The Power of a Deepfake: How Much Could One Phony Video Call Cost You?
By Principal Farica Chang If there have been any lasting benefits from the pandemic, better business agility is certainly one of them. Thanks to more reliable, affordable video calling platforms, companies can meet with clients, partners, and providers anywhere in the world without having to set foot outside the office. Sadly, nothing good ever comes […]
It’s Not Just Businesses Benefitting from AI—Threat Actors Are Gaining an Advantage Too
By Mark Anderson, Founding Principal Artificial Intelligence (AI) has blown all other recent tech trends out of the water over the past few years. In less than half a decade, it’s gone from sci-fi speculation to an accessible, everyday tool that’s revolutionized many industries, enabling businesses to streamline, simplify, and advance their operations. While the […]
Steering the Ship: Tips for Establishing AI Rules in Your Workplace
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful tool for enhancing the productivity, efficiency, and creativity of any workplace, but with this power comes with some challenges and risks. Businesses need to be proactive about addressing such risks to use AI effectively. Establishing clear and ethical guidelines, or “AI rules,” for staff interaction is essential. Otherwise, you […]
AI: Are We Planting the Seeds of the Robot Uprising?
Computer technology moves at a blazing pace. Blink once and the world of tech steps forward a light year. Blink twice and suddenly what was once cutting edge is now commonplace. No day is the same in the tech world as the standards, methods, and products constantly change and improve. We’ve written previously about how […]
Robots? Working with Me? It’s More Likely Than You Think
Remember Roomba? Maybe you have one, zipping around your home, getting caught under furniture and amidst wires. That seemingly simple machine, armed with programming and dust-sucking, became seamlessly integrated in the lives of millions. But even at the height of the Roomba revolution, there wasn’t a lot of talk about smart vacuums stealing our jobs […]
AI: Should We Fear the Demon? (Not Yet)
The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) may not have a more well-known figure than Elon Musk, entrepreneurial head of Tesla and SpaceX. In a 2014 interview, Musk stated: “With artificial intelligence we are summoning the demon. In all those stories where there’s the guy with the pentagram and the holy water, it’s like yeah, he’s […]
AI: The Danger of IoT Data Collection
Smart cars. Smart lights. Smart shoes… Smart… water bottle? The smart phenomenon that is the backbone of the Internet of Things (IoT) may be reaching coming-of-age. In our previous introduction to artificial intelligence (AI), we discussed how machine learning has impacted the worlds of cyber security and research by processing millions of times the information […]
