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Hackers are using GenAI: How to stop them 🦹
🔐 GPT Store leaks, GenAI's impact on cyber security, Alexa gets 3 new AI skills, secrets of creating custom GPTs, and more!
Everyday AI
January 10, 2024
Outsmart The Future
Today in Everyday AI
6 minute read
🎙 Daily Podcast Episode: Is GenAI a blessing or a curse for cyber? There’s a constant battle in cyber security happening behind the scenes that you should be aware of. Give it a listen.
🕵️♂️ Fresh Finds: GPT store leaks, a hiring copilot, the coolest AI tech from CES, and an AI race driver. Read on for Fresh Finds.
🗞 Byte Sized Daily AI News: Pennsylvania government to use ChatGPT, Alexa gets 3 new AI skills, and Walmart’s new AI-powered online shopping. For that and more, read on for Byte Sized News.
🚀 AI In 5: Ready for the GPT Store? Unlock the secrets of creating custom GPTs that will streamline your workflow and save you precious time. See it here
🧠 Learn & Leveraging AI: Here’s what you should keep an eye out for when it comes to GenAI and cyber security. Keep reading for that!
↩️ Don’t miss out: Did you miss our last newsletter? We gave exclusive insights on the New York Times vs. OpenAI legal battle, Google’s AI faces a $7B lawsuit, and Duolingo turns to AI as it lays off workers. Check it here!
AI Efficiencies in Cyber: A Double-Edged Sword 🔓
There's a constant battle happening with cyber security and GenAI that we’re not aware of.
While AI can benefit the evolution of cyber, it also can be a double-edged sword.
So what do you need to be aware of and what precautions should you take?
Glen Pendley, Chief Technology Officer at Tenable, joins us to discuss GenAI's impact on cyber security.
Join the conversation and ask Jordan and Glen questions on GenAI and cyber here.
Also on the pod today:
• Role of Public and Private Sectors in Cybersecurity 🛂
• Phishing Attacks and Cyber Hygiene Practices 🚨
• Personal Cybersecurity Best Practices ✅
It’ll be worth your 31 minutes:
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Here’s our favorite AI finds from across the web:
GPT Store - Some users reportedly got early access to the highly anticipated GPT store and shared about it.
New AI Tool Spotlight – Potis.ai is a hiring copilot that tests skills, Fliz turns any URL into a video, and Rimo is an AI article generation tool.
Trending in AI – With CES 2024 happening, here’s some of the coolest AI tech announced so far.
Big Tech - With the US creating AI restrictions for China, Microsoft is debating what to do with its lab in China.
Pop Culture – Video game company Valve is adding new rules for how it’ll handle AI going forward.
Read This – This racing team created an AI female driver to represent its team. Some people were not happy.
1. Pennsylvania Gives State Employees Licenses for ChatGPT 🤖
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a groundbreaking pilot program in collaboration with OpenAI that will allow 50 state employees to use ChatGPT, a powerful generative AI tool. These employees will be able to draft job descriptions, write code, and even tackle the mind-numbing task of untangling conflicting policies. The state is planning to expand the program to other agencies too.
2. CES 2024 Unveils Three New Amazon Alexa Skills 👀
At CES 2024, Amazon revealed three exciting new skills for Alexa users to enjoy. The first is CharacterAI, where you can chat with historical figures like Socrates and Albert Einstein. Next up is Splash Music, an AI-powered skill that creates songs based on your description. Lastly, there's Volley Games, a fun twist on the classic 20 questions game.
3. Rabbit Unveils Ambitious R1 AI Device 🤯
Jesse Lyu, the CEO and founder of AI startup Rabbit, has revealed the company's new gadget, the R1. This standalone AI device boasts a 2.88-inch touchscreen, a rotating camera, and a built-in assistant. While Lyu believes the R1 is not quite ready to replace smartphones, it aims to offer a universal solution with its Rabbit OS, functioning as a large language model-based operating system.
4. Walmart's New AI-Powered Search For Online Shopping 🛒
Walmart is taking online shopping to a whole new level with their cutting-edge generative AI-powered search function. Say goodbye to endless scrolling and hello to personalized responses tailored to your needs. The retail giant is teaming up with Microsoft to deliver a seamless and intuitive digital shopping experience.
5. SAG-AFTRA Strikes a Deal with AI Voices in Video Games 🎮
The SAG-AFTRA union, representing 150,000 film and TV performers, has just inked a groundbreaking deal that sets the terms for using AI voices in video games. This deal with Replica Studios, an AI voice technology company, establishes licensing protections and consent requirements for digitally replicated voices.
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🦾How You Can Leverage:
GenAI is more than using ChatGPT.
And it can be used both for good and for bad. 👀
Whether you see it or not, Generative AI and large language models are being used to both launch cyber attacks yet also help protect us all from those same attacks.
A bit confusing, right?
Luckily, Glen Pendley gave us the GenAI cyber security 101.
Glen is the Chief Technology Officer at Tenable, one of the largest cybersecurity firms in the U.S.
While traditional AI — deep learning and machine learning — have been used for decades in cybersecurity, GenAI, and large language models are changing the cyber game.
It’s not all good, though.
While Generative AI makes it easier than ever before for good guys like Tenable to detect threats, the bad guys are leveraging the exact same tech to up their game as well.
Here’s our main takeaways, and what you need to know about how GenAI in cyber security impacts you:
1 – Personal cyber hygiene is needed 🧼️
Sounds simple enough, but Glen reminded us all that this is the low-hanging fruit that cyber attackers look for.
It’s often the simplest things, like outdated software, that give the bad guys an opening they’re looking for.
Try this:
Here’s the 101 - keep your software updated through official channels. Everything from the browser and software you use daily to the operating system or even your company website, keeping your hardware and software updated is the first line of defense in cyber security.
2 – Phishing is more sophisticated 🧐
Gone are the days of overly generic phishing emails, laced with poor grammar and confusing messages about winning the lottery.
(Still waiting on my $3.7 million prize on that one, random prince from random country from 2003!)
Generative AI has empowered attackers to craft highly convincing and targeted phishing attempts. They can use AI-generated text and audio to mimic the writing and speaking styles of legitimate contacts, making it more challenging to discern the authenticity of messages.
Try this:
3 – Cyber security is changing rapidly 🔀
The ugly side of Generative AI?
Deepfakes.
When looking at the near-future intersection of cybersecurity and GenAI, Glen didn’t hesitate when talking about deepfakes being one of the most concerning issues.
The emergence of deepfake technology poses a significant challenge in cybersecurity, as it can be used to create highly convincing fake content, including video content that looks and behaves just like the real person.
Try this: Get ready for a BUNCH of that in the coming months during the U.S. election cycle. We talked a bit already about deepfake tech with D-ID, but here’s a helpful guide from MIT on spotting deepfakes.
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Numbers to watch
127
The number of pages in the New York Times’s supplementary document, Exhibit J, in its lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. It seems like no one else found this document except for us, which we shared about in yesterday’s newsletter.
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