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[UPDATED] Integrating AI into Intelligent Trust Services: CA Day 2024

This week, we had a compelling presentation on Intelligent Trust Services at the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) Trust Services Forum, part of CA Day 2024 in Heraklion. The session, delivered by my colleague Jörg Lenz, delved into the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within digital trust products and processes, highlig... Read more

CUPS Vulnerability: Implications for Network Printers

Critical vulnerabilites in CUPS have been disclosed ahead of the orignally planned schedule. The affected systems are officially described as “GNU/Linux and some BSDs” including Chromebooks. Printers: The Overlooked Attack Vector While much of the discussion has centered on traditional Unix-like systems, printers should not be ignored as their... Read more

Multi-modal Llama EU availability

Llama 3.2 just got released, and as announced earlier, the multi-modal models are not available in the EU. From their Acceptable Use Policy: With respect to any multimodal models included in Llama 3.2, the rights granted under Section 1(a) of the Llama 3.2 Community License Agreement are not being granted to you if you are an individual domic... Read more

Workbench updates & MLX variant

Cloud LLM Workbenches Some of the additions to my chatbots/workbenches in recent months: streaming mode multi-modal input box: allows pasting images from the clipboard straight cleaner interface support for PDF files not just text, truly multi-modal no RAG, so works for all use-cases new mod... Read more

[UPDATED] OpenAI O1 First impressions

So OpenAI have released a preview of their new O1 model(s): Landing Page. This is a specialized model and departs from the tradition of the other GPT models. It is available to paid ChatGPT subscribers, to Tier 5 API customers and via OpenRouter. What’s special about the O1 model family is that, in marketing speak, “spend more time thinking thr... Read more