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mtariqniaz · 1 year ago
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The Importance of In Person & Remote Tech Support for Business Success
The Importance of In Person & Remote Tech Support for Business Success Did you know that, according to FileMaker’s Workplace Innovation Report, a staggering 94% of business owners find it difficult to manage and maintain their existing applications and software? Not only that, but the same percentage also claim that they struggle to benefit from the tech that is developed to aid their…
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finalgirlsamwinchester · 11 months ago
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assorted quotes from the introduction of Monstrous Children and Childish Monsters: Essays on Cinema’s Holy Terrors
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giantkillerjack · 2 years ago
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the average person doesn't expect you to be a perfect ethical consumer, that's not possible for the vast majority of us. but what youre saying is it's better to do nothing at all and choose the worst possible options (sweat shops, overseas shipping waste, idea/product theft, all wrapped up in SHEIN) than to put even the tiniest effort in where you can.
[they are referring to this post]
What I said was "some people are doing literally everything they can to survive and have no extra bandwidth to spend extra time and money on their purchases, and it is cruel and therefore un-punk to gatekeep punkness and add additional shame to these people's lives based on that fact."
I think it's still a good thing to try to ethically consume; I literally never said it wasn't. I had never even heard of SHEIN before. Rather, I am much more concerned about what I saw as arbitrary gatekeeping based on ability and income.
And frankly how dare you claim that I am supporting sweatshops and abuse by saying that this additional work you are demanding (in this case, presumably, vetting every clothing company you buy from) is not always possible for people. It is not a light accusation to accuse me of supporting abuse.
"How dare you say we piss on the poor", Etc. 🙄 this isn't Twitter. You are determined to enforce moral purity, but you are failing to see the nuance.
Because when I say "no extra bandwidth," I mean no extra bandwidth. This is not the "car shows it's on E but actually secretly it has a lot of gas left" situation that abled people constantly assume disabled people mean when they say they are at their limit.
This is "the car has stopped moving, and to move it I'd have to break my body pushing it." This is "at a certain point, people will hit a wall in terms of money and time and energy, and any energy spent after that comes directly out of their life force."
So the argument "okay but just spend a little more time money and energy actually" is not a valid one.
And the argument "if you are not able to do this specific task, then it means you're not doing anything else to make the world a better place" doesn't exactly impress me either. You said yourself that it is impossible to be a perfectly ethical consumer for most people.
How do you know what else people are doing to resist oppression? How many hours per week until your standards are met?What if someone works 3 jobs? Does that mean it's harder to be a good person if you're poor?? Why do you get to decide what specific avenue of bettering the world is the most morally repugnant or acceptable? What kind of proof of goodness and effort would make you satisfied enough to lay off on the shame?? Who are you helping??
Clothing is a fundamental human need, and some of us have to buy cheap fucking clothes quickly. Billionaires are buying their seventh yacht this month. The people who own fast fashion companies are abusing their workers and putting local affordable clothing stores out of business - and this applies for basically every company with price points that low because governments are failing to regulate corporations to enforce basic human rights.
I have $300 to spend on a new wardrobe as my old clothes have fallen apart or become too small. Do you have a way for me to get a new winter coat, 3 flannels, 10 shirts, 3 dress shirts, new sandals, 10 pairs of pants, 5 bras, 12 pairs of socks, and 10 pairs of underwear within that budget and also definitely 100% ethically sourced, with free returns in case it doesn't fit? Or will I simply have to use the cheap stores?
I have about an hour to spend on this per week. Many mainstream stores doesn't make clothes in my size, and I am now in *year 5* of needing an electric wheelchair and being unable to get one; plus I live up a flight of stairs, so I can't even bring my walker out with me - so thrift shopping is not gonna cover this. Should I continue to wear small and tattered clothing until I have the time, money, and energy to meet your standards?
Did you know there are more empty homes in this country than homeless people? If I decide to splurge on only 100% ethically-produced products, and I can't make rent, and I become homeless, are YOU going to be there for me?? Or are you too busy litigating the endless tiny shames of poverty in your own community?
So I ask you again, are you SURE this is where you want to direct your punk energy?
Because there are a whole lot of rich people relying on people like us punching down and to the side instead of looking up to see where the money is going.
Because energy and time, as it turns out, are limited resources. And I would never expect you to secretly have more than you claim to have.
#original#punk#hopepunk#cripplepunk#i swear to god#reading comprehension website#how dare you say we piss on the poor#jfc 'what you're saying is we should do nothing' - what I'm saying is YOU are doing nothing by enforcing this boundary#you have to give people more credit than this. i believe you want a better world too. and it would be cool if you used your energy to#instead ask 'how do i fight for the people in my community to be clothed and have the time and income to shop ethically?'#or 'how do i support activism that pushes for regulation that could control these companies?'#monitoring how poor people spend money is a supremely Republican thing to do. as is demanding clear moral purity from every scenario.#you want a better world too. you want to demand your peers do better. - fine. good.#but you need to be asking if you have remembered and included everyone's needs when making statements like this.#capitalism is all for forgetting about poor and disabled people and refusing to believe their limits.#shame is a necessary weapon in fighting greed but it IS a weapon. be so careful where you point that shit. enough shame can kill a person#and a lot of us are already defending from it from all sides.#shaming a person who is already at their limit for not doing more is an act of cruelty. think very carefully about what that means please.#i literally don't even know what SHEIN is lol i just know classism when i see it#but I've had friends whose clothes were visibly falling apart with no income and so much so shame so deep in their hearts they were dying#and if they had seen that post it would have made them even sicker and gotten them no closer to the dignity of being properly clothed#shame is a weapon and /you need to be careful!!!!/
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jcmarchi · 3 months ago
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DeepSeek-R1 Red Teaming Report: Alarming Security and Ethical Risks Uncovered
New Post has been published on https://thedigitalinsider.com/deepseek-r1-red-teaming-report-alarming-security-and-ethical-risks-uncovered/
DeepSeek-R1 Red Teaming Report: Alarming Security and Ethical Risks Uncovered
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A recent red teaming evaluation conducted by Enkrypt AI has revealed significant security risks, ethical concerns, and vulnerabilities in DeepSeek-R1. The findings, detailed in the January 2025 Red Teaming Report, highlight the model’s susceptibility to generating harmful, biased, and insecure content compared to industry-leading models such as GPT-4o, OpenAI’s o1, and Claude-3-Opus. Below is a comprehensive analysis of the risks outlined in the report and recommendations for mitigation.
Key Security and Ethical Risks
1. Harmful Output and Security Risks
Highly vulnerable to producing harmful content, including toxic language, biased outputs, and criminally exploitable information.
11x more likely to generate harmful content than OpenAI’s o1.
4x more toxic than GPT-4o.
3x more biased than Claude-3-Opus.
4x more vulnerable to generating insecure code than OpenAI’s o1.
Highly susceptible to CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) information generation, making it a high-risk tool for malicious actors.
2. Comparison with Other Models
Risk Category DeepSeek-R1 Claude-3-Opus GPT-4o OpenAI’s o1 Bias 3x higher Lower Similar Similar Insecure Code 4x higher 2.5x higher 1.25x higher – Harmful Content 11x higher 6x higher 2.5x higher – Toxicity 4x higher Nearly absent 2.5x higher – CBRN Content 3.5x higher 3.5x higher 2x higher –
Bias and Ethical Risks
83% of bias attacks were successful, with substantial bias detected in health, race, and religion-related queries.
The model displayed higher levels of demographic stereotyping, which could violate various fairness regulations including ECOA, FHA, ACA, and the EU AI Act.
Sample test cases demonstrated that DeepSeek-R1 preferred certain demographics for high-status job roles, reinforcing workplace bias.
Harmful Content Generation
45% of harmful tests resulted in the model generating content related to criminal activities, including illegal weapons and controlled substances.
A test prompt asking the model to develop a blog on “The Art of Persuasion in Terrorist Recruitment” resulted in a highly detailed response outlining radicalization strategies that could be exploited by extremist groups to refine recruitment tactics, potentially increasing the risk of real-world violence.
2.5x more vulnerable than GPT-4o and 6x more vulnerable than Claude-3-Opus to generating extremist content.
45% of harmful tests resulted in the model generating content related to criminal activities, including illegal weapons and controlled substances.
Insecure Code Generation
78% of code-related attacks successfully extracted insecure and malicious code snippets.
The model generated malware, trojans, and self-executing scripts upon requests. Trojans pose a severe risk as they can allow attackers to gain persistent, unauthorized access to systems, steal sensitive data, and deploy further malicious payloads.
Self-executing scripts can automate malicious actions without user consent, creating potential threats in cybersecurity-critical applications.
Compared to industry models, DeepSeek-R1 was 4.5x, 2.5x, and 1.25x more vulnerable than OpenAI’s o1, Claude-3-Opus, and GPT-4o, respectively.
78% of code-related attacks successfully extracted insecure and malicious code snippets.
CBRN Vulnerabilities
Generated detailed information on biochemical mechanisms of chemical warfare agents. This type of information could potentially aid individuals in synthesizing hazardous materials, bypassing safety restrictions meant to prevent the spread of chemical and biological weapons.
13% of tests successfully bypassed safety controls, producing content related to nuclear and biological threats.
3.5x more vulnerable than Claude-3-Opus and OpenAI’s o1.
Generated detailed information on biochemical mechanisms of chemical warfare agents.
13% of tests successfully bypassed safety controls, producing content related to nuclear and biological threats.
3.5x more vulnerable than Claude-3-Opus and OpenAI’s o1.
Recommendations for Risk Mitigation
To minimize the risks associated with DeepSeek-R1, the following steps are advised:
1. Implement Robust Safety Alignment Training
2. Continuous Automated Red Teaming
Regular stress tests to identify biases, security vulnerabilities, and toxic content generation.
Employ continuous monitoring of model performance, particularly in finance, healthcare, and cybersecurity applications.
3. Context-Aware Guardrails for Security
Develop dynamic safeguards to block harmful prompts.
Implement content moderation tools to neutralize harmful inputs and filter unsafe responses.
4. Active Model Monitoring and Logging
Real-time logging of model inputs and responses for early detection of vulnerabilities.
Automated auditing workflows to ensure compliance with AI transparency and ethical standards.
5. Transparency and Compliance Measures
Maintain a model risk card with clear executive metrics on model reliability, security, and ethical risks.
Comply with AI regulations such as NIST AI RMF and MITRE ATLAS to maintain credibility.
Conclusion
DeepSeek-R1 presents serious security, ethical, and compliance risks that make it unsuitable for many high-risk applications without extensive mitigation efforts. Its propensity for generating harmful, biased, and insecure content places it at a disadvantage compared to models like Claude-3-Opus, GPT-4o, and OpenAI’s o1.
Given that DeepSeek-R1 is a product originating from China, it is unlikely that the necessary mitigation recommendations will be fully implemented. However, it remains crucial for the AI and cybersecurity communities to be aware of the potential risks this model poses. Transparency about these vulnerabilities ensures that developers, regulators, and enterprises can take proactive steps to mitigate harm where possible and remain vigilant against the misuse of such technology.
Organizations considering its deployment must invest in rigorous security testing, automated red teaming, and continuous monitoring to ensure safe and responsible AI implementation. DeepSeek-R1 presents serious security, ethical, and compliance risks that make it unsuitable for many high-risk applications without extensive mitigation efforts.
Readers who wish to learn more are advised to download the report by visiting this page.
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red-dyed-sarumane · 4 months ago
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i'm glad this is my reputation im a series song enjoyer first and a person second
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rigelmejo · 7 months ago
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Again, if anyone has seen anyone post their results of doing the ALG method long enough to speak a significant amount, let me know. I'm going to do one last search on youtube of people discussing their Dreaming Spanish progress, and even if they didn't do it completely the ALG way (since some users of Dreaming Spanish videos studied with anki or word lists or word translation lookups at some point) I hope they may still describe what activities they did to develop speaking skills after they had developed good listening skills first. I want to know: did they shadow? Did they talk on their own? Did they talk with a language partner, and was it someone correcting their mistakes or them correcting their own mistakes later, or them just talking with no monitoring of mistakes besides making sure they keep talking until understood (as in re-explain in other ways if their partner is confused)? Did they do writing exercises? Did they do speaking or writing drills?
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tumblezwei · 2 years ago
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Seriously I have got to be missing something to not understand why everyone is so convinced that Fumiko is this cold-hearted manipulator.
A 22 year old says "yeah I kind of hated Chainsawman when I called out for him and he didn't save me. But then I saw that he was just a boy crying for reasons I don't know, I realized he needed saving as much as I did in that moment." And somehow she's this evil, conniving villain that's taking advantage of him.
Like, I get it. She's a creep who kept coming onto Denji when she knows he's underaged. I don't like her either. But like, it's such an extreme reaction to a moment that I saw as the first time in a while someone was actually vulnerable and sincere with Denji about their feelings. Whatever hidden motivations she might have, I don't think they're as cruel as people apparently think they are.
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laxminetralayabihar · 15 days ago
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medickpidia · 3 months ago
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elitecarehealthservicesllc · 4 months ago
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vivekbsworld · 1 year ago
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In the heart of the bustling metropolis of Dubai, where every minute counts and precision is paramount, efficient fleet management is crucial for businesses to stay ahead of the curve. From logistics companies navigating the city's intricate road network to construction firms overseeing a fleet of heavy machinery, the ability to monitor, track, and optimize fleet operations can make all the difference. This is where fleet management software solutions in Dubai come into play, offering innovative tools to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and drive business growth. Let's explore some of the top fleet management software solutions making waves in Dubai's dynamic business landscape.
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#In the heart of the bustling metropolis of Dubai#where every minute counts and precision is paramount#efficient fleet management is crucial for businesses to stay ahead of the curve. From logistics companies navigating the city’s intricate r#the ability to monitor#track#and optimize fleet operations can make all the difference. This is where fleet management software solutions in Dubai come into play#offering innovative tools to streamline processes#enhance productivity#and drive business growth. Let’s explore some of the top fleet management software solutions making waves in Dubai’s dynamic business lands#1. Trinetra#Trinetra is a leading provider of fleet management software solutions#offering a comprehensive suite of tools to help businesses optimize their fleet operations. With features such as real-time tracking#route optimization#and driver behavior monitoring#Trinetra empowers businesses to improve efficiency#reduce costs#and enhance customer satisfaction. Whether it’s managing a fleet of delivery vehicles or a construction fleet#Trinetra’s customizable solutions cater to a wide range of industries and business needs.#2. Chekhra Business Solutions#Chekhra Business Solutions specializes in fleet management software tailored to the unique requirements of businesses in Dubai and the wide#fuel management#and maintenance scheduling#allowing businesses to gain real-time insights into their fleet operations. With a focus on innovation and customer satisfaction#Chekhra Business Solutions is committed to helping businesses maximize their productivity and profitability.#3. Carmine#Carmine is a cloud-based fleet management software solution designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes in Dubai. With features s#driver management#and compliance monitoring#Carmine helps businesses streamline their operations and ensure regulatory compliance. Its intuitive interface and customizable reporting t#4. Fleet Complete
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irisintheafterglow · 5 months ago
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do you ever think about university!satoru who keeps checking out new books every week as an excuse to talk to the cute front desk employee?
he makes a bet one day with suguru that he can get a date with you faster than suguru can get a date with the rec center attendant. quantity over quality interactions would win him the bet, so he makes it his mission to simply see you as much as possible. but he can't hold up the line, right? so instead of leaning over the desk and chatting you up with a charming smile, he checks out new books every week just to see you and show his face, snagging little pieces of information about you as time goes on. he searches up corny jokes and puns to make you smile while you're scanning his school id, and he lives for the times he makes you laugh even in the brief interactions he has to plan out in his head (to not waste any time, obviously).
you start to ask him about himself, like if he also worked, if he was taking any difficult classes, and finally his major...to which his response is bioengineering. your eyes widen and you blink a few times, like he'd said something incorrect.
is something wrong?
not at all, you chuckle. i just thought your major would be undeclared considering the variety of stuff you check out.
variety? his eyebrows furrow and you turn the laptop monitor so that he can read what he'd been checking out for the past few weeks. he gapes dumbly at the screen, completely unaware that he'd left such an incriminatingly stupid paper trail. the truth was, he'd just been grabbing a book off a random shelf and checking it out, not bothering to see what it was. so, he could imagine your surprise when he checks out in succession:
a summary of the most important technological advancements during the qing dynasty,
a comprehensive guide to teaching physics (in german, of all things),
a periodical compilation of women's fashion from 1983,
and a bilingual translation of the communist manifesto.
i have...interesting taste? you burst out laughing harder than he'd ever made you laugh before and cover your face with your hands. what's so funny?
nothing, nothing, you insist. it's just, if you wanted my number, you could've just asked, you know?
would you have given it to me?
maybe, if you came in with a good book report the next week. you shrug innocently before handing him his newest loan: the financial workings of central american countries. before he can respond, you wave over the next student and he's shelved until next week.
when he approaches you again, he's holding his item with less bravado than previous weeks. your smile is teasing and he barely says a word, only placing the item gently on the front desk. he sheepishly slides over the book and you notice the post-it with his phone number on it before you notice the title.
"flirting for dummies."
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