AI is going to eat itself: Experiment shows people training bots are using bots [Mon Jun 19 2023]

Hi {NAME}, Daily Headlines - 19 June 2023 ***************************************************************** AI is going to eat itself: Experiment shows people training bots are using bots We speak to brains behind study into murky world of model teaching ***************************************************************** Off-Prem * Tech vendors have been hiking prices by up to 24% amid inflation Customers also warned to look out for audits following M&As * Bad times are just starting for India's IT outsourcers, says JP Morgan All of FY2024 is going to be a 'washout' On-Prem * After giving us .zip, Google Domains to shut down, will be flogged off to Squarespace Deal involving millions of domain names reportedly hits $180 million * Google searchers from years past can get paid for pilfered privacy $23 million set aside to compensate for leaking queries to websites * Intel to build $4.6B assembly, testing site in Poland Germany negotiations reportedly back on track for Magdeburg fab too * Micron chips in $600M for China memory facility despite Beijing sanctions It's not very nice being blacklisted for no apparent reason, is it? * DC thermal management, power kit is getting easier to find and a lot more expensive Expect to pay anywhere from 10-20 percent more, analysts tell El Reg Security * With dead-time dump, Microsoft revealed DDoS as cause of cloud outages Previous claims its own software updates were the issue remain almost, kinda, plausible * Third MOVEit bug fixed a day after PoC exploit made public Millions of people's personal info swiped, Clop leaks begin with 'Shell's stolen data' * LockBit suspect's arrest sheds more light on 'trustworthy' gang Plus: Accused is innocent until proven guilty, but is known to be an Apple fan * Capita faces first legal Letter of Claim over mega breach Barings Law claims 250 people that 'suspect' data theft signed up to class action * Microsoft: Russia sent its B team to wipe Ukrainian hard drives WhisperGate-spreading Cadet Blizzard painted as haphazard but dangerous crew Software * No-no cop: Illinois bans drones from using facial recognition or weapons But police are allowed to fly them for 'public safety' missions * Not even Dynamics 365 ERP is safe from Microsoft's Copilot splurge The AI tentacles grab supply chain management, projects, and finance * Oracle Cerner bleeds jobs as Veterans Affairs project stalls Health acquisition freezes recruitment after $10 billion contract put on hold * AI is going to eat itself: Experiment shows people training bots are using bots We speak to brains behind study into murky world of model teaching * False negative stretched routine software installation into four days of frustration You’d think vendors would know when their products are working – not this one * Singapore to roll out (literally) more Robocops Stop! Or I'll move very slowly towards you and stream video to HQ Special Features * Astroscale wants to be the world's friendly neighborhood space garbage collector Just as World Economic Forum pushes for five-year deadline to de-orbit junk Offbeat * Micron warns China's ban could cost it $4 billion annual revenue PLUS: Crypto just isn't cricket in India; China's budget smartphone surge; Jack Ma is back, again; and more * Megaupload programmers cop a plea in New Zealand to avoid extradition Kim Dotcom still fighting decade-long battle to avoid being shipped to US over copyright abuse ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent to {EMAIL} You can update your preferences here: or unsubscribe from this list: Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2023 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved. Find our Privacy Policy here: