GUEST ESSAY: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework update extends best practices to supply chain, AI

GUEST ESSAY: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework update extends best practices to supply chain, AI

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated their widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) — a free respected landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk. Related: More background on CSF ...
GUEST ESSAY: A DIY guide to recognizing – and derailing –  Generative AI voice scams

GUEST ESSAY: A DIY guide to recognizing – and derailing – Generative AI voice scams

Americans lost a record $10 billion to scams last year — and scams are getting more sophisticated. Related: Google battles AI fakers Recently used to impersonate Joe Biden and Taylor Swift, AI voice cloning ...
GUEST ESSAY: Essential cyber hygiene practices all charities must embrace to protect their donors

GUEST ESSAY: Essential cyber hygiene practices all charities must embrace to protect their donors

Charities and nonprofits are particularly vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, primarily because they maintain personal and financial data, which are highly valuable to criminals. Related: Hackers target UK charities Here are six tips ...
GUEST ESSAY: Everything you should know about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of AI chatbots

GUEST ESSAY: Everything you should know about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of AI chatbots

AI chatbots are computer programs that talk like humans, gaining popularity for quick responses. They boost customer service, efficiency and user experience by offering constant help, handling routine tasks, and providing prompt ...

A Robot the Size of the World

In 2016, I wrote about an Internet that affected the world in a direct, physical manner. It was connected to your smartphone. It had sensors like cameras and thermostats. It had actuators: ...

AI and Trust

I trusted a lot today. I trusted my phone to wake me on time. I trusted Uber to arrange a taxi for me, and the driver to get me to the airport ...

AI and US Election Rules

If an AI breaks the rules for you, does that count as breaking the rules? This is the essential question being taken up by the Federal Election Commission this month, and public ...

AI Risks

There is no shortage of researchers and industry titans willing to warn us about the potential destructive power of artificial intelligence. Reading the headlines, one would hope that the rapid gains in ...

Political Disinformation and AI

Elections around the world are facing an evolving threat from foreign actors, one that involves artificial intelligence. Countries trying to influence each other’s elections entered a new era in 2016, when the ...

On Robots Killing People

The robot revolution began long ago, and so did the killing. One day in 1979, a robot at a Ford Motor Company casting plant malfunctioned—human workers determined that it was not going ...