Tag: Meta

AI boom driving a surge in carbon emissions

Posted on   |  by Gordon Noble and Fiona Berry
Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence applications. According to one estimate, the...

Aussie fight and flight against the Big Tech flex

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
In comedy and politics, just as in business and innovation, timing is everything. This week, Australians were reminded of the truth of this enduring axiom. News Corporation Australasia executive...

AI submission summaries not up to snuff, ASIC finds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s corporate regulator will not implement AI technology to read and summarise hundreds of submissions to public consultations after a trial found the machine summaries were “bland” and not...

Govt sets up sweeping social media probe

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will establish a new joint committee to examine growing issues with social media like online scams, illicit content, black box algorithms and Meta’s decision to “abandon”...

AI tsar, taxes needed to capture tech’s public good

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Policy experts are calling for a new Artificial Intelligence Commissioner to combat Australia’s “over reliance” on foreign tech firms responsible for almost all the innovation and production behind tools...

Meta’s industry body dismisses complaint against Meta

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A complaint against Meta over “potentially misleading” mis- and disinformation reporting in Australia has been dismissed by the industry group that counts the social media giant as a member....

Meta abandons Australian news publishers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Facebook owner Meta will not renew its deals with Australian news publishers, cutting off hundreds of millions of dollars from the industry and daring the government to enforce its...

ACMA flags new misinformation metrics for Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s communications regulator is developing a new set of metrics to boost visibility of the actions social media giants like Meta and TikTok are taking to combat harmful misinformation...