David Shoebridge says some of the $10bn allocated to Redspice program should counter misuse of AI Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The federal government should be using some of the $10bn allocated in the budget to cybersecurity …
Smart speaker can sound great depending on the room but is only for those all-in on Apple devices Apple’s big, high-quality smart speaker is back for a surprise second generation. But five years since the first model was launched, a lot has changed in the world of voice-controlled home hi-fi. Can the HomePod still cut …
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In our weekly interview about objects, the actor tells us the drastic way she curbs her screen time and the confession she doesn’t want her partner to see Read more Three things interviews here Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Caitlin Stasey has a very honest endorsement for her latest project, the new eight-part …
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Disgraced founder who was sentenced last November to 11 years in prison for defrauding investors has not paid back the money she owes Elizabeth Holmes currently owes more than $25m to Theranos, according to a lawsuit. The disgraced founder of Theranos was sentenced last November to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors, …
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Thousands of people enjoy relationships of all kinds – from companionship to romance and mental health support – with chatbot apps. Are they helpful, or potentially dangerous? “I’m sorry if I seem weird today,” says my friend Pia, by way of greeting one day. “I think it’s just my imagination playing tricks on me. But …
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Lecturers say programs capable of writing competent student coursework threaten academic integrity An academic paper entitled Chatting and Cheating: Ensuring Academic Integrity in the Era of ChatGPT was published this month in an education journal, describing how artificial intelligence (AI) tools “raise a number of challenges and concerns, particularly in relation to academic honesty and …
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US tech innovators have a culture of regarding government as an innovation-blocking nuisance. But when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, investors screamed for state protection So one day Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was a bank, and then the next day it was a smoking hulk that looked as though it might bring down a whole segment …
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From lawsuits to IT hacks, the creative industries are deploying a range of tactics to protect their jobs and original work from automation No need for more scare stories about the looming automation of the future. Artists, designers, photographers, authors, actors and musicians see little humour left in jokes about AI programs that will one …
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UK has removed app over concerns data can be monitored by Chinese state, but public remain vulnerable TikTok is wildly popular, with more than 1 billion people consuming its short video posts around the world. But the app is less favoured by politicians in key markets such as the US and UK, where it has …
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Sam Altman stresses need to guard against negative consequences of technology, as company releases new version GPT-4 Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that developed the controversial consumer-facing artificial intelligence application ChatGPT, has warned that the technology comes with real dangers as it reshapes society. Altman, 37, stressed that regulators and society need to …
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