Qualys has announced a new tool called Qualys TotalAI that will enable teams to better address the security risks of generative AI. Specifically, it addresses the issues listed in the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, which includes things like prompt injection, sensitive information disclosure, and model theft. According to Qualys, one of the big challenges … continue reading
GitHub is announcing a new sandbox environment — GitHub Models — where developers can experiment with AI models from different providers right from within GitHub. Developers can access models and then test different prompts and model parameters in a playground environment. “For most of us, learning to be a developer didn’t happen on a linear … continue reading
Earlier this week, Microsoft introduced the Agent Framework to its open source project Semantic Kernel, an SDK that integrates LLMs with C#, Python, and Java so that developers can incorporate AI features into their apps. With this new experimental framework, agents are now supported in the platform. According to Microsoft, agents are AI entities that … continue reading
Generative AI has the potential to have a positive impact on software development and productivity, but with that increased productivity comes increased pressure on software testing. If you can generate five or even 10 times the amount of code you previously could, that’s also five to 10 times more code that needs to be tested. … continue reading
The White House is issuing recommendations not to restrict the use of open source AI models, based on a report from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The report recommends open models continue to be monitored for potential risks. Part of NTIA’s recommendation is that the government should start an ongoing … continue reading
Google has announced three new products that are part of the Gemma 2 family, a series of open AI models that were introduced in June. The new offerings include Gemma 2 2B, ShieldGemma, and Gemma Scope. Gemma 2 2B is a 2 billion parameter option, joining the existing 27 billion and 9 billion parameter sizes. … continue reading
A number of companies have announced major changes to their executive leadership last month. Here are a couple of the moves across the industry this past month. Commvault names Pranay Ahlawat as chief technology and AI officer Ahlawat will oversee the company’s product vision and development life cycle as they embrace more AI technologies. Previously … continue reading
OpenAI has announced that it is starting to roll out its advanced Voice Mode to a select group of ChatGPT Plus users. According to the company, this new mode “offers more natural, real-time conversations, allows you to interrupt anytime, and senses and responds to your emotions.” Advanced Voice Mode was tested by over 100 external … continue reading
Pluralsight is on a mission to accelerate learning experiences on its upskilling platform with the launch of a new AI assistant called Iris. Iris helps users more quickly discover content that is relevant to their questions, learning objectives, and goals. It can also make recommendations on the platform’s thousands of learning paths and courses to … continue reading
Last month, Microsoft announced an official .NET library for OpenAI, which included full support for the OpenAI API. Now, the company is revealing that its Semantic Kernel team has been working on upgrading its connectors to use version 2 of the OpenAI library and Azure.AI.OpenAI library. According to the company, there were significant updates to … continue reading
The AI company Galileo has just announced its latest Hallucination Index, which is a framework that evaluates 22 leading generative AI models. Models are tested using a metric called context adherence, which measures “closed-domain hallucinations: cases where your model said things that were not provided in the context.” The best performing model overall for RAG, … continue reading
In an effort to reduce the number of vulnerabilities in Android apps, Google is introducing the Android Application Security Knowledge Base (AAKB). The AAKB includes a database of common code issues, complete with examples on how to remediate them and explanations on how to implement specific code patterns. Google already does scan Android apps for … continue reading
