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Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired
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Re: Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired
#462Earlier quoted context omitted.
Instead of comparing AI to any other tool, especially one closer to "useful with a computer", the common comparison is always a weapon of some kind. If the design of tools are neutral, one tool should do as well as another in this common comparison. But the useful application of tools is inherent in their design. If tools were neutral, as so many on this site claim, why is AI only ever compared to knives and hammers?…
Hammers are kind of just the prototypical tool, but I've definitely also seen comparisons to keyboards, paintbrushes, and traditional digital tools. > why are they never used as the example when tools are allegedly neutral? That would be a stronger argument opposing AI regulation The argument is strongest if pointing to tools that have larger potential impact yet are still widely considered neutral and not/loosely re…
Although…my gran's coasters were made of Waterford crystal, and could definitey do some damage. (-:
Re: Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired
#463Earlier quoted context omitted.
You don't store passwords . You store safely crafted hashes.
(I will be copy/paste this answer for the other comments) My bad - I misread the post. To clear things up: I am completely aware about how to store passwords in services that check against them . You are likely to have read some of my prose on that topic in OWASP or at a conference :) My point, after misreading the article, was that in order to authenticate to a service (the one that holds the hashed version of that…
Thanks for the follow up! And yeah, I share your gripe with the next target :)