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Toxic warning for China’s DeepSeek AI app
On January 31, Texas became the first US state to ban the Chinese-owned generative artificial intelligence (AI) application, DeepSeek, on state-owned devices and networks. New York swiftly followed suit on February 10 with Virginia imposing a ban on February 11. The Texas state governor’s office stated: “Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps. State agencies and employees responsible for handling critical infrastructure, intellectual property, and personal information must be protected from malicious espionage operations by the Chinese Communist Party. Texas will continue to protect and defend our state from hostile foreign actors.”
Security minefield ahead for GenAI users
In an exclusive interview with Cyber Intelligence, Gadi Bashvitz, CEO of cybersecurity testing firm, Bright Security warns of the security challenges facing organizations in the wake of widespread adoption of GenAI. Cyber Intelligence: Are there any specific dangers of which companies using GenAI to generate new code should be particularly aware? Gadi Bashvitz: There are multiple considerations here. On one hand, any solution developed leveraging LLMs is prone to LLM-specific vulnerabilities such as Insecure Output Handling and Broken Access Control and it is critical to make sure organizations are aware and can detect such vulnerabilities before releasing LLM-based solutions.
Rocky start for Big Tech’s AI rollout
Companies are already becoming disenchanted with the initial rollout of Big Tech’s new artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Rapidly diminishing return on investment (ROI) and poor initial outcomes are forcing companies to rethink their earlier strategies, according to a new report from AI data services company, Appen. “As enterprises gain more AI experience, they are becoming more selective about which projects to pursue, and fewer initiatives are reaching deployment. Appen believes this trend is likely driven by diminishing ROI or the lack of significant outcomes,” says Appen. Gartner also recently issued a stern warning to organizations across all sectors that the cost of introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to the workplace could easily balloon by a staggering 500 -1,000 percent.
EU AI Act to act as a template for other regions
The European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which came into effect earlier this month, is now set to act as a template for other regions, such as the US. The American government has already drafted an AI Bill of Rights, which aims to create a similar framework regulating AI. However, while governments are rightly concerned about the personal privacy aspect of the universal adoption of AI, some have a dangerously bullish view of the new technology’s potential. Despite a deluge of hilarious howlers, such as Google’s AI-driven images of African Vikings and American founding fathers, politicians anxious not to be left behind in the tech race swallowed Silicon Valley’s AI hype hook, line, and sinker.
UN drafts US-led AI resolution
The United Nations has drafted a resolution aimed at bringing the rest of the world in line with existing US artificial intelligence (AI) security guidelines. These follow those already developed by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Both emphasize the importance of “secure-by-design” and “secure-by-default” principles for AI systems. The UN Assembly called on all Member States and stakeholders “to refrain from or cease the use of artificial intelligence systems that are impossible to operate in compliance with international human rights law.” The Assembly added that the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online throughout the life cycle of artificial intelligence systems.