There is always an arms race between offense and defense. The defensive side has to succeed every time. The offensive side only has to succeed often enough to shake the public’s faith in the system.

The whole idea of AI is to be smarter than a person. Secure from a human doesn’t mean secure from an AI.

That raises the interesting question of how effective could an AI be if it was specifically trained to cover your digital footprint.

You’re right that the encryption probably isn’t the weak point. AI is good at finding flaws in systems that humans would never even notice. Humans are a weak point too. It’s a hell of a lot easier to break into someone’s email and access their online banking that way than to crack encryption.

Both really. I don’t think it’s too far of a logical jump to think that an AI programmed to maximize profits would decide theft is the easiest method.

Edit: the AI wouldn’t have to be sentient, just amoral.

And that’s just a random cyber criminal doing it. Now imagine a state level malicious actor targeting an enemy country’s economy.

I think about the way AI solves problems. There have been several times they have been given a test and the AI determined the easiest way to pass the test was to break containment and steal the answer key. How would this apply if AI is given the goal of maximizing profits?

AI wouldn’t necessarily have to break the cryptography. The weakest point to any security system is the human. I have to imagine it would be easier for an AI to send mass phishing emails, break into digital wallets on phones, or steal saved credentials from various browsers. The AI doesn’t have to crack the whole system to make people lose faith in the security of online purchases.

That is true. AWS is the most profitable part anyway. I meant the digital storefront more than the company. But even AWS would take a hit because the companies that host with them wouldn’t be able to sell either.

They are now, but they existed for hundreds of years.

A binturong. They have a fluffy prehensile tail as long as their body and they smell like popcorn!

Yuuuuuuuup…

I was shocked that there weren’t any on the map. I checked and there are 5 Bass Pro Shops/Cabellas in MN. Must be an old map.

Absolutely. I was just laughing at the original post forgetting that half the planet doesn’t exactly fit into the black/white classification.

“No, you are” is the only answer you have. Lol. What a child.

Check to see if the Asian people are still okay.

A more cynical answer is to buy as much property on the south side of Chicago as possible before the prices skyrocket.

Yeah man so much mass rape that the UN found it to be baseless:

I’m so glad that you chose to respond to my bait. I have to admit I played a trick on you. There is nothing in that Amnesty Internation article about rape. It’s about the murder of bound prisoners of war. I just wanted proof that you aren’t reading the proof and therefore aren’t arguing in good faith. Now I don’t need to waste my time engaging with a liar and a fraud anymore.

https://www.countryhomeantiques.co.uk/en-GB/shepherding-antiques/rare-19th-cent-sheep-wash-pole/prod_10888

Maybe a type of pole used to herd sheep?

This one is really nice. It makes you do periodic location checks, so it really cuts back on scammers and pro vendors. It also has an actually useful AI feature that estimates sale prices for items.

I don’t know if it exists near you, but I use an app called Karrot which is a local used item marketplace. There is always Ebay as well, just make sure you list that it must be picked up locally.