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It’s Surprisingly Easy to Jailbreak LLM-Driven Robots

AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and other applications powered by large language models (LLMs) have exploded in popularity, leading a number of companies to explore LLM-driven robots. However, a new study now reveals an automated way to hack into such machines with 100 percent success.

Asimov’s Laws of Robotics Need an Update for AI

While human-AI collaboration can be constructive, AI deception undermines trust and leads to wasted time, emotional distress, and misuse of resources. In this IEEE Spectrum guest article, a 4th law of robotics is proposed that would require artificial agents to identify themselves to ensure our interactions with them are transparent and productive.

Initiative Aims to Enable Ethical Coding LLMs

AI coding assistants are quickly becoming indispensable tools for developers. But the provenance of the code they’re trained on is often murky, leading to concerns around transparency and author rights. A new initiative hopes to change this by providing the world’s largest repository of ethically sourced code for training AI.

AIs and Robots Should Sound Robotic

This IEEE Spectrum guest article posits that humans need to know whether we’re talking with a living, breathing person or a robot with an agenda set by the person who controls it. That’s why robots should sound like robots.

New IEEE Standard for Securing Biomedical Devices and Data

To help better secure medical devices, equipment, and systems against cyberattacks, IEEE has partnered with Underwriters Laboratories, which tests and certifies products, to develop IEEE/UL 2933, Standard for Clinical Internet of Things (IoT) Data and Device Interoperability with TIPPSS (Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety, and Security).

Strong Sustainability by Design

IEEE Planet Positive 2030 brings together the expertise and perspectives of technologists, economists, sociologists, educators, policy-makers and others to identify sustainable and practical technology solutions. One of the deliverables is the Strong Sustainability by Design: Prioritizing Ecosystem and Human Flourishing with Technology-based Solutions compendium. This transformational document identifies specific issues and topics in key areas and gives practical recommendations for addressing them, featuring real-world applications.

Gender and Technology: The Case of the Energy Sector

Energy policy is often formulated in a gender-neutral manner; that is, it is assumed by policy makers that women and men use and benefit equally from current energy systems. However, policies are incorrectly considered neutral by policy makers since they ignore the differential impacts they have on different genders and socioeconomic and cultural groups. Based on such false assumptions, the policies are less effective and/or have unintended effects. This white paper by the IEEE Dignity, Inclusion, Identity, Trust, and Agency (DIITA) Industry Connections Program discusses these issues.

Framing Cognitive Machines: A Sociotechnical Taxonomy

This paper proposes a taxonomy for the analysis of socio-economic disruptions caused by technological innovations. A transdisciplinary principled approach is used to build the taxonomy through categorization and characterization of technologies using concepts and definitions originating from cybernetics, occupational science, and economics. Concrete illustrations of concepts and uses are offered, including an Industry 5.0 case study as an application of the taxonomy.

Essential Skills for IT Professionals in the AI Era

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries worldwide, creating new opportunities in health care, finance, customer service, and other disciplines. But the ascendance of AI raises concerns about job displacement, especially as the technology might automate tasks traditionally done by humans. This article presents some skills IT professionals need to stay relevant, including key insights into AI ethics.

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