Topic: ai monitoring
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Ex-Israeli Intel Vets Raise $20M to Track Developer Buying Signals
Onfire helps software vendors identify developer buying intent by using AI to monitor discussions on platforms like Hacker News and Reddit, linking them to companies and decision-makers. The startup, founded by former members of Israel's elite Unit 8200, recently secured $20 million in funding an...
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ICE's Social Media Surveillance: A Digital Panopticon
ICE is deploying an advanced AI-powered surveillance platform from Zignal Labs to monitor billions of social media posts daily, using machine learning and computer vision to identify individuals for deportation. Critics warn this technology threatens democracy and free speech by potentially targe...
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Profound vs Scrunch AI: Which AEO Tool Boosts ROI More?
The marketing landscape is evolving with Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), which is converging with marketing automation, making the choice of AEO tools critical for reaching audiences on AI search platforms. Profound is an enterprise AEO platform focused on content creation at scale and brand vi...
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ExaGrid 7.4.0 Adds New MSP Features for Tiered Backup Storage
ExaGrid's Version 7.4.0 introduces features tailored for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), enhancing data protection and streamlining billing and operations on its Tiered Backup Storage platform. The update allows MSPs to host multiple clients securely on a single system with dedicated shares, en...
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Survey: Social Media Drives More SMB Traffic Than SEO
Social media has surpassed organic search as the primary source of website traffic for small and medium-sized businesses, marking a significant shift in consumer discovery. Businesses are increasingly concerned about traffic loss from Google algorithm updates and AI-driven search, yet most still ...
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AI's Hidden Threat: Directed Bias Attacks on Brands
AI systems shape brand perception but lack truth discernment, potentially amplifying biased or false information and causing reputational harm. Malicious actors can intentionally poison AI data through tactics like directed bias attacks, semantic misdirection, and prompt manipulation to spread mi...
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Build Trust in AI to Fuel Your Growth
Trust in AI is essential for sustainable business growth, requiring clear accountability frameworks to maintain customer confidence and competitive advantage as AI systems become deeply integrated. Accountability serves as a key differentiator, relying on governance policies, ethical principles, ...
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Shadow AI vs. Managed AI: Kaspersky's META Region Analysis
A significant gap exists in the META region, where 81.7% of professionals use AI for work tasks, but only 38% have received formal cybersecurity training, increasing risks like data leakage. Despite high AI tool usage for tasks such as writing, email management, and data analytics, a third of pro...
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Major study: AI chatbots struggle with news accuracy
A major international study found that popular AI chatbots frequently distort news content, with 45% of responses containing significant flaws such as factual inaccuracies and sourcing deficiencies across platforms like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Researchers from 22 public service media organiz...
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MIT Study: AI Agents Are Fast, Loose, and Out of Control
A major study of 30 agentic AI systems reveals widespread and critical gaps in security, transparency, and user control, with most failing to disclose risks or safety protocols. The research highlights a severe lack of monitoring and control, noting that several prominent agents offer no document...
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Upwind Choppy AI: Simplify Cloud Security Exploration
Upwind has integrated its new Choppy AI into its CNAPP platform, allowing security teams to use natural language to explore and analyze cloud environments while emphasizing transparency and user control. The AI tool translates plain-language questions into visible, editable logic for tasks like i...
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Master PESO Media for Generative Search Visibility
Generative AI search tools are fundamentally changing brand discovery, shifting focus from traditional search rankings to being credibly referenced across the digital landscape to appear in AI summaries. Success in this new paradigm relies on the integrated PESO model (Paid, Earned, Shared, Owned...
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Hidden AI Tools You're Probably Missing Out On
Businesses face significant risks from unmanaged AI tools, with 80% of employee-used AI applications going unnoticed by IT and security teams, creating dangerous blind spots. Shadow AI—unauthorized AI tools used without oversight—poses serious threats like data breaches and compliance violations,...
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The Quiet Influence of AI on Your Brand Narrative
AI is reshaping brand narratives, creating risks like "AI brand drift." Companies must manage four brand layers, known, latent, shadow, and AI-narrated, to maintain control. Proactive auditing and monitoring can counter semantic drift, ensuring AI-driven content aligns with brand intent and safeguards reputation, as AI becomes crucial in consumer evaluations.
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Save $300 on Creality 3D Printers, Limited-Time Holiday Sale
Creality is offering significant holiday discounts on three high-end 3D printers (K2, K2 Pro, and K2 Plus), making them more accessible with included multi-color printing systems. The K2 Plus is a discounted, large-format workhorse for advanced materials, the K2 Pro is a mid-range model with AI m...
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