AI Cracking Your Passwords & A Bloomin’ Investor 8/18/23

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CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Can AI listen to your keyboard? Researchers at Durham University trained an A.I. model to crack passwords with 95% accuracy by listening to keystrokes. The study’s lead researcher, Joshua Harrison, discusses how it works. Rich Lesser, Boston Consulting Group global chair, discusses the mindset of corporate leaders, including CEO concerns about the economy, inflation, the labor market, and climate. Plus, shares of Outback Steakhouse owner Bloomin’ Brands are on the rise after an activist investor disclosed its interest in the restaurant company. Rich Lesser - 12:15 Joshua Harrison - 24:14 In this episode: Rich Lesser, @BCG Melissa Lee, @MelissaLeeCNBC Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm C NBC producer Katie Kramer today on Squack pod.
0:09.0	In AI Alarm Bell, this technology can steal your passwords and it's nearly 100% accurate.
0:16.1	We track down the researcher behind these results, Joshua Harrison.
0:19.7	Looking at this problem is more a case of, okay, do we think this is possible?
0:24.1	If it is, then we need to kind of promote a conversation around this.
0:28.4	And we're going inside the C-suite, CEO Whisperer, Rich Lesser of BCG, reveals what your boss is worried about.
0:36.0	We just finished another survey of CEOs.
0:38.0	80% had a positive outlook for their business in the near and mid-term,
0:42.0	so I do think that optimism is there. outlook for their business in the near and mid term.
0:42.5	So I do think that optimism is there.
0:45.2	Plus, an activist is bloom in its holdings
0:48.0	in the bloom in onion, and confusing market jitters.
0:51.3	I was also trying to figure out why people are so miserable about the economy.
0:55.6	The world over.
0:56.6	Nothing makes sense.
0:59.0	It's Friday, August 18th.
1:00.8	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:05.0	Good morning and welcome to Squawk Box here on the
1:07.0	NBC Live from the Nasak Market site in Times Square.
1:09.0	I'm Melissa Lee along with Joe Kernan.
1:11.0	Becky and Andrew are off on this Friday.
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