"Top Tech News and Hacks: October 15, 2023"
Researchers at Brown University have discovered a vulnerability in OpenAI's ChatGPT language model that allows users to bypass its filters by writing prompts in languages other than English, such as Zulu or Scots Gaelic. Meanwhile, Google's Project Green Light, which uses AI tools to control traffic lights in several cities, aims to improve traffic flow and reduce emissions, but skepticism remains. An article also provides an explainer on Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), decoding the meaning behind the 17 characters. Lastly, the Bluetooth consortium has received approval from the National Museum of Denmark to continue using the rune of 10th-century Danish king Harald Bluetooth as its logo, highlighting the Vikings' penchant for literal and sometimes cruel nicknames.