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Murderer's gag order lifted after 'troubling' AI error

Murderer's gag order lifted after 'troubling' AI error

Susan Neill-Fraser has spoken publicly for the first time in more than a decade after a court ruled a gag order based on inaccurate AI information was invalid.

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

Big four bank boss weighs in on AI's deadly risks

A major bank boss has acknowledged the disruption of AI after three of the sector's biggest voices raised concerns about its potential threat to humanity.

'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away

'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away

'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away

'You need to accelerate': AI doomsday calls batted away

All Australia has to fear from AI is fear itself, industry leaders and techno-optimists say amid mixed signals about the booming technology's dangers.

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Coalition slams 'Big Brother' social media reform bill

Coalition slams 'Big Brother' social media reform bill

The opposition is declaring the government's digital duty-of-care laws the "Big Brother bill", doubling down on its stance to block the reforms in parliament.

OpenAI won't do 2026 IPO, extinction risk unacceptable

OpenAI won't do 2026 IPO, extinction risk unacceptable

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has ruled out the company going public in 2026, saying the ten per cent chance of AI causing human extinction is "unacceptable".

Censorship fear forces Labor to mull digital law change

Censorship fear forces Labor to mull digital law change

Powers to define harmful content online could be given to parliament as Labor tries to garner support for its planned digital duty of care laws.

School screen time capped as students go back to basics

School screen time capped as students go back to basics

One state is introducing daily caps on the amount of time students spend learning with screens and online in a bid to lift educational outcomes.

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Australian tech: the AI chip mimicking the human brain

Australian tech: the AI chip mimicking the human brain

Australian tech: the AI chip mimicking the human brain

Australian tech: the AI chip mimicking the human brain

An Australian tech company has developed a computing chip that works like a human brain and is being sought after in both the healthcare and military sectors.

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

The coalition's rivals are accusing it of prioritising political gain over laws that would protect Australian children on social media.

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

Ex-PM's plea to fast-track AI to defend our interests

As concerns grow over the societal disruption from artificial intelligence, a former prime minister is urging the nation to get on with building the industry.

AI powerhouse NVIDIA partners with eight Aussie firms

AI powerhouse NVIDIA partners with eight Aussie firms

AI powerhouse NVIDIA partners with eight Aussie firms

AI powerhouse NVIDIA partners with eight Aussie firms

The world's biggest company is partnering with eight leading Australian AI companies to build factories in Australia.

US shoots across PM's bow on big tech 'extortion'

US shoots across PM's bow on big tech 'extortion'

US shoots across PM's bow on big tech 'extortion'

US shoots across PM's bow on big tech 'extortion'

The White House has bristled over the government's planned crackdown on social media algorithms as the prime minister's trip to the United States looms.

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Four in five businesses still on residential NBN plans

Despite flexible work and artificial intelligence shaking up how companies run, a staggering number of Aussie businesses run networks on home internet plans.

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

AI boom forecast as Australia's biggest bonanza yet

The economic benefits of AI adoption are beginning to flow in Australia, with about 15 per cent of tasks and occupations set to be replaced by 2060.

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Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

The Greens are vowing to hold back laws to strengthen Australia's under-16s social media ban until the government introduces digital duty-of-care measures.

Algorithm opt-out plan faces major political hurdles

People will be empowered to limit algorithms' influence under draft laws, but the changes could struggle to pass the upper house.

Investors undervaluing the life-changing power of AI

A high-profile futurist praises Australia's open mind to technology but says investors fail to appreciate the transformative power of artificial intelligence.

Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight

An advocate has renewed calls for the government to tackle social media algorithms after leaders met to discuss a spike in sexual violence against girls.

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'Lazy' productivity claims slammed as Labor looks to AI

The new ACTU secretary is vowing to fight to give workers a stronger voice in the rollout of AI across workplaces as the government tackles productivity.

AI to be 'greatest change since electricity': Keating

Former prime minister Paul Keating has called on the federal government to embrace structural change, including the challenges of artificial intelligence.

'Shape-shifting': social algorithm opt-out not enough

Social media reforms must be watertight or teenagers risk seeing more sexual, radical content from algorithms, an advocate has warned.

'Frightens me': school deepfake victims reveal big toll

A former software developer has been jailed for sending deepfake images of women and girls to their schools, unleashing a crippling toll on the victims.

Man guilty over AI deepfake nude images of schoolgirls

A man told police it was "fun" to use AI to change public photos of girls and adult education staff into nude images before emailing the results to the victims.

Treasury tips AI as key driver of productivity growth

Advice given to the federal treasurer suggests the real impact of artificial intelligence is too hard to predict but will be largely positive for Australia.

Hundreds of university staff to strike over AI changes

Students have been told not to attend a university campus as hundreds of staff stop work for 24 hours over concerns including artificial intelligence.

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