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Google Expands Gemini AI
ALSO : White House AI Safety Consortium
Google's Gemini AI reshapes its ecosystem, while generative AI's societal impact deepens. AI safety and ethics gain traction amid rising deepfake concerns. AI's influence on cybersecurity evolves, facing new challenges alongside an 84% jump in ransomware attacks.
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Google Expands Gemini AI
Generative AI's Broad Impact
White House AI Safety Consortium
Ransomware Attacks Surge in 2023
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Google Expands Gemini AI: Google integrates its advanced AI system, Gemini, across its suite, enhancing consumer and enterprise products with AI capabilities.
Generative AI's Broad Impact: Generative AI is set to revolutionize technology and society, with applications from art to healthcare, despite ethical challenges.
White House AI Safety Consortium: Over 200 firms join the new US AI Safety Institute Consortium to test and evaluate AI models for safety.
Nvidia Employs AI for Engineering: Nvidia uses AI to improve its engineering processes, showcasing AI's role in enhancing technology development.
Focus on AI Safety and Ethics: Recent initiatives highlight a focus on ensuring AI's development is safe, ethical, and responsible, reflecting the industry's commitment to addressing AI's societal impact.
Majority Support for Deepfake and AI Regulation
A recent Data for Progress survey reveals overwhelming voter support across all political affiliations for regulating deepfakes and AI-generated content. With 80% concerned about deepfakes in elections, and 83% favoring mandatory AI content labeling to prevent election interference, the call for action is clear. Proposed legislation like the DEFIANCE Act, enjoying broad support, aims to tackle non-consensual explicit AI imagery. These measures build on a Biden executive order enhancing AI oversight, reflecting a bipartisan mandate for responsible AI use.
How is AI impacting the cybersecurity profession?

The article from InCyber discusses the profound impact AI is having on cybersecurity professions, highlighting five key roles. AI's integration into cybersecurity is enhancing threat detection, automating responses, and necessitating new skills among professionals. Cyber auditors and industrial cybersecurity experts are leveraging AI for comprehensive evaluations and protective measures, respectively. The emergence of AI threat analysts signifies the demand for expertise in combating AI-facilitated threats. Additionally, AI developers specializing in cybersecurity are becoming crucial for creating sophisticated defence mechanisms. This evolution underscores AI's dual role as both a tool for security enhancement and a vector for new cybersecurity challenges. For more details, visit the article on InCyber's website.
Ransomware Attacks surged 84% in 2023
The NCC Group's latest report reveals an 84% spike in ransomware attacks in 2023, with 4,667 incidents recorded. Targeting primarily the industrials, consumer cyclicals, and tech sectors, this surge is attributed to emerging threat actors and significant campaigns like LockBit. The report, available [here], also emphasizes the pivotal role of law enforcement efforts in addressing this escalating cybersecurity challenge.
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