Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials

If you're one of millions using element-data, it's time to check for compromise.

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[Hypatia]

On Friday, unknown attackers exploited the vulnerability to push a new version of element-data, a command-line interface that helps users monitor performance and anomalies in machine-learning systems.

Tired of struggling with the alignment problem with “AI”? Just wait until you run into the alignment problem between actual people and other actual people.

 

[Hypatia]

A colleague complained once about the technology stack we were using making his job difficult. I was surprised and responded "the technology is the easy part, at least it's deterministic; other people are the hard part."

That’s similar to what I tell clients: The science is easy. The people, however…

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