Defcon

Politics & Government

AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that

5:00am August 26, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws.

Participants at the 2023 Def Con hacker convention, trying to subvert AI chatbots as part of a contest to test the systems' vulnerabilities.

What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

10:32am August 15, 2023

by Shannon Bond

In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content.

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Hackers attend the 2011 Def Con conference in Las Vegas. The 2013 conference as well as the Black Hat hacker conference kicks off this week.

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What We're Watching As World's Big Hackers Meet In Las Vegas

2:24pm August 22, 2013

by Steve Henn

Each summer, thousands of security researchers, hacktivists, black hats, white hats and feds descend on Las Vegas for Black Hat and Def Con. A look at the stories and trends we're keeping an eye on.

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