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AI impersonates Mastodon user, excels at PostgreSQL queries

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An AI was used to impersonate a user on Mastodon, leading to a security issue that has since been resolved. Separately, AI has demonstrated a surprising proficiency in generating PostgreSQL queries, capable of writing them in seconds given a schema and offering suggestions based on EXPLAIN ANALYZE results. AI

IMPACT Highlights AI's growing capabilities in code generation and its potential for misuse in impersonation scenarios.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses AI capabilities and a security incident, but does not originate from a primary source announcing a new model or significant industry event.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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AI impersonates Mastodon user, excels at PostgreSQL queries

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I, had a recent security issue, that was fixed. So then I made some DEV posts for it, then I also... # ai # npm # git # software # coding # development # engine

    I, had a recent security issue, that was fixed. So then I made some DEV posts for it, then I also... # ai # npm # git # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community An AI impersonated me

    LINKS dev.to/…/an-ai-impersonated-me-3lhi
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI has become surprisingly good at PostgreSQL. Give it a schema and it can write a query in seconds. Paste an EXPLAIN ANALYZE result into a chat and it may sugg

    AI has become surprisingly good at PostgreSQL. Give it a schema and it can write a query in seconds. Paste an EXPLAIN ANALYZE result into a chat and it may suggest an index or point to an expensive join. That is useful. But there is a difference between writing PostgreSQL code an…

    LINKS dev.to/…/5-things-ai-cannot-do-at-postgre…

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