It’s called artificial intelligence,which sounds scary,but that doesn’t make it bad
Opinion
AI

It’s called artificial intelligence,which sounds scary,but that doesn’t make it bad

Advances in AI could make our lives nicer in previously unimaginable ways. If we can shake the image of an AI boogeyman.

  • byTim Biggs

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Europeans take big step towards regulating AI,including for facial recognition

Europeans take big step towards regulating AI,including for facial recognition

Questions remain about whether exemptions for banning live facial recognition should be allowed for national security and other law enforcement purposes.

  • byAdam Satariano
How a fake AI photo of a Pentagon blast wiped billions off Wall Street

How a fake AI photo of a Pentagon blast wiped billions off Wall Street

The falsified photo is possibly the first instance of an AI-generated image moving the market.

  • byDavey Alba
Bored of social media,terrified of AI:give me a flip phone and log me out

Bored of social media,terrified of AI:give me a flip phone and log me out

When even Elon Musk is saying “woah,let’s put the brakes on”,you know things are getting out of hand.

  • byMichael Koziol
The future of the internet depends on who controls the South China Sea

The future of the internet depends on who controls the South China Sea

The strategic waterway is one of world’s most important shipping lanes for oil,minerals and food – but the biggest asset up for grabs in the South China Sea is Big Data.

  • byMaurizio Geri
How these Kiwis created the go-to destination for movie buffs

How these Kiwis created the go-to destination for movie buffs

It began as a way to fill in the downtime between paying gigs,but now Letterboxd has 8 million members and it’s growing fast.

  • byKarl Quinn
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Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images flood the internet,increasing ‘cynicism level’

Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images flood the internet,increasing ‘cynicism level’

Experts warn the images are harbingers of a new reality:waves of fake photos and videos flooding social media after major news events and further muddying fact and fiction.

  • byArijeta Lajka andPhilip Marcelo
Murdoch succeeded where Putin failed. Time for a Fox hunt

Murdoch succeeded where Putin failed. Time for a Fox hunt

We believe a royal commission into media concentration is now needed to defend our democracy. For the Coalition parties,this is a crucial moment.

  • byMalcolm Turnbull andSharan Burrow
‘Stop this crisis now’:Silicon Valley creates the risk while US taxpayers pay the price
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USA

‘Stop this crisis now’:Silicon Valley creates the risk while US taxpayers pay the price

In the US,if you’re poor and struggling,that’s your own problem. But if you make enough money that a significant swath of the economy depends on you,preventing your collapse becomes a matter of public interest.

  • byWill Oremus
Release the bots:Thousands of pro-Trump accounts attack DeSantis,Haley

Release the bots:Thousands of pro-Trump accounts attack DeSantis,Haley

When it came to Ron DeSantis,the bots aggressively suggested that the Florida governor couldn’t beat Trump,but would be a great running mate.

  • byDavid Klepper
‘One head of the hydra’:Resistance to a TikTok ban is growing in Washington

‘One head of the hydra’:Resistance to a TikTok ban is growing in Washington

Advocates argue the proposed TikTok crackdowns would violate users’ rights to express themselves online and distract from broader debates about data privacy.

  • byCristiano Lima