No “crack team” coming to save us from AI mistakes – former OpenAI exec

Leopold Aschenbrenner, previously with OpenAI’s Superalignment team and now an AI-focused investment firm founder, has authored a comprehensive essay titled “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead.” The essay, spanning 50,000 words across five chapters, provides a speculative and forward-looking synthesis of AI’s trajectory over the next decade. Deep learning continues to demonstrate consistent progress, defying skeptics […]

National Health Service hack leads to publication of huge amount of sensitive information

A significant cyberattack has resulted in the publication of sensitive patient data stolen from Synnovis, a blood testing company serving multiple NHS trusts in London. The hacker group, Qilin, released nearly 400GB of private information on their darknet site after failing to extort money from Synnovis. The cyberattack has caused substantial disruption, affecting more than […]

India facing massive shortage of skilled software engineers

India, once celebrated as a global hub for IT talent, now faces a potential crisis: a severe shortage of skilled software engineers. Despite the country’s reputation for producing a large number of IT graduates, many find themselves ill-prepared for real-world applications, leading to a significant gap in employable talent. A recent Reddit discussion highlighted the […]