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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 …
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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 …