12 AI predictions for 2025
This year we’ve seen AI move from pilots into production use cases. In 2025, they’ll expand into fully-scaled, enterprise-wide deployments.
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Breach and attack simulation (BAS) tools buyer’s guide
From the editors of CSO, this enterprise buyer’s guide helps IT security staff understand what the various breach and attack simulation (BAS) options can do for their organizations and how to choose the right solution. Download the breach and attack simulation (BAS) tools buyer’s guide here.
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10 quantum computing milestones of 2024
The quantum computing industry still hasn’t settled on a hardware standard and we’re still years away from commercial use. But in 2024, all the major vendors made significant progress in improving capabilites and reducing error rates, and investment hit an all-time high.
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OpenSim land area, active users up for the holidays
Both land area and active users increased this month in OpenSim, possibly because people are spending more time inside, where it’s warm. But who knows, really, why people do what they do? Anyway, I am now tracking a total of 2,6617 public grids, of which 290 were active this month and 231 published their statistics.
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Discovery Grid moves from OpenSim to O3DE alternative
Discovery Grid. (Image courtesy Discovery Grid via Facebook.) Discovery Grid, which had been in OpenSim for more than a dozen years, is moving today to the Open 3D Engine platform, also known as O3DE. In his announcement, grid owner Rene Vega — also known as Balpien Hammerer in-world — cited declining user engagement and the
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Google claims breakthrough with Willow quantum computing chip but no real-world use yet
Google’s breakthrough in speed and error correction with its new quantum chip, while not immediately useful for most businesses, accelerates the timeline for quantum-safe security preparation and signals a critical moment for technology leaders to begin strategic planning for the quantum era.
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Cost, security, and flexibility: the business case for open source gen AI
Commercial generative AI platforms like OpenAI and Anthropic get all the attention, but open source alternatives can offer cost benefits, security, and flexibility.
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Data center certifications target newcomers, experts, and sustainability pros
Data center certifications remain valuable for IT career advancement even as the industry transforms, with programs adapting to cover everything from traditional infrastructure to AI, sustainability, and security.
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OpenSimulator Community Conference starts today
(Image courtesy OpenSim Community Conference.) The OpenSimulator Community Conference, starts today with music and celebrations, then gets off to its full start tomorrow morning with a welcome panel with OpenSim core developers at 7 a.m. Pacific time tomorrow morning. You can see the full schedule here. You can also watch the presentations live streamed at AvaCon’s
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10 most critical LLM vulnerabilities
Prompt injection and supply chain vulnerabilities remain the main LLM vulnerabilities but as the technology evolves new risks come to light including system prompt leakage and misinformation.
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OpenSim user growth cools down with chilly weather
The weather’s been getting cooler here in the US where I live — some days, at least. The weather’s been a little wonky lately. And there have been other things happening in the country that make me want to spend less time in the real world and more time in a virtual one. So it
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7 ways gen AI can create more work than it saves
As gen AI use continues to skyrocket, reports of business benefits are trickling in. But we’re also seeing more cases where the tech can actually create more work than it saves.
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Kitely adds PBR materials support, larger textures
Kitely has added support for physically based rendering (PBR) materials in both its virtual worlds and on the Kitely Market, the company announced this week. The update also includes support for textures up to 2,048 by 2,048 pixels in size. PBR materials allow for more realistic textures by simulating how light interacts with different surfaces,
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10 ways hackers will use machine learning to launch attacks
AI and machine learning are improving cybersecurity, helping human analysts triage threats and close vulnerabilities quicker. But they are also helping threat actors launch bigger, more complex attacks.
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As AI scales, infrastructure challenges emerge
Early adopters of gen AI typically used ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and similar SaaS tools that cost money but didn’t create infrastructure challenges. As companies scale up, however, those challenges are beginning to emerge.
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