Re: [FRIAM] fwd" Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information

2022-08-20 Thread Gillian Densmore 
Something something 20 minutes into the future and something about a weird
cyberpunk and steampunkesk  world here.


On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 4:15 PM Tom Johnson  wrote:

> I wonder where that TV woman is now.
> TJ
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 2:45 PM David Eric Smith 
> wrote:
>
>> Somebody, maybe Vice, was interviewing the staff of one of the last
>> broadcast stations (TV Rain?) on the day it was shut down.
>>
>> Late in the interview, while everyone was scurrying to clear things and
>> get out of the building, they asked some wonderful-seeming middle-aged
>> newswoman what she though the future would be.  Her answer, without a
>> blink, was “North Korea.  That is our future.”
>>
>> I remember, at the time, being awed by somebody who looked like any
>> beleaguered housewife but clearly could stare down the barrel of a gun and
>> not flinch, but also thinking “Really?  Can a country as large as Russia
>> achieve a North Korean society?  That seems like something that would only
>> be possible in a very small country propped up by much much larger
>> neighbors who can allow it to become any level of toxic to use it as a
>> buffer state and a source of harassment to opponents that they want to wear
>> down.”
>>
>> But, Russian broadcasters for TV Rain know their own society better than
>> an outsider could (especially one like me, who doesn’t know much of
>> anything).  I wonder how bad they can succeed in making things, or whether
>> the sheer size and unruliness of the society will allow a more effective
>> counter-effort to survive in the cracks and wear down the oppression system
>> to some degree.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 21, 2022, at 2:34 AM, Tom Johnson  wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> ===
>> Tom Johnson
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>> Santa Fe, New Mexico
>> 505-577-6482
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>>
>> -- Forwarded message -
>> From: Peter M. Weiss 
>> Date: Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 9:06 AM
>> Subject: fwd" Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned
>> information
>> To: 
>>
>>
>> Subject: Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information
>> Source: BleepingComputer
>>
>> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russias-oculus-to-use-ai-to-scan-sites-for-banned-information/
>>
>> Russia’s internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is developing a neural network
>> that will use artificial intelligence to scan websites for prohibited
>> information.
>>
>> Called “Oculus,” the automatic scanner will analyze URLs, images, videos,
>> and chats on websites, forums, social media, and even chat/messenger
>> channels to locate material that should be redacted or taken down.
>>
>> Examples of information targeted by Oculus include homosexuality
>> “propaganda,” instructions on manufacturing weapons or drugs, and
>> misinformation that discredits official state and army sources.
>>
>> The system will also look for calls of mass protests, expressions of
>> disrespect for the state, and even “signs” of extremism and terrorism.
>>
>> The real-time scanning capacity of Oculus will be 200,000 images per day,
>> or about 2.3 images per second, for which the vendor, Eksikyushn RDC LLC,
>> will use 48 servers with powerful GPUs.
>>
>> Oculus will be integrated onto the Unified Analysis Module, a network of
>> monitoring systems currently under development, aiming to give the
>> government a firm grip on controlling information flow.
>> Challenging timeline and risky proposal
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Filed:
>>
>> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/
>>
>>
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Re: [FRIAM] fwd" Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information

2022-08-20 Thread Tom Johnson 
I wonder where that TV woman is now.
TJ

On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 2:45 PM David Eric Smith 
wrote:

> Somebody, maybe Vice, was interviewing the staff of one of the last
> broadcast stations (TV Rain?) on the day it was shut down.
>
> Late in the interview, while everyone was scurrying to clear things and
> get out of the building, they asked some wonderful-seeming middle-aged
> newswoman what she though the future would be.  Her answer, without a
> blink, was “North Korea.  That is our future.”
>
> I remember, at the time, being awed by somebody who looked like any
> beleaguered housewife but clearly could stare down the barrel of a gun and
> not flinch, but also thinking “Really?  Can a country as large as Russia
> achieve a North Korean society?  That seems like something that would only
> be possible in a very small country propped up by much much larger
> neighbors who can allow it to become any level of toxic to use it as a
> buffer state and a source of harassment to opponents that they want to wear
> down.”
>
> But, Russian broadcasters for TV Rain know their own society better than
> an outsider could (especially one like me, who doesn’t know much of
> anything).  I wonder how bad they can succeed in making things, or whether
> the sheer size and unruliness of the society will allow a more effective
> counter-effort to survive in the cracks and wear down the oppression system
> to some degree.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2022, at 2:34 AM, Tom Johnson  wrote:
>
>
>
> ===
> Tom Johnson
> Inst. for Analytic Journalism
> Santa Fe, New Mexico
> 505-577-6482
> ===
>
> -- Forwarded message -
> From: Peter M. Weiss 
> Date: Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 9:06 AM
> Subject: fwd" Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned
> information
> To: 
>
>
> Subject: Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information
> Source: BleepingComputer
>
> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russias-oculus-to-use-ai-to-scan-sites-for-banned-information/
>
> Russia’s internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is developing a neural network
> that will use artificial intelligence to scan websites for prohibited
> information.
>
> Called “Oculus,” the automatic scanner will analyze URLs, images, videos,
> and chats on websites, forums, social media, and even chat/messenger
> channels to locate material that should be redacted or taken down.
>
> Examples of information targeted by Oculus include homosexuality
> “propaganda,” instructions on manufacturing weapons or drugs, and
> misinformation that discredits official state and army sources.
>
> The system will also look for calls of mass protests, expressions of
> disrespect for the state, and even “signs” of extremism and terrorism.
>
> The real-time scanning capacity of Oculus will be 200,000 images per day,
> or about 2.3 images per second, for which the vendor, Eksikyushn RDC LLC,
> will use 48 servers with powerful GPUs.
>
> Oculus will be integrated onto the Unified Analysis Module, a network of
> monitoring systems currently under development, aiming to give the
> government a firm grip on controlling information flow.
> Challenging timeline and risky proposal
>
> ...
>
> Filed:
>
> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/
>
>
>
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[FRIAM] fwd" Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information

2022-08-20 Thread Tom Johnson 
===
Tom Johnson
Inst. for Analytic Journalism
Santa Fe, New Mexico
505-577-6482
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-- Forwarded message -
From: Peter M. Weiss 
Date: Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 9:06 AM
Subject: fwd" Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned
information
To: 


Subject: Russia's 'Oculus' to use AI to scan sites for banned information
Source: BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russias-oculus-to-use-ai-to-scan-sites-for-banned-information/

Russia’s internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is developing a neural network that
will use artificial intelligence to scan websites for prohibited
information.

Called “Oculus,” the automatic scanner will analyze URLs, images, videos,
and chats on websites, forums, social media, and even chat/messenger
channels to locate material that should be redacted or taken down.

Examples of information targeted by Oculus include homosexuality
“propaganda,” instructions on manufacturing weapons or drugs, and
misinformation that discredits official state and army sources.

The system will also look for calls of mass protests, expressions of
disrespect for the state, and even “signs” of extremism and terrorism.

The real-time scanning capacity of Oculus will be 200,000 images per day,
or about 2.3 images per second, for which the vendor, Eksikyushn RDC LLC,
will use 48 servers with powerful GPUs.

Oculus will be integrated onto the Unified Analysis Module, a network of
monitoring systems currently under development, aiming to give the
government a firm grip on controlling information flow.
Challenging timeline and risky proposal

...

Filed:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/



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