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China Hack Is Latest Challenge for West’s Diplomatic Reset With Beijing
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Hello. Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand—an intelligence-sharing group of countries known as the Five Eyes—said a Chinese state-sponsored actor is employing a tactic known as “living off the land,” which involves using built-in network administration tools to gain access to critical infrastructure.
Microsoft said the Chinese actor, known as Volt Typhoon, is pursuing capabilities that could disrupt communications between the U.S. and Asia in a future crisis.
Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry, on Thursday said the U.S. is spreading false information. Get the full WSJ story.
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Microsoft’s President backs new agency to regulate ChatGPT, other AI systems. “We are absolutely committed to ensuring that [AI] serves people well, that it brings real benefits, that it’s kept under human control,” Brad Smith told The WSJ ahead of a Thursday speech in Washington.
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“But I don’t think at the end of the day, we’re best served solely by a system that says, ‘Take the word of a large company,’ ” Smith said.
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Members of Congress are discussing bipartisan legislation to set safeguards on AI, and on Tuesday the Biden administration sought public input on a national AI strategy that could lead to new regulations.
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PHOTO: CLARA MOKRI FOR THE WSJ
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OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman met with several European leaders Thursday to discuss whether and how to regulate AI's data privacy and cybersecurity, at one point suggesting he might pull ChatGPT out of Europe if oversight was onerous, Reuters reported.
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OpenAI is offering 10 grants of $100,000 each to groups with ideas for workable regulatory frameworks. (Reuters)
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U.S. Department of Energy puts nuclear information at risk by failing to establish an effective insider-threat program, watchdog says. Employees and visitors with trusted access could get hold of classified information at the department, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report this week. (NBC News)
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The Energy Department started an insider-threat program in 2014 but isn't finished, the GAO said. Employees haven't been trained in how to spot and report suspected insider threats, for example, and the DOE doesn't track its progress in implementing required parts of such a program.
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Read the GAO's full findings, including recommended actions to make a program successful.
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In an interview at WSJ's CEO Council Summit, Elon Musk talks 2024 politics, succession plans and whether AI will annihilate humanity
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