May 2024 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

The United Nations ditches Big Tech in a bid for security
by Antonio Vetro' May 2, 2024

May 2, 2024

https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-united-nations-ditches-big-tech-in-a-bid-… UNICC has chosen Element to secure its communications Controcorrente … AV

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ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can't correct it (noyb complaint)
by Stefano Zacchiroli May 2, 2024

May 2, 2024

> In the EU, the GDPR requires that information about individuals is > accurate and that they have full access to the information stored, as > well as information about the source. Surprisingly, however, OpenAI > openly admits that it is unable to correct incorrect information on > ChatGPT. Furthermore, the company cannot say where the data comes from > or what data ChatGPT stores about individual people. The company is > well aware of this problem, but doesn’t seem to care. Instead, OpenAI > simply argues that “factual accuracy in large language models remains > an area of active research”. Therefore, noyb today filed a complaint > against OpenAI with the Austrian DPA. Continua qui: https://noyb.eu/en/chatgpt-provides-false-information-about-people-and-open… -- Stefano Zacchiroli . zack(a)upsilon.cc . https://upsilon.cc/zack _. ^ ._ Full professor of Computer Science o o o \/|V|\/ Télécom Paris, Polytechnic Institute of Paris o o o </> <\> Co-founder & CTO Software Heritage o o o o /\|^|/\ https://twitter.com/zacchiro . https://mastodon.xyz/@zacchiro '" V "'

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"LLMs to manage military operations"
by Daniela Tafani May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

[...] Both the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force are experimenting with LLMs, using them for war games, military planning, and basic administrative tasks. Palantir, a company that develops information technology for the DOD, has created a product that uses LLMs to manage military operations. Meanwhile, the DOD has formed a new task force to explore the use of generative AI, including LLMs, within the U.S. military. But despite the enthusiasm for AI and LLMs within the Pentagon, its leadership is worried about the risk that the technologies pose. Hackathons sponsored by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office have identified biases and hallucinations in LLM applications, and recently, the U.S. Navy published guidance limiting the use of LLMs, citing security vulnerabilities and the inadvertent release of sensitive information. [...] https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/why-military-cant-trust-ai

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Re: [nexa] The United Nations ditches Big Tech in a bid for security
by alessandro marzocchi May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

Domando a Damiano di tradurre in numeri, ordini di grandezza, la sua idea di costi. A tutti domando: una raccolta di firme? Almeno per chiedere ai candidati la loro opinione ed un impegno. Gli anni li ho ma continuo a credere nell'impegno civico. Auguri di cuore, Europa. Duccio (Alessandro Marzocchi) Il giorno lun 29 apr 2024 alle ore 17:37 <nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it> ha scritto: > Send nexa mailing list submissions to > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > nexa-request(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > You can reach the person managing the list at > nexa-owner(a)server-nexa.polito.it > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of nexa digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. The United Nations ditches Big Tech in a bid for security > (Antonio Vetro') > 2. Re: The United Nations ditches Big Tech in a bid for security > (Damiano Verzulli) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:54:55 +0000 > From: "Antonio Vetro'" <antonio.vetro(a)polito.it> > To: mailing list nexa <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> > Subject: [nexa] The United Nations ditches Big Tech in a bid for > security > Message-ID: <2AAB2F49-FB99-4200-BC4C-5C9E664FAFC8(a)polito.it> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-united-nations-ditches-big-tech-in-a-bid-… > UNICC has chosen Element to secure its communications > > Controcorrente … > > > AV >

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"...and... We've left the cloud!" - David Heinemeier Hansson / 37signals
by Damiano Verzulli May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

Immagino che David Heinemeier Hansson sia assolutamente sconosciuto a molti, su questa lista. David, pero', è un tizio molto interessante (...rispetto al grande tema del "cloud" e della relativa "sovranita'"). Nel 2022 David annuncio' l'intenzione della sua azienda di uscire dal cloud: => "Why we're leaving the cloud" https://world.hey.com/dhh/why-we-re-leaving-the-cloud-654b47e0 A febbraio 2023, snocciolo' un po' di numeri e annunciò che contava di risparmiare 7 milioni di dollari, in 5 anni: => "We stand to save $7m over five years from our cloud exit" https://world.hey.com/dhh/we-stand-to-save-7m-over-five-years-from-our-clou… E a dicembre 2023, posto' una FAQ, a uso e consumo degli interessati: => "The Big Cloud Exit FAQ" https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-big-cloud-exit-faq-20274010 Fatte queste premesse, segnalo in lista che David ha rilasciato un suo video/intervista nel quale, in ~20 minuti, sintetizza in modo chiaro e semplice la sua avventura. Sentirlo è.... estremamente interessante: non ho memoria di discorsi che, in modo cosi' chiaro e semplice, descrivono le dinamiche che ruotano attorno al cosiddetto "cloud". Lo consiglio a tutti. Soprattutto ai *NON* tecnici. Il video (ovviamente in inglese) è qui: => The Cloud Fugitive - David Heinemeier Hansson / 37signals https://tube.garrlab.it/w/4fzrwJJ3TzG6EStvGT4aCE Un saluto, DV -- Damiano Verzulli e-mail: damiano(a)verzulli.it --- possible?ok:while(!possible){open_mindedness++} --- "...I realized that free software would not generate the kind of income that was needed. Maybe in USA or Europe, you may be able to get a well paying job as a free software developer, but not here [in Africa]..." -- Guido Sohne - 1973-2008 http://ole.kenic.or.ke/pipermail/skunkworks/2008-April/005989.html

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A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed | WIRED
by J.C. DE MARTIN May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed Academic Ethan Zuckerman is suing Meta to win protections for add-ons that help researchers study the platform and give users more control over their feeds. https://www.wired.com/story/meta-section-230-users-algorithm/ (messaggio spedito in movimento - scusate brevità ed eventuali refusi)

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