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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 …
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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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AI Agents Are Here. Here’s What to Know About What They Can Do — and How They Can Go Wrong
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWe are entering the third phase of generative AI. First came the chatbots, followed by the assistants. Now …
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Australians Will Soon Need Their Age Checked to Log Into Online Search Tools — Here’s Why
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesBy the end of this year, the experience of using search engines in Australia won’t be as simple …
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Understanding the ‘Slopocene’: How the Failures of AI Can Reveal Its Inner Workings
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSome say it’s em dashes, dodgy apostrophes, or too many emojis. Others suggest that maybe the word “delve” …
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Distrust in AI Is on the Rise — but Along With Healthy Scepticism Comes the Risk of Harm
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSome video game players recently criticized the cover art on a new video game for being generated with …