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Politicians Are Pushing AI as a Quick Fix to Australia’s Housing Crisis. They’re Risking Another Robodebt
by Troy Oakesby Troy Oakes“This is a game changer.” That’s how Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, …
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Science & Tech
7 Shuffles to Chaos: How a Russian Math Feud Shaped Nuclear Weapons, Google, and the Fate of Free Will
by Hermann Rohrby Hermann RohrHow many times do you need to shuffle a deck of cards before it’s truly random? (About seven …
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EnvironmentFeatured
The Smokestacks of Progress: Elon Musk’s xAI and the Poisoning of Memphis
by Hermann Rohrby Hermann RohrIn the shadows of America’s industrial past, Memphis has always been a city at a crossroads — cotton …
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Business
GPT-5 Pro: The AI That Wants to Build Your Business — And Break Capitalism While Doing It
by Hermann Rohrby Hermann RohrImagine being told you could rent a genius. Not hire, not bribe, not even seduce — just rent. …
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Science Unmasked
Humans Keep Building Robots That Are Shaped Like Us — What’s the Point?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesRobots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks …
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Technology
Racing the Singularity: Whistleblower Robin Park’s Story From the Brink
by Hermann Rohrby Hermann RohrRobin Park’s voice crackles with urgency. Until recently, he was head of AI safety at Open Brain, the …
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Technology
AI Systems Are Great at Tests. But How Do They Perform in Real Life?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen OpenAI released its latest flagship artificial intelligence (AI) system, GPT-5, the company said it was “much smarter …
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WorldEditor's Pick
Why China Is Turning RTX 5090 Gaming GPUs Into AI Powerhouses
by Hermann Rohrby Hermann RohrThe trend of converting RTX 5090 gaming GPUs into AI powerhouses is rapidly gaining momentum in China’s gray …
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Science Unmasked
‘Australiana’ Images Made by AI Are Racist and Full of Tired Cliches, New Study Shows
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesBig tech company hype sells generative artificial intelligence (AI) as intelligent, creative, desirable, inevitable, and about to radically …