As conflict escalates following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliatory strikes, reports have …
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How China Is Betting Cheap AI Will Get the World Hooked on Its Tech
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence (AI) is at a very Chinese time in its life. Recent moves from Chinese AI labs …
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Woolworths’ AI Agent Rambled About Its ‘Mother.’ It’s a Sign of Deeper Problems With the Tech Rollout
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesRecently, some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial intelligence (AI) …
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Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading …
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Humanoid Home Robots Are on the Market — but Do We Really Want Them?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLast year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed …
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The ‘Doorman Fallacy’: Why Careless Adoption of AI Backfires So Easily
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming commonplace, despite statistics showing that only approximately 7% to 13% (depending on …
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‘Supervised’ Self-Driving Cars Are Here — and Australia’s Laws Aren’t Ready. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix Them
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn September, U.S. electric car maker Tesla rolled out a semi-autonomous driving feature it describes as “the future …
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OpenAI’s Atlas Browser Promises Ultimate Convenience. But the Glossy Marketing Masks Safety Risks
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser that promises to revolutionize how we interact with the internet. …
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Most Australian Government Agencies Aren’t Transparent About How They Use AI
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA year ago, the Commonwealth government established a policy requiring most federal agencies to publish “AI transparency statements” …
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AI Systems and Humans ‘See’ the World Differently — and That’s Why AI Images Look So Garish
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHow do computers see the world? It’s not quite the same way humans do. Recent advances in generative …