NEW YORK—Guardrails that have been designed by generative artificial intelligence developers to create safety with the emerging technology have proven to be “remarkably brittle,” and a slew of researchers, online criminals and others have found ways to provoke “chatty” bots into behaving in dangerous, insulting or generally odd ways, according to a new report.
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RICHLAND, Wash.--Gesa Credit Union is reporting its Forevergreen Affinity Card program, a fundraising partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, has raised more than $66,000 to go toward the Foundation’s reforestation initiatives and will help plant more than 31,000 trees across the Pacific Northwest.
NEW YORK—One community thinks so-called AI hallucinations are actually a good thing: hackers, according to a new report.
NEW YORK—Swan has partnered with Wise Platform, a payments platform used by financial institutions globally.
LAKE JACKSON, Texas—The $4.7-billion TDECU has agreed to buy the $1.2-billion Sabine State Bank and Trust, based in Many, La., the CU reported.
WASHINGTON–Will there be a repeat nationally of what has been seen in California following the disclosure of overdraft/NSF income by state-chartered credit unions, where there has been considerable media and public scrutiny, and now a congressional investigation?
WASHINGTON–Beginning with the Senate’s return to session today, both Houses of Congress are now back in Washington in what is expected to be a long work session lasting at least four weeks.
WASHINGTON–The Independent Community Bankers Association of America (ICBA) is holding its Capital Summit in Washington this week and, as is an annual tradition, the group has also released a new poll that found Americans want credit unions held to the same rules as banks.
TROY, Mich.–A new survey of Americans finds most believe the CFPB’s credit card late fee cap of $8 will be helpful, with many saying it will even be “very helpful,” even as the majority of Americans are also unaware of it.
WASHINGTON– The overwhelming majority of small businesses oppose new government mandates on payment networks and instead are more concerned with inflationary pressures than the cost of processing credit cards, as they rely on the security offered by leading credit card networks to operate their businesses and serve their customers, according to a new report.