Researchers Secretly Ran a Massive, Unauthorized AI Persuasion Experiment on Reddit Users

A team of researchers who say they are from the University of Zurich ran an “unauthorized,” large-scale experiment in which they secretly deployed AI-powered bots into a popular debate subreddit called r/changemyview in an attempt to research whether AI could be used to change people’s minds about contentious topics.  The bots made more than a…

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DHS Black Hawks and Military Aircraft Surveil the LA Protests

Over the weekend in Los Angeles, as National Guard troops deployed into the city, cops shot a journalist with less-lethal rounds, and Waymo cars burned, the skies were bustling with activity. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) flew Black Hawk helicopters; multiple aircraft from a nearby military air base circled repeatedly overhead; and one aircraft…

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Modernizing trust: How UADY transformed campus security with Sophos

At the Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY), technology has long been central to supporting academic excellence.  As the university expanded to serve more than 20,000 students across five campuses, its IT team faced increasing pressure on an aging cybersecurity infrastructure. Manual patching, limited firmware support, and rising costs made it harder to defend against evolving…

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