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Transformers and Diffusion Models seem to be leading the pack lately in many tasks. It’s cool how these models can be used in a variety of quite different conte
by ttul 4y ago
Transformers and Diffusion Models seem to be leading the pack lately in many tasks. It’s cool how these models can be used in a variety of quite different contexts without changing much about the network architecture.
That being said, I think it is only a matter of time before cyber criminals develop an end to end fully automated penetration system that registers domain names, writes emails, makes phone calls, finds money mules, runs social media accounts, etc. all with a single console to run it all. That is a scary prospect for humanity and new tools for authenticating human identity will be needed - fast.
- tudorw 4y agomostly agree I think the web is over as we know it maybe the solution will be the broken web plus some new system that has ties into local regulation ID systems so that you are accountable for your actions
- zirgs 4y agoUntil criminals find a way to frame random people for their crimes. They already run botnets on computers that belong to random civilians.
- hbbio 4y agoThat's (seriously) where blockchains can help.
- tudorw 4y agoquite, mentioning AI or Blockchain seem to set off a knee jerk reaction, crime is crime, methods change but frequency afaik stays relatively stable as a product of poverty Vs quality of life, so, as these technologies are still in their early days, so many factors are affecting their performance and changing their potential, seems odd that a forum for hackers is so, well, not sure how to put it, negative?
- XorNot 4y agoWe've had the solution in the form of basic TLS cryptography and verification for decades now though, the problem is no one's implementing it. Governments already maintain registers of legally operating businesses: there's no reason that registration should not also be issuing cryptographic certificates which verify all forms of outbound communication by that business including phone calls. But despite telecom being almost end-to-end digital (i.e. digital to the box on the street pretty much), there's been no push to close the last 100m. "Phone lines" shouldn't exist anymore with packet switched networking: you should just dial a path against a business, which is verifies itself with TLS certificates linked to it's business registry.
- MattPalmer1086 4y agoThe problem here is authenticating that you are talking to a human and not an AI. Certificates don't help with that. Criminals will register temporary businesses and obtain certificates for them with no problem.
- ericd 4y agoBut those certs can come with reputations attached, and it prevents people from claiming that they're representatives of well known companies.
- MattPalmer1086 4y agoWell, that would create strong financial incentives to compromise company certificates, which I'm sure would then happen. And you still don't know if your taking to a human or an AI.
- lukevp 4y agoLike the strong financial incentives to compromise certificates owned by banking websites? Securing voice communications the same as website communications is an awesome idea, and the fact that it’s possible to steal some piece of data and compromise it shouldn’t prevent us from moving in that direction.