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In reversal, AT&T says most FirstNet customers impacted in data breach
AT&T said most phone numbers connected to a Commerce Department-linked public safety network service relied on by U.S. first responders were compromised in a data breach. The new statement reverses course on how the breach affected FirstNet, a program managed by AT&T that’s relied on by federal, state, local and tribal governments for emergency public safety services like fire and police departments. “Our initial assessment of the percentage of FirstNet numbers in the compromised data was incorrect,” said an AT&T spokesperson.
Goodbye degree requirements? Biden administration pushes skills-based hiring for tech talent (nextgov)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/30/2024 - 05:36Deepfakes will be a ‘big problem’ for the 2024 election, officials say (nextgov)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/31/2024 - 13:17NTIA wants ‘the whole lifecycle of accountability’ to assess AI systems, agency head says
The head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said his agency is looking at how to create an auditing process to hold artificial intelligence systems accountable, as part of an effort to promote safe and ethical uses of the emerging technologies. NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said “I think one of the things that we've seen is, like financial audits for the financial accounting system, there is going to be a role to play for audits in the AI ecosystem.” NTIA released a request for comment in April 2023 soliciting public feedback on how to mitigate the harms of
White House looks to eliminate college degree requirements for cyber jobs with federal contractors (nextgov)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 01/12/2024 - 16:03How often does ChatGPT push misinformation? (nextgov)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:36Department of Defense’s AI adoption efforts are starting to pay off, Pentagon official says (nextgov)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 12:19The chief information officer for the Senate Sergeant at Arms greenlights research use of generative AI (nextgov)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/20/2023 - 06:20Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world
There are 8 million people with blindness or low vision in the US. More than 4.23 million of them are working age, but only about half of that working-age population are employed. Employment rates for people with blindness or low vision have historically been much lower than for the general population. An overwhelming majority of jobs across all industries require digital skills.