15 Aug 2024

Tech: Farmer blackmail, Cosmos' AI pickle, ChatGPT voice bug

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 15 August 2024
04 December 2019, Hessen, Darmstadt: IT security scientists are training in the "Cyber Range" room in the new "Athene" cyber security centre how infiltrated blackmail programs ("Ransomware") can be rendered harmless.

Photo: AFP

Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Paddy to talk about a farmer whose milking system was subjected to a cyber attack, resulting in the death of a cow.

Mark will also talk about his personal connection to science mag Cosmos' decision to use AI-generated articles after it laid off their freelancers earlier in the year.

And imagine a 'bug' that causes the user speaking with ChatGPT to be answered back in their OWN VOICE. Actually, don't imagine - it happened. Black Mirror anyone?

Mark Pesce is a futurist, writer, educator and broadcaster

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