Human and AI Partnership Drives Manufacturing and Distribution Forward
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Industry 5.0 offers a promising solution to the persistent challenge of labor
shortages. By fostering a symbiotic dynamic between humans and robots, it
lightens the resourcing burden. Human workers bring adaptability and
problem-solving skills to the table, while robots contribute to speed and
precision in task handling. This collaboration not only boosts job satisfaction
and productivity but also promotes employee skill development and reduces
overall errors. Moreover, for any hazardous tasks, Industry 5.0 assigns robots
to handle physically demanding or risky duties, enhancing safety and minimizing
human error in critical situations, thus creating a healthier work
environment. It can also significantly enhance supply chain resilience, a
critical concern on every manufacturer and distributor’s radar following the
recent Red Sea crisis. Leveraging real-time data analytics and AI-driven
insights assists human decision-making in predicting and mitigating
disruptions. Advanced sensors and IoT devices continuously monitor
supply chain activities, including early detection of potential issues such as
transportation delays or inventory shortages.
Beyond Traditional: Why Cybersecurity Needs Neurodiversity
Neurodiverse individuals often exhibit exceptional logical and methodical
thinking, attention to detail, and cognitive pattern recognition skills. For
example, they can hyperfocus on tasks, giving complete attention to specific
issues for prolonged periods, which is invaluable in identifying and mitigating
security threats. Their ability to engage deeply in their work ensures that even
the smallest anomalies are detected and addressed swiftly. Moreover, many
neurodiverse individuals thrive on repetitive tasks and routines, finding
comfort and even excitement in long, monotonous processes. This makes them
well-suited for roles that involve continuous monitoring and analysis of
security data. Their high levels of concentration and persistence allow them to
stay on task until solutions are found, ensuring thorough and effective
problem-solving. Creativity is another significant benefit that neurodiverse
individuals bring to cybersecurity. Their unique, nonlinear thinking enables
them to approach problems from different angles and develop innovative
solutions. This creativity is crucial for devising new methods to counteract
evolving cyber threats.
Missing Links: How to ID Supply Chain Risks
Current events seem to indicate that supply chain resilience is something
companies need to master, sooner rather than later. To get there, they need
real-time, end-to-end visibility into supply chain issues and the ability to
proactively plan for various types of supply chain risks. “We have discussed the
next best action for decades in our supply chains and operations, but
realistically, we have never had the flexibility in our process and systems to
enable that,” says Protiviti’s Petrucci. “As the world is adopting cloud and
more cloud-native design and thinking it will enable us to move close to
breaking away from the traditional systems and design more capable supply chain
risk, execution, and next best action capabilities. We have started to enable
our customers in moving in this direction.” ... The increasing risk of being
tied to one region is now at the highest level ever, and I believe we’ll
continue to see a shift in supplier sourcing strategies, with the pendulum
swinging towards regional diversification,” says Fictiv’s Evans. “Regional
optionality continues to be top of mind for supply chain leaders based on
geopolitical uncertainties and the need to mitigate risk where
possible.
Human I/O: Detecting situational impairments with large language models
Situational impairments can vary greatly and change frequently, which makes it
difficult to apply one-size-fits-all solutions that help users with their needs
in real-time. For example, think about a typical morning routine: while brushing
their teeth, someone might not be able to use voice commands with their smart
devices. When washing their face, it could be hard to see and respond to
important text messages. And while using a hairdryer, it might be difficult to
hear any phone notifications. Even though various efforts have created solutions
tailored for specific situations like these, creating manual solutions for every
possible situation and combination of challenges isn't really feasible and
doesn't work well on a large scale. ... Rather than devising individual models
for activities like face-washing, tooth-brushing, or hair-drying, Human
Input/Output (Human I/O) universally assesses the availability of a user’s
vision (e.g., to read text messages, watch videos), hearing (e.g., to hear
notifications, phone calls), vocal (e.g., to have a conversation, use Google
Assistant), and hand (e.g., to use touch screen, gesture control) input/output
interaction channels.
Do IDEs Make You Stupid?
An IDE can be an indispensable tool when used to help a developer think better.
But when it’s used as a means of automation while removing the developer’s need
to understand the underlying tasks of modern computer programming, an IDE can be
a detriment. No doubt, an IDE provides a benefit by automating programming tasks
that are tedious and repetitive, or even those tasks that require the programmer
to do a lot of typing. Still, those commands are there for a reason, and a
developer would do well to understand the details of what they’re about and why
they need to be done. ... The “hiding the math” aspect of using an IDE might not
matter to senior developers who have the experience and insight to understand
the hidden details that an IDE has automated. However, for an entry-level
developer, using an IDE without understanding what it’s doing behind the scenes
can limit the developer’s ability to do the type of more advanced work that’s
needed to progress in their career. Knowing the details is important. ... An IDE
can improve cognitive ergonomics, but you must want it to. Passive interaction
with the tool will get you only so far.
How to streamline data center sustainability governance
Achieving sustainability goals requires an extensive understanding of energy
systems – specifically how, where, and when power is used. Eaton’s Brightlayer
Data Centers suite includes the industry’s first digital platform that natively
integrates asset management, IT and operational technology (OT) device
monitoring, IT automation, power quality metrics, and one-line diagrams into a
single, configurable application. Leveraging decades of expertise in the data
center industry (from low- and medium-voltage switchgear and transformers to
uninterruptible power supplies, battery storage, and power distribution units)
this platform consolidates information traditionally siloed in disparate
applications. ... More effective data and reporting on sustainability will help
future-proof compliance, uncover opportunities to reduce resource consumption,
increase customer satisfaction, and differentiate businesses. This approach
improves data center performance by applying digitalization to make assets work
harder, smarter, and more sustainably.
Why we don't have 128-bit CPUs
You might think 128-bit isn’t viable because it’s difficult or impossible,
but that’s not the case. Many components in modern processors, like memory
buses and SIMD units, already utilize 128-bit or larger sizes for specific
tasks. For instance, the AVX-512 instruction set allows for 512-bit wide
data processing. These SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) instructions
have evolved from 32-bit to 64-bit, 128-bit, 256-bit, and now 512-bit
operands, demonstrating significant advancements in parallel processing
capabilities. ... The only significant use cases for 128-bit integers are
IPv6 addresses, universally unique identifiers (or UUID) that are used to
create unique IDs for users (Minecraft is a high-profile use case for UUID),
and file systems like ZFS. The thing is, 128-bit CPUs aren't necessary to
handle these tasks, which have been able to exist just fine on 64-bit
hardware. Ultimately, the key reason why we don't have 128-bit CPUs is that
there's no demand for a 128-bit hardware-software ecosystem. The industry
could certainly make it if it wanted to, but it simply doesn't.
A New Tactic in the Rapid Evolution of QR Code Scams
Because the QR code has ASCII characters behind it, security system may
ignore it, thinking it’s a clean email. “Attack forms all evolve,” Fuchs
wrote. “QR code phishing is no different. It’s unique, though, that the
evolution has happened so rapidly. It started off with standard MFA
verification codes. These were pretty straight forward, asking users to scan
a code, either to re-set MFA or even look at financial data like an annual
401k contribution.” The next iteration – what Fuchs called QR Code Phishing
2.0 – involved conditional routing attacks, where the link adjusts to where
the victim is interacting with it. If the target is using an Apple Mac
system, one link appears. Another one will appear if the user is on a
smartphone running Android. “We also saw custom QR Code campaigns, where
hackers are dynamically populating the logo of the company and the correct
username,” he wrote. This newest phase (“QR Code 3.0”) is more of a
manipulation campaign, where it is using a text-based representation of a QR
code rather than a traditional one. “It also represents how threat actors
are responding to the landscape,” he wrote.
'Sleepy Pickle' Exploit Subtly Poisons ML Models
Poisoning a model in this way carries a number of advantages to stealth. For
one thing, it doesn't require local or remote access to a target's system,
and no trace of malware is left to the disk. Because the poisoning occurs
dynamically during deserialization, it resists static analysis. Serialized
model files are hefty, so the malicious code necessary to cause damage might
only represent a small fraction of the total file size. And these attacks
can be customized in any number of ways that regular malware attacks are to
prevent detection and analysis. While Sleepy Pickle can presumably be used
to do any number of things to a target's machine, the researchers noted,
"controls like sandboxing, isolation, privilege limitation, firewalls, and
egress traffic control can prevent the payload from severely damaging the
user’s system or stealing/tampering with the user’s data." More
interestingly, attacks can be oriented to manipulate the model itself. For
example, an attacker could insert a backdoor into the model, or manipulate
its weights and, thereby, its outputs.
Digital Twins In Meetings? Not Any Time Soon
The benefits of having a digital twin are very interesting. To start,
consider productivity, Bloomfilter founder and CEO Erik Severinghaus told
Reworked. Your twin could manage everyday tasks and find problems before
they become major headaches. However, there are many problems to solve
first. The first thing to understand is how exactly these digital twins
would copy us. He also raised the question of security, ensuring these AI
versions of us cannot be used to create problems in our lives. Finally,
while it is often overlooked, organizations need to keep ethical
considerations in mind, Severinghaus continued. Are all employees OK with
how their data and images get used by these digital twins? And what about
future malicious use cases that no one has even imagined yet? ... While Yuan
predicted the use of digital twins at an undetermined future date on the
podcast, it clearly is still speculative. Let's just say you're safe from
attending a meeting with a digital twin for now. However, given where we
were with AI just 18 months ago, we suspect Yuan's vision becoming a reality
might not be as far off in the future as you'd think.
Quote for the day:
"Be willing to make decisions.
That's the most important quality in a good leader." --
General George S. Patton, Jr.
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