Digital Minister Wissing does not want excessive AI regulation
Digital Minister Volker Wissing spoke out against strict regulation of systems with artificial intelligence. He argues that AI will quickly and massively establish itself in people’s everyday lives and that regulation should be geared towards transparency rather than containment or prohibition. He recently visited the AI company OpenAI, which is currently in the public eye with its text robot ChatGPT, which is based on the AI model GPT-3. Wissing said that the next generation of the AI language model GPT-4 will enable life-changing things like simultaneous translation into all languages in seconds or drafting of speeches or lectures in seconds.
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Swiss researchers: Threema had several vulnerabilities
The Swiss messenger service Threema has used outdated encryption technology for years, which has led to a number of vulnerabilities, as researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have discovered. Attackers could have read the metadata of the communication, deleted messages or changed their order. The scientists informed the company of their findings in October 2022 and gave them 90 days to fix the vulnerabilities before publishing their findings. Threema Managing Director Martin Blatter does not consider the researchers’ findings to be serious. Attackers could not have accessed the content of the chats. However, Threema has now fixed the problems and updated the messenger service.
Car summit: The bone of contention charging infrastructure for electric cars
At a conference with the “Strategy Platform for the Transformation of the Automotive and Mobility Industry”, the federal government once again set itself the goal of bringing at least 15 million fully electric cars onto Germany’s roads by 2030. This goal was discussed and supported by representatives of the automotive and energy industries, employees, scientists, states and municipalities. However, there has been criticism of the pace of change, particularly from environmental groups and union officials, who are calling for more public transport and fewer cars. The head of IG Metall, Jörg Hofmann, emphasized that the inadequate charging infrastructure is a major obstacle to the introduction of electric cars.
Balcony power plant at Netto: mini solar system available again
The demand for balcony power plants in Germany seemed to remain high at the beginning of the year. Grocery discounter Netto offered such a mini solar system at the beginning of the year, but the set was sold out within a very short time. Now you can at least order the balcony power plant again from Netto. Demand has also been boosted by tax benefits since January 1st. Since the beginning of the year, there has been no sales tax on photovoltaics for residential buildings. It is currently still unclear whether other discounters and supermarkets will enter the business with balcony power plants in addition to Netto. At least at Aldi Nord, however, there is apparently a discussion. “We are currently dealing with the issue of balcony power plants and are observing the market,” an Aldi spokeswoman told heise online.
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