AI errors, Intel supply strain, nuclear plant breach | Ep. 9

Hello and welcome to your 2-Minute Tech Briefing from ComputerWorld. I'm your host, Arnold Davick, reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Here are the top IT news stories you need to know for Wednesday, October 29th. Let's dive in.

From ComputerWorld, a new international study finds that AI chat bots distort news content about 45% of the time. The research analyzed more than 3000 responses from chat GPT, copilot, Gemini and perplexity. Journalists reviewing the data found that nearly half the AI responses contained serious errors.

31% cited misleading or missing sources, and 20% included fabricated or outdated information. The worst performer was Google's Gemini, with issues in 76% of its responses.

From NetworkWorld, intel is shifting focus toward its data center and AI business as it grapples with a supply shortage for the quarter ending September 30, Intel reported $13.7 billion in revenue and $4.1 billion in profit, both beating expectations.

But analysts warn Intel's recent success is creating too much demand. The company says it will prioritize data center production over client side chips to manage supply constraints. And from CSO online, foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plan exploiting unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities.

The attack targeted the Kansas City National Security campus. It's a facility that produces vital components for the nation's nuclear arsenal. Officials have not confirmed the source of the attack. Experts, however, say it highlights the urgent need to secure operational technology that depends on vulnerable IT infrastructure.

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