Tech is fun but a little caution is always a good idea. This Pentagon-funded report on blockchain says that, whatever its theoretical virtues, existing real-world implementations contain major security weaknesses. Raise your hand if you’re shocked.
It is intended to ensure companies meet requirements of the EU Commission’s new Code of Practice on Disinformation.
Deepfakes – computer-generated voice and video that replicates real people – pose many obvious dangers. One you might not have considered is deepfakes acing their tech job interviews. The FBI says it’s already happening, and can result in criminals gaining access to sensitive information. Puts a new twist on the old joke: “How many people work here?” “About half.”
Adobe has announced a new solution within its GenStudio suite, GenStudio for Performance Marketing. This self-service application is aimed at accelerating the creation of display and social ads, emails and banners using approved, on-brand content. The solution will leverage Adobe Firefly as well as third-party LLMs.