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    by mark tsagas  national eating disorder association in the us appointed chatbot called tessa. this had the express goal of assisting vulnerable people suffering from eating disorders. but after a very brief period of ope

In a joint communique issued in the opening hours of the UK government’s AI Safety Summit, all participating governments agreed to deepen their cooperation around the risks associated with artificial intelligence, placing a particular emphasis on the inclusive and human-centric development of the technology

The chatbot named Tessa was taken offline after it was found to be giving harmful advice to those struggling with eating disorders.

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The dominance of big tech firms, a narrow focus on speculative risks over real-world harms, the closed nature of the event, and the exclusion of workers and others most affected by artificial intelligence mean the government’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park will be a wasted opportunity, say unions and civil society groups.

Real-world examples suggest we need to be careful using AI for frontline work.

Sampson compares the decision to abolish his office and remove safeguards around biometrics and public surveillance to wanton destruction of public property.

How safe are Philippine government websites? Don’t ask the agency whose password was apparently “Admin123”.

MANILA (SCMP) – All it apparently took for one Philippine hacker to break into a government website was “Admin123” – a password that reflects what experts say is the authorities’ lax attitude towards cybersecurity that not only leaves millions of Filipinos vulnerable to identity theft but has exposed some of the country’s top military secrets. […]

Amid hacking attacks, government needs to prioritize cybersecurity