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The coming age of AI-powered propaganda
Plus how fast AI can crack password and Jack Dorsey's new obsession
Stephen Davies
April 15, 2023
In today’s Dart
Study shows how fast AI can crack your passwords
The coming age of AI-powered propaganda
Jack Dorsey explains his new obsession
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Study shows how fast AI can crack your passwords
This article discusses the risks associated with the new generative AI services, specifically the advanced approach to cracking passwords called PassGAN.
Key takeaways:
PassGAN was able to compromise 51% of passwords in under one minute with 71% of passwords cracked in less than a day.
To protect against AI password cracking, passwords should have at least 12 characters with upper and lowercase letters plus numbers (or symbols).
It is important to use two-factor authentication, not reuse passwords, use auto-generated passwords, and update passwords regularly.
The coming age of AI-powered propaganda
This article covers the potential risks of using artificial intelligence (AI) language models to generate text for propaganda purposes.
Key takeaways:
AI language models can be used to generate text that is indistinguishable from human-written text.
AI language models can be used to augment or replace human writers in generating propaganda content.
AI language models can be used to abuse and overwhelm systems that take input from the public.
Jack Dorsey explains his new obsession
In Politico, Jack Dorsey discusses the new open-source social media protocol, NOSTR, and his vision for a decentralised internet.
Key takeaways:
Jack Dorsey has been using NOSTR, an open-source social media protocol, to post his thoughts on the decentralized internet.
Dorsey has donated 14 Bitcoin to support the protocol's development.
Dorsey believes that NOSTR has already surpassed Twitter in terms of user experience.