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@Shang123
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Just a profile about drawings I make and photos I take.
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LanguagesItalian, English, German (currently learning so feel free to correct me)

Some photos I took of this crow who is recently visiting my area. My heart is always filled with joy whenever I see him/her.

#crow #hoodedcrow #birds #photography #sky

Trying to follow some profiles on Mastodon.uno but every time I refresh the page I still don't follow them despite I pressed the "follow" button 
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Complete Security and Privacy for AI Inference in Decentralized Systems

Hongyang Zhang, Yue Zhao, Claudio Angione, Harry Yang, James Buban, Ahmad Farhan, Fielding Johnston, Patrick Colangelo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.19401 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.19401

arXiv:2407.19401v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The need for data security and model integrity has been accentuated by the rapid adoption of AI and ML in data-driven domains including healthcare, finance, and security. Large models are crucial for tasks like diagnosing diseases and forecasting finances but tend to be delicate and not very scalable. Decentralized systems solve this issue by distributing the workload and reducing central points of failure. Yet, data and processes spread across different nodes can be at risk of unauthorized access, especially when they involve sensitive information. Nesa solves these challenges with a comprehensive framework using multiple techniques to protect data and model outputs. This includes zero-knowledge proofs for secure model verification. The framework also introduces consensus-based verification checks for consistent outputs across nodes and confirms model integrity. Split Learning divides models into segments processed by different nodes for data privacy by preventing full data access at any single point. For hardware-based security, trusted execution environments are used to protect data and computations within secure zones. Nesa's state-of-the-art proofs and principles demonstrate the framework's effectiveness, making it a promising approach for securely democratizing artificial intelligence.

Towards Secure and Private AI: A Framework for Decentralized Inference

The rapid advancement of ML models in critical sectors such as healthcare, finance, and security has intensified the need for robust data security, model integrity, and reliable outputs. Large multimodal foundational models, while crucial for complex tasks, present challenges in scalability, reliability, and potential misuse. Decentralized systems offer a solution by distributing workload and mitigating central points of failure, but they introduce risks of unauthorized access to sensitive data across nodes. We address these challenges with a comprehensive framework designed for responsible AI development. Our approach incorporates: 1) Zero-knowledge proofs for secure model verification, enhancing trust without compromising privacy. 2) Consensus-based verification checks to ensure consistent outputs across nodes, mitigating hallucinations and maintaining model integrity. 3) Split Learning techniques that segment models across different nodes, preserving data privacy by preventing full data access at any point. 4) Hardware-based security through trusted execution environments (TEEs) to protect data and computations. This framework aims to enhance security and privacy and improve the reliability and fairness of multimodal AI systems. Promoting efficient resource utilization contributes to more sustainable AI development. Our state-of-the-art proofs and principles demonstrate the framework's effectiveness in responsibly democratizing artificial intelligence, offering a promising approach for building secure and private foundational models.

arXiv.org
Nassau at river Lahn is a small town close to Koblenz, Germany. It is nevertheless part of European history because some influential royal guys originated from here and managed to gain quite some power especially in BeNeLux. It is a picturesque and quiet place though. There is some water sports activity on the river and too many cars as always in Germany. Apart from that you can go sightseeing and hiking in the surrounding mountains. A French letter box got lost here, too. #9eurotour
We leave the bus at Elkenroth village. There's nothing special here but we're going on a 9km hike to the town of #Hachenburg. The drought is very obvious as most meadows turned yellow. But I really like the hilly landscape with all those tree rows. You can spot some more industry on top of the hill. Many small-scale manufacturing enterprises that are typical for the German countryside. The large road got closed for cars several years ago and is a bicycle paradise now. Nature took back part of it

I’m so annoyed by the appification of services…

No, I won’t install your stupid app just to book a haircut, to see the balance in my meal card, or to be notified when my vehicle is ready to leave the garage.

Especially if your stupid app needs a ton of irrelevant permissions, weights 250 MB, keeps itself always busy in the background and bugs me with notifications!

Develop a fucking universal web app which can be used by pretty much anyone anywhere immediately and without leaving a trail of binary droppings.

#web and #webapps FTW.

TIL there is now an online version of the #Stellarium astronomy star map software.
With a little patience it even works on my Raspberry Pi 4 in Firefox.
https://stellarium-web.org/
Stellarium Web Online Star Map

Stellarium Web is a planetarium running in your web browser. It shows a realistic star map, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

Please repost/like if you are someone in 2023 and still actively thinking about health risks related to airborne viruses in social places. I'd like to feel less lonely while still knowing that the pandemic is not over #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver