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Linus Torvalds has a message for the AI skeptics inside the Linux kernel community, and he isn't being subtle about it. The kernel's creator pushed back against what he sees as reflexive anti-AI sentiment, saying plainly that Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects and that he views the technology as simply a useful tool, nothing more, nothing less.
That measured view of AI stands in interesting contrast to a piece making the rounds today arguing that the existential fear surrounding artificial intelligence is overblown, suggesting the discourse has drifted far from the practical trade-offs that actually matter. It's a reminder that how we talk about technology shapes the decisions we make about it, sometimes more than the technology itself does.
And on the security front, a researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse has released details of a new Windows eleven zero-day called LegacyHive. It targets user registry hives and could allow a low-privileged account to escalate its access. No full proof-of-concept has been published yet, but experts are warning that skilled attackers could move fast once they have enough to work with.
Stay curious about the tools, and stay skeptical of the hype. Tech Beat out.
