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A world-first law in Europe is targeting AI. Other countries can learn from it

Around the world, governments are grappling with how best to manage the increasingly unruly beast that is artificial intelligence (AI). This fast-growing technology promises to boost national economies and...

Malicious AIs are the new frontier of online threats

25 July 2024 | by Bayu Anggorojati, Arif Perdana and Derry Wijaya

The internet, a vast and indispensable resource for modern society, has a darker side where malicious activities thrive. From identity theft to sophisticated malware attacks, cyber criminals keep coming...

Small modular reactors unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050

24 July 2024 | by Ian Lowe and Kylie Walker

Australia’s clean energy transition is already underway, driven by solar, wind, batteries and new transmission lines. But what about nuclear? Opposition leader Peter Dutton last month committed to building...

OpenAI’s deal with News Corp: What it means

24 June 2024 | by T.J. Thomson & James Meese

OpenAI, the makers of ChatGPT, and News Corp, the international media conglomerate, have signed a deal that will let OpenAI use and learn from News Corp’s content. In practical...

Dutton’s promised nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

19 June 2024 | by John Quiggin

In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay, on the South Coast of New South Wales. Still...

What’s going on with Australian research security?

15 May 2024 | by Brendan Walker-Munro

Over the weekend, Queensland University of Technology PhD student Xiaolong Zhu became national news – and not for a good reason. Zhu is a Chinese citizen, and his visa...

Global take-down orders can harm the internet if widely adopted

23 April 2024 | by Dan Jerker B Svantesson

Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer ‘yes’ to this question should perhaps...

Sora: This GenAI video tool could amplify disinformation risks

20 February 2024 | by Lonni Besançon and Vahid Pooryousef

Late last week, OpenAI announced a new generative AI system named Sora, which produces short videos from text prompts. While Sora is not yet available to the public, the...

Quantum computing research investment: Are we chasing a mirage?

25 January 2024 | by Timothy Duignan

The Australian government is going all in on quantum computing. After investing more than $100 million on “quantum technology” in 2021, it is now reportedly considering spending up to...

We’re poised to pass 1.5℃ of global warming: Here are four ways to manage this

18 September 2023 | by Jonathan Symons

For three decades, the goal of international climate negotiations has been to avoid “dangerous” warming above 1.5℃. With warming to date standing at around 1.2℃, we haven’t quite reached...

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A world-first law in Europe is targeting AI. Other countries can learn from it

Malicious AIs are the new frontier of online threats

Small modular reactors unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050

OpenAI’s deal with News Corp: What it means

Dutton’s promised nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

What’s going on with Australian research security?

Global take-down orders can harm the internet if widely adopted

Sora: This GenAI video tool could amplify disinformation risks

Quantum computing research investment: Are we chasing a mirage?

We’re poised to pass 1.5℃ of global warming: Here are four ways to manage this

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