC Whistleblower Program
Tax farming is the practice of licensing tax collection to private contractors. Used heavily in ancient Rome, it’s largely fallen out of practice because of the obvious conflict of interest between the ...
The AI Revolution in Search: Navigating the New Frontier of Information Retrieval
The AI revolution is reshaping how we find and interact with information online. From personalized results to natural language processing, discover how AI is revolutionizing search landscape and ushering in a new ...
Decoding the Double-Edged Sword: The Role of LLM in Cybersecurity
Large Language Models (LLMs) are essentially language models with a vast number of parameters that have undergone extensive training to understand and process human language. They have been trained on a wide ...
AI and the 2024 US Elections
For years now, AI has undermined the public’s ability to trust what it sees, hears, and reads. The Republican National Committee released a provocative ad offering an “AI-generated look into the country’s ...
Discord’s New End-to-End Encryption, LinkedIn Using Your Data for AI Training
In episode 348, Tom and Scott discuss Discord’s new end-to-end encryption for audio and video calls, involving the DAVE Protocol, third-party vetting by Trail of Bits, and its impact on users. They ...
Email Attacks Surge, Ransomware Threat Remains Elevated
There has been a dramatic rise in email attacks and ransomware incidents, with an Acronis report noting a staggering 293% increase in email attacks in the first half of 2024 compared to ...
Using LLMs to Exploit Vulnerabilities
Interesting research: “Teams of LLM Agents can Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerabilities.” Abstract: LLM agents have become increasingly sophisticated, especially in the realm of cybersecurity. Researchers have shown that LLM agents can exploit real-world ...
Recall ‘Delayed Indefinitely’ — Microsoft Privacy Disaster is Cut from Copilot+ PCs
Copilot Plus? More like Copilot Minus: Redmond realizes Recall requires radical rethink ...
Using AI for Political Polling
Public polling is a critical function of modern political campaigns and movements, but it isn’t what it once was. Recent US election cycles have produced copious postmortems explaining both the successes and ...
