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26 January 2023
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Will biometrics passwords replace traditional one’s?

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Biometrics passwords are becoming an increasingly popular form of digital security and authentication. Nowadays, passwords are becoming less and less secure, as hackers are able to break through even the most sophisticated systems. This has led to a demand for safer, more reliable security measures, and biometrics passwords are becoming an attractive option.

Biometrics passwords are authentication methods that use physical or behavioral characteristics of a user to verify their identity. Examples of physical characteristics used for biometric authentication include fingerprints, facial recognition, iris scans, and voice recognition. Behavioral characteristics include writing patterns, typing patterns, and keystroke dynamics.

Biometric passwords pros and cons
https://www.dragon-is.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-biometric-passwords/

Nowadays more and more people are using biometrics passwords owing to the fact that the possibility of making your own biometric password is becoming more accessible, as many smartphones and other devices now come with biometric authentication capabilities. So, are biometrics passwords really safer than traditional ones? The answer is yes. Biometrics is much more secure than traditional passwords, as it relies on physical traits that are unique to each individual. This makes it much harder for hackers to guess someone’s biometric password, as they would need to know the exact physical traits of the user. Biometric passwords can also save users time, as they can be quickly verified and do not require typing in a long and complex password. This can help avoid frustration and make it easier for users to access their accounts or devices, as well as reduce the need for multiple sign-ins as for example in case of Mykozminski.

The start-ups trying to kill the password | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/92b5a390-f03a-450c-96b1-dd989b1bdada

On the other hand this solution comes with some drawbacks. Firstly, concerns about privacy. Biometric data is unique to each individual, which means that it is more sensitive than other forms of authentication such as passwords or PINs. If biometric data is stored in a database, it can be vulnerable to hacking or other forms of data theft. Additionally, biometric data can be used to track and monitor an individual’s activities, which raises serious privacy concerns. What is more the accuracy of the system may sometimes fail as well. The accuracy of a biometric authentication system depends on several factors, including the quality of the biometric data being used, the technology used to capture the biometric data, and the algorithms used to process the data. Inaccurate readings can lead to false positives or false negatives, which means that the wrong person is authenticated. This can lead to security issues, as the wrong person is granted access to sensitive information.

Overall, biometric passwords are much safer and more secure than traditional passwords. They offer greater protection from hackers, as it is much harder for them to guess or steal a biometric password. However, biometric passwords do have some drawbacks, such as being more time consuming to set up and being vulnerable to spoofing. And what about you? Do you think that biometrics passwords will replace traditional one’s?

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25 December 2022
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Our new friend and advisor?- How ChatGPT can help us in the future.

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ABOUT THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY

Recently, there is more and more hype about latest Openai’s chatbot called GPT-3. It consists of AI software with enormous amount of data from sources from all over the world. It generates texts, writes programming’s codes or solves math’s equations. To illustrate this genius technology in the best way I’ll ask the bot myself. I’ll ask it simple question “ What is ChatGPT” and this is the response I got:

PROS AND CONS

Now when we know some general facts about this bot I can bring some pros and cons of this technology. First and ,in my opinion, the most crucial advantage is the immediate answer form the bot. If we ask for something, we get the answer right away. We don’t need to spend time visiting tons of websites and looking for the right answer. The program does  that for us. Also ChatGPT is easy to use, free and detect in which language you’re are typing so that you get an answer in the same one. The text generated in the bot is simple and easy to understand so everyone can use it.

On the other hand, there are some cons due to the usage of this type of chatbot. Besides from some typical disadvantages like lack of emotions, low quality conversations or limited topic range the most serious problem with this technology is that it may be not always correct. People must take that possibility under consideration while they’re asking the bot for instance for some medical or any other advice.

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

If we’re taking under consideration the educational system, this bot may help students, although it might have negative impact as well. The main functions of the program that may help students are for instance providing explanations or receiving immediate answer to any question. However, the bot may cause some damage for the students. The most important disadvantage is that ChatGPT can be difficult to assess, making it hard to measure student performance and progress. And due to this problem, we need to know how to detect such text generated by the AI.

CAN WE SPOT TEXT GENERATED BY AI

Text generated by bot isn’t plagiarism so it’s slightly harder to detect if the text was written by the human and not by the bot. Furthermore, for now there are a few programs which detect AI, although they aren’t certificated. So all that we can do to spot if text was generated by AI is for example repeatability of the same word, lack of specific info in the text or occurrence of some unusual words as AI-generated text often uses words or phrases that are not commonly used in everyday speech. So for now we can only assume if the text is generated or not.

What about you? What do you think about this latest technology? Is the Chatbot our future friend and advisor?

Write your opinion down below:)

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24 November 2022
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Wholesale usage of self-driving cars sooner that we’ve expected?

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History of autonomus vehicles (AV) is quite interesting. In 2010s companies like Mercedes, Ford or BMW were trying to develop self-driving cars, although unsuccessfully. A year ago closest of accomplishing this idea was Tesla with their economical car. However, still there has to be a human driver behind the wheel to control this car due to regulations.

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AV prototype created by Waabi

Nevertheless, in 2021 Raquel Urtason has started company that can revolutionize AV market. This company, which is called Waabi, are developing self-driving truck but in slightly different way than it was done by the others. Instead of testing software in real world, Raquel and her team have decided to test it in another program. They are testing programmed AI in simulation which is magnificently similar to the open roads in the real world. Quoting Raquel Urtason: “Typically in the industry, you will build a prototype, collect data, make your software compatible and then you will discover issues and build the next generation a year and a half, or two years later. With Waabi our hardware design is done in simulation so you already built that next generation.” Because of this approach Waabi could be the first company to release their product before the competitors. What is more Waabi is working with truck drivers who know the industry and the market which gives Waabi competitive advantage. With different attitude presented by the CEO, this company can accomplish something amazing way before their competitors.

Waabi's first autonomous truck

I am writing about this company owing to their’s new approach which is very fascinating. We’re talking about new generation technology which apparently is going to speed up placing this product on the market. However, this “speeding up” doesn’t mean very soon, due to many hindrances ahead of Waabi. Firstly, regulations. In this field of business there are a lot of them. Primary thing is that people, especially government need to be convinced about safety of this technology which will not be easy. Another problem is how much money people will need to pay for that technology. If the price is too high, it will be unworthy business for buyers. We can speak about many advantages of such a solution but money is the most important factor in business.

On the other hand, technology is getting more and more advanced and people’s mindset is changing all the time so let me tell you some positive aspects of this technology which can help Waabi to overcome some obstacles. The most important of them is safety. Nowadays there are many drivers who are irresponsible on the road. Presence of refined AI system in AV could simply decrease a number of car accidents on the roads which is a very serious problem is our world. Another positive thing, that Waabi is trying to implement, is that those people who are now truck drivers would not have to resign from their foregoing work and retire peacefully.

Waabi’s simulator

In my opinion we won’t see Waabi’s self-driving cars on the roads very soon, although it will eventually happen in the future and I believe in Raquel’s company . Waabi is getting closer but this kind of product needs to be done as precisely as it’s possible so it must take some time to do it perfectly. How about you? What do you think about this kind of car on the roads? Will the Waabi succeed?

Sources & references:

https://actu.epfl.ch/news/self-driving-technology-needs-ai-as-its-focal-poin/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2022/11/16/as-doubts-grow-over-self-driving-vehicles-this-ambitious-upstart-rolls-out-its-first-robot-trucks/?sh=499f44113810

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-waabi-driverless-trucks-north-america/

“Waabi unveils its first-generation self-driving truck”- https://techcrunch.com/

21 October 2022
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How Social Media affect children. Is there any possibility to decrease inappropriate content there?

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Nowadays, almost every person in the Europe can use or is using social media. It’s a place where we can do various things ,for example to communicate with friends or to read the news. However, there are many accounts showing inappropriate content, for example violence or porn, which shouldn’t have been seen by juveniles. But firstly let me show you some statistics about social media usage by the age in the UK.

From the age 3 to 4, 21% of the kids use social media and 24% of them have their own account. From age 5 to 7, 33% use and 30% have own account. Age 8-11, 64% use and 60% have an account. In age between 12-15, 91% of the teenagers use social media and 89% of them have an account. Between 16-17 almost everyone (97%) use social media and 94% of them have their own account.

And what does it mean? These percentages consist of huge number of younglings who are using social media and being exposed to its impact and consequences.

Mainly, children use social media to communicate with their friends, to watch cartoons or to follow their favourite influencers/celebrities. And that’s a good thing. Teenagers feel more socialized, confident and popular. However, there are also a few negative aspects of surfing on the Internet in such a young age.

Spending a lot of hours in front of the screen, preferring to stay at home than to go out with friends are the most crucial problems. Also high screen time can lead to addiction, anxiety and depression. From apps like Tiktok children could start to use inappropriate language and apps like Instagram or Pinterest (by seeing perfect, sometimes photoshoped, bodies) can contribute to decreasing young people’s self-worth.

Recently, I’ve read an article in which it is said about the death of 14 years old girl named Molly Russel. She has committed suicide due to negative content available on social media. After this incident the UK coroner have started to implying the idea of separate social media websites for children and adults and that got me to think how can we prevent children from harm in the Internet.

However, I disagree with the British coroner. Usually children want to be similar to their parents so they’re not gonna use sites for kids but like their parents, sites for adults. And it’s parent’s business to control their kids and watch the young ones’ behaviour. App developer can only help to improve the parental control system. Also the administration in apps like Tiktok, Facebook, etc. should do their job more efficiently ,if we’re talking about inappropriate content, by paying more attention to the rulebook.

In summery, I think that we should give children the possibility of having access to social media but as parents’ obligation to kids, they need their protection. But how about you? Do you have other idea how we could prevent such a bad things like with ‘Russell’ case to happen? Let me know in the comments;)

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11 October 2022
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Will Zuckerberg’s metaverse succeed or it’s going to be a huge flop?

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The idea of creating metaverse, by Zuckerberg’s company, was officially announced almost a year ago. From that moment thousands of people have been working in that project and billions of dollars have been spent. It is a huge futuristic enterprise that has a lot of potential.

However, not everything is going as planned. With around 20,000 thousands of engineers working on that project Meta has spent hundreds thousands of dollars but until now the outcome of the enterprise wasn’t as positively received as Zuckerberg had planned. The current appearance of the project and decreasing number of Facebook’s users don’t speak well about Mark’s idea.

Nevertheless, Mark and his board haven’t stopped believing. Just a few days ago Financial Times published an article in which it is said that Zuckerberg and his team had used more than one hundred high-resolutions cameras to create a brand-new avatar of Meta’s CEO. I guess they did it due to massive criticism from the public to prove them wrong. However, I cannot imagine the dissemination of this idea on a larger scale. Simply the project still needs improvements.

How about you? Do you think that Mark Zuckerberg and his company have any chance of succeeding? Or it’s gonna be a huge flop which will made Meta to back out of that futuristic idea?

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/dc1f4240-dffa-4e28-ae4a-d31398d9bd7a

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