Adversarial Examples are Just Bugs, Too

We demonstrate that there exist adversarial examples which are just ā€œbugsā€: aberrations in the classifier that are not intrinsic properties of the data distribution. In particular, we give a new method for constructing adversarial examples which: Do not transfer between models, and Do not leak ā€œnon-robust featuresā€ which allow for learning, in the sense of […]

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BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF rapidly climbs to third in revenue, nears top spot

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT has become the asset manager’s third-highest revenue-generating ETF just 18 months after its launch, according to data shared by Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor responded to the milestone by predicting that IBIT will soon become BlackRock’s number one revenue-generating ETF. The IBIT fund has […]

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State Dept. Tells Student Visa Applicants To Set Their Social Media Profiles To ā€˜Public’ If They Want To Come To The US

from the gotta-stop-all-the-thoughtcrime dept Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international airports. Visa applicants, however, just needed to fill out some paperwork and wait for permission to head abroad to find work and/or continue their education. […]

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