So I read this paper over the weekend. Naively, its a resonably interesting piece of research around using a generative AI to use descriptions of CVEs from their responsible disclosures to exploit unpatched systems autonomously. Now read that sentence again — these people prompted Chat GPT4 with CVES which didn’t have fixes yet, and had it…
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The wonderful world of machine learning automated lego sorting
Inspired by Alastair D’Silva‘s cunning plans for world domination, I’ve been googling around for automated lego sorting systems recently. This seems like a nice tractable machine learning problem with some robotics thrown in for fun. Some cool projects if you’re that way inclined: Sorting 2 Metric Tons of Lego A lego sorter using tensorflow This…
I, Robot
Not the book of the movie, but the collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov. I’ve read this book several times before and enjoyed it, although this time I found it to be more dated than I remembered, both in its characterisations of technology as well as it’s handling of gender. Still enjoyable, but not…
The Chronicles of Old Guy
I found this e-book on Amazon while randomly poking around and read it on a recent set of flights. It was of interest because if looked like another bolo tank book, of which I have read many over the years. That said, its not in strictly the same universe as the other bolo books, and…
Ancillary Justice
I loved this book. The way the language works takes a little while to work out, but then blends into the background. The ideas here are new and interesting and I look forward to other work of Ann’s. Very impressed with this book. Title: Ancillary Justice Author: Ann Leckie Genre: Fiction Publisher: Orbit Books Release…
Von Neumann’s War
A Von Neumann probe is an automated self replicating machine which is sent into space to map and possibly prepare for human exploration. What would happen if we were the victims of someone else’s Von Neumann probes run amuck? This book is typical Ringo in that it is about an apocalyptic invasion from outer space,…
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
This book didn’t review well, but I thought it was ok. Its not the best book in the Council Wars series, but it is readable and has an interesting story. It doesn’t wrap up the story line completely though, so I guess I’ll have to wait for the next one to be written. [isbn: 1416555188;9781416555186]
Against the Tide
This is the third book in the Council Wars series. This book covers the long promised invasion by New Destiny forces, as well as Megan’s continued life in the harem. This book has a theme of incompetence in command, which is quite similar to some of Ringo’s other books, such as A Hymn Before Battle…
Emerald Sea
This book is really a book (Emerald Sea) and a novella (In a Time of Darkness) both of which follow on from There Will Be Dragons. Emerald Sea is more self-indulgent than the previous book, and isn’t as strong as the first. It is still quite readable. In a Time of Darkness has a very…
There Will Be Dragons
I bought this book randomly when I saw it at a charity book sale. While the title is kid of odd, its actually quite a good read. The book is sort of a science fiction fantasy novel, set in the far future with a reasonably plausible plot line. There are a few elements that I…