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Your next serve of lentils could be the product of AI

Your next serve of lentils could be the product of AI

Australian inventors are using artificial intelligence to help farmers grade their crops but the technology almost proved too efficient.

Digital addiction specialist WA Aussie of the Year

Digital addiction specialist WA Aussie of the Year

Digital addiction specialist WA Aussie of the Year

Digital addiction specialist WA Aussie of the Year

A doctor who was instrumental in establishing the nation's first publicly-funded gaming disorder clinic has been named Australian of the Year for WA.

Tech companies pushed to pay for Australian news

Tech companies pushed to pay for Australian news

Tech companies pushed to pay for Australian news

Tech companies pushed to pay for Australian news

Social media and search engines must pay for local news or face other financial charges in a government bid to fund Australian journalism.

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The roles expected to be in hot demand from AI boom

The roles expected to be in hot demand from AI boom

Data engineers, cybersecurity experts and customer experience designers are in for an AI jobs boom, although firms expect to reduce headcounts as uptake grows.

Purpose-built public servant chatbot in federal AI push

Purpose-built public servant chatbot in federal AI push

Every federal public servant will be given AI training and unleashed on an in-house chatbot as the government seeks to boost the efficiency of its bureaucrats.

No rules, no use: Aussie firms may miss AI opportunity

No rules, no use: Aussie firms may miss AI opportunity

More Australian businesses are investing in artificial intelligence technology but many are still waiting for clear rules about its use.

Social media ban lacks teeth, former executive warns

Social media ban lacks teeth, former executive warns

Social media giants earning billions in revenue will view penalties under Australia's ban for under-16s as "peanuts", a former Facebook executive says.

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Aussies self-diagnosing mental health over the internet

Aussies self-diagnosing mental health over the internet

Aussies self-diagnosing mental health over the internet

Aussies self-diagnosing mental health over the internet

Australia's armchair psychologists are self-diagnosing mental conditions and sometimes self-treating instead of seeking professional guidance, experts warn.

Schoolgirl floats alternatives to doomscrolling with PM

Schoolgirl floats alternatives to doomscrolling with PM

Schoolgirl floats alternatives to doomscrolling with PM

Schoolgirl floats alternatives to doomscrolling with PM

Hobart girl Flossie Brodribb's research into the negative impacts of social media has been praised, as she suggested hobbies to pick up instead of a phone.

Microsoft apologises for AI confusion, offers refunds

Microsoft apologises for AI confusion, offers refunds

Microsoft apologises for AI confusion, offers refunds

Microsoft apologises for AI confusion, offers refunds

A tech giant will offer refunds to millions of its Australian users over what it calls unclear pricing for access to its artificial intelligence tool.

Generation AI: young Aussies likely to use chatbots

Generation AI: young Aussies likely to use chatbots

Generation AI: young Aussies likely to use chatbots

Generation AI: young Aussies likely to use chatbots

More Australians are using artificial intelligence tools but your reliance on them could depend on your age, your occupation and even your language.

From chaos to code: why AI is boosting developer ranks

From chaos to code: why AI is boosting developer ranks

From chaos to code: why AI is boosting developer ranks

From chaos to code: why AI is boosting developer ranks

Artificial intelligence tools are inspiring more people to create their own software and could help to address Australia's skills gap.

Creatives celebrate copyright protection from AI mining

Creatives celebrate copyright protection from AI mining

Creatives celebrate copyright protection from AI mining

Creatives celebrate copyright protection from AI mining

Labor's decision to rule out a controversial change to copyright laws that would allow AI models to scrape creative work for free has been widely supported.

AI guidance refresh as industry awaits national plan

AI guidance refresh as industry awaits national plan

AI guidance refresh as industry awaits national plan

AI guidance refresh as industry awaits national plan

Industry figures welcome news a national AI plan will be released before the end of the year, saying uncertainty on regulation spooks potential investors.

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Websites, apps down in Amazon cloud unit outage

Disruption affecting Amazon Web Services has led to a spike in reported outages across a wide range of internet services, including Fortnite and Snapchat.

Parents of teens to control access to AI chatbots

Major platforms will introduce new tools for parents to monitor how their teenagers interact with AI chatbots ahead of a looming social media ban.

School screen-time limit hailed as device cost queried

Primary school kids face screen time limits and parents no longer need to pay for devices, but questions persist around content quality and costs to schools.

Bank admits 'mistake' over worker who lost job to AI

A woman who trained an AI chatbot that took her job has quizzed executives at Australia's biggest bank about how they will stop such a thing happening again.

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Young Aussie workers fear AI but use it to get ahead

Australia's Generation Z workers are concerned artificial intelligence could shrink their career opportunities but many are still using it.

First regulated Australian dollar stablecoin launched

Three former bankers who have launched the first licensed stablecoin pegged to the Australian dollar say such tokens will change traditional payments forever.

'Grand Theft Australia': news chief's warning about AI

As the AI age beckons, a media executive is warning of dire impacts to the creator industry, demanding governments rule out copyright law changes.

Why Google wants you to ask long, complicated questions

More web queries will be answered by artificial intelligence when Google expands technology tested in the US to its Australian users.

Services restored for thousands hit by CommBank outage

Australia's biggest bank has restored services after an outage that left thousands of customers unable to use online banking and some ATMs.

Banned by AI bots: fresh call for social media referee

Artificial intelligence software is incorrectly banning social media accounts but without an ombudsman, many struggle to reclaim their profiles.

AI, housing among Aussie's greatest ethical concerns

Australians are becoming more wary about the use of artificial intelligence, as younger generations question its use in the workplace.

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