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OpenAI’s deal with News Corp: What it means

OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, and News Corp, the international media conglomerate, have signed a deal that will let OpenAI use and learn from News Corp’s content. In practical...

Dutton’s promised nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

19 June 2024 | by John Quiggin

In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay, on the South Coast of New South Wales. Still...

What’s going on with Australian research security?

15 May 2024 | by Brendan Walker-Munro

Over the weekend, Queensland University of Technology PhD student Xiaolong Zhu became national news – and not for a good reason. Zhu is a Chinese citizen, and his visa...

Global take-down orders can harm the internet if widely adopted

23 April 2024 | by Dan Jerker B Svantesson

Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer ‘yes’ to this question should perhaps...

Sora: This GenAI video tool could amplify disinformation risks

20 February 2024 | by Lonni Besançon and Vahid Pooryousef

Late last week, OpenAI announced a new generative AI system named Sora, which produces short videos from text prompts. While Sora is not yet available to the public, the...

Quantum computing research investment: Are we chasing a mirage?

25 January 2024 | by Timothy Duignan

The Australian government is going all in on quantum computing. After investing more than $100 million on “quantum technology” in 2021, it is now reportedly considering spending up to...

We’re poised to pass 1.5℃ of global warming: Here are four ways to manage this

18 September 2023 | by Jonathan Symons

For three decades, the goal of international climate negotiations has been to avoid “dangerous” warming above 1.5℃. With warming to date standing at around 1.2℃, we haven’t quite reached...

Google Chrome has a new way to track you and serve ads. Here’s a need to know

12 September 2023 | by Erica Mealy

Late last week, Google announced something called the Privacy Sandbox has been rolled out to a “majority” of Chrome users, and will reach 100% of users in the coming...

No, AI probably won’t kill us all

2 June 2023 | by Michael Timothy Bennett

Doomsaying is an old occupation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a complex subject. It’s easy to fear what you don’t understand. These three truths go some way towards explaining the...

Brian Schmidt’s big ideas for how Australia funds and uses research

26 April 2023 | by Brian Schmidt

Education makes Australian citizens healthier, wealthier and more engaged with society. At the same time, government-funded research in higher education drives economic productivity in ways other government funding does...

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OpenAI’s deal with News Corp: What it means

Dutton’s promised nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

What’s going on with Australian research security?

Global take-down orders can harm the internet if widely adopted

Sora: This GenAI video tool could amplify disinformation risks

Quantum computing research investment: Are we chasing a mirage?

We’re poised to pass 1.5℃ of global warming: Here are four ways to manage this

Google Chrome has a new way to track you and serve ads. Here’s a need to know

No, AI probably won’t kill us all

Brian Schmidt’s big ideas for how Australia funds and uses research

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