You don't need to be overly smart to use public AI. You just  need to tell it clearly just what you want it to do for you. That"s whst it is for. 

What those making it publicly available need to do is ask it to tell them how to make it safe from use by criminals.

Quote from: klondike on Today at 10:53:54 PMMy son had been trying to block off access to the bottom of his shed where that rat came from but Jack Russells were bred for rat catching and its in their blood. That's his first rat but he has had mice before.

Yes, I know some JR's  are good ratters,  and that is also what Bedlingtons were bred for years ago too.
In fact  a chap I used to know years ago from up North,  once told me that before he retired,  the council  vermin workers up there still used to use them!     
I guess that's why the Pikeys  like them to cross with their Whippets too.   Speed + hunting ability would be right up their street for hare coursing.

My son had been trying to block off access to the bottom of his shed where that rat came from but Jack Russells were bred for rat catching and its in their blood. That's his first rat but he has had mice before.

They are now saying that criminal hackers will be able to  hit bank accounts within the next three months


Is all the technology and advancements in our lives today really doing good, I wonder?
For every new technical thing that is invented,  criminals seem to quickly find a way to outwit it and use it for their own benefit.


Here are just 3 examples,  but there are many more.

• Voice Cloning & Deepfakes: Scammers use generative AI to clone the voices of family members or company executives. This allows them to execute highly convincing "kidnapping" scams or authorize multi-million-dollar wire transfers.
• Automated Social Engineering: AI language models allow international hackers to write flawless, grammatically correct phishing emails in dozens of languages, eliminating the obvious spelling errors that used to give scams away. ]
• Synthetic Identity Fraud: Fraudsters use AI to create realistic fake IDs, faces, and documents to bypass traditional "Know Your Customer" (KYC) security checks at digital banks.
• Now I see in todays newspaper that they are predicting that Hackers 'will hit banks in 3 months.'
• It goes on to say that  cyber-criminals are just 3 months away from being able to use AI to steal from bank accounts.

Quote:

"Unlike in the West, Chinese tech allows developers to strip away safety features which restrict what an AI  model can do.  These may forbid some words and patterns, or produce a refusal message - say if someone tried to use AI to build a bomb.
But China is rolling out advanced models with easily disabled safety features. 
One official is supposed to have said  . . .  "Every Russian and Nigerian hacker will soon get technology able to break even the most advanced passwords to steal personal information, remove company data, and commit fraud."

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I can't pretend to understand all this AI business,  but nevertheless,  I have often thought these professional criminals must be every bit as clever as the inventors of all the technology. 

Such a pity they use their clever brains for bad things and personal gain,  instead of good things and helping the world.

There is no such religious ruling .
The Niqab and the burka are not required in Islam 
These are rules made by misogynistic men .

Yes, fusion power is many years away, I agree.
However, we still use nuclear fission to generate electricity and this has been developed sufficiently to make it both reliable and safe.  There is no reason why it cannot continue and even be expanded if necessary. 
Yes, of course, the waste products need to be disposed of safely, I believe underground where, despite perhaps remaining potentially dangerous for many years, will be of no harm if kept out of reach potentially for ever.

Quote from: muddy on Today at 07:18:13 PMSo here we have in Portsmouth two tier policing again .
A new law banning face coverings to suit the Portsmouth protesters.
The hypocrisy is breath talking when for that last nearly three years we have had idiots running around our capital dressed like Arabs from the desert with their faces wrapped in tea towels .
Ok life's ban fact covereings this means ALL face-coverings .
Niqaba and keyffiahs must be included

I understand that the so-called government is trying to ban all face coverings, with which I suppose I agree for the sake of preventing illegal activities.

However, I believe that certain religious face coverings (mentioning no specific religion of course!) is still regarded as legal and will continue.  I wonder how long it will be before a more sensible government will include them in the ban which, I believe, some other European countries have now done.

Quote from: Mups on Today at 12:47:01 PMHere's a bit more about it:

https://www.army.mod.uk/learn-and-explore/global-operations/

Interesting, and encouraging having heard so much about our armed forces being reduced in number.  Perhaps we still have a good number and, regardless of numbers, I am sure that they will be among the best in the world.

The idea that laws on donations can be changed retrospectively and donations CONFISCATED as implied by Angela Rayner is so outrageous one can barely believe it  .

I've just watched the mens' 1500 metres!  Worth a watch if you haven't seen it 👍🏽