Assorted links for Wednesday, September 18:
- As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library
Microsoft has updated a key cryptographic library with two new encryption algorithms designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers.
- OpenAI’s new “reasoning” AI models are here: o1-preview and o1-mini
OpenAI finally unveiled its rumored “Strawberry” AI language model on Thursday, claiming significant improvements in what it calls “reasoning” and problem-solving capabilities over previous large language models (LLMs). Formally named “OpenAI o1,” the model family will initially launch in two forms, o1-preview and o1-mini, available today for ChatGPT Plus and certain API users.
- The Good and Bad of C++ As a Rust Dev
- Secure by Design for AI: Building Resilient Systems from the Ground Up
- Mice made transparent with a dye used in Doritos
But now, a team of Stanford University scientists has finally found an agent that can reversibly make skin transparent without damaging it. This agent was tartrazine, a popular yellow-orange food dye called FD&C Yellow 5 that is notably used for coloring Doritos.