A Crypto Conundrum and the Math Shortcomings of LLMs

Amazon wraps up tech earnings week. Microsoft raises the alarm about a really sophisticate new hacking group. SBF actually takes the stand. OpenAI sets up a system to keep their AI from, you know, blowing up the world. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Microsoft: Octo Tempest is one of the most dangerous financial hacking groups (BleepingComputer)
• FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried previews legal defence at fraud trial (FT)
• Cruise pauses all driverless robotaxi operations to ‘rebuild public trust’ (TechCrunch)
• OpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• They Cracked the Code to a Locked USB Drive Worth $235 Million in Bitcoin. Then It Got Weird (Wired)
• “Math is hard” — if you are an LLM – and why that matters (Gary Marcus Blog)
• The poster’s guide to the internet of the future (The Verge)

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