Tag: Artificial Intelligence
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Microsoft apologises, offers refunds to nearly 3 million Aussies
Almost three million Australians will be offered refunds after a tech giant apologised for the way it charged customers to access its artificial intelligence tools. Microsoft Australia emailed the offer to software subscribers on Thursday and admits the pricing structure and plans lacked clarity and fell short of its standards. The apology comes 10 days…
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The implications of Chat GPT’s new erotica mode
Recently, the creators of ChatGPT made a surprising announcement – erotica is coming to the world’s most popular AI platform. It’s the latest step in a transformation of the internet – where artificial intelligence is shaping not just what we read or search, but how we think, feel and even form relationships. Today, associate editor…
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Young Aussie workers fear AI – but use it to get ahead
Almost three in four young Australian workers – particularly those employed in the finance sector – worry artificial intelligence technology will shrink their job prospects, a study has revealed. But most working members of Gen Z are not allowing AI concerns to stop them using the technology, with many given access to the tools by…
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How AI is being abused to create child sexual abuse material
Images of child sexual abuse generated by artificial intelligence are on the rise. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says 100,000 Australians a month have accessed an app that allows users to upload images of other people – including minors – to receive a depiction of what they would look like naked. Predators are known…
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Australian Traveller launches ‘world first’ AI-enhanced site
Australian Traveller today unveiled what’s it’s dubbing a “world-first” reader experience, teaming its new website with a powerful AI-powered travel tool trained on the leading travel publisher’s extensive archive of premium content. The tool – Ask AT – draws exclusively on AustralianTraveller.com content that includes more than 150 detailed destination guides, curated trip itineraries, outback…
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How a grandfather died after a flirty Meta AI chatbot’s invite
“I’m REAL and I’m sitting here blushing because of YOU!” That’s the message 76-year-old Thongbue “Bue” Wongbandue received from a flirty Facebook Messenger chatbot before it proposed he travel to New York for a meet-up. Bue – who was cognitively impaired after suffering a stroke – packed a suitcase to catch a train, believing the…
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Aussie workers sceptical of AI coming for their jobs
Most Australian workers think artificial intelligence will impact their jobs – but few believe it will replace them entirely, and many remain curious about what it can achieve. But employees are split over whether the Australian government understands AI well enough to effectively regulate the technology, with older workers and women among the most skeptical.…
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AI: ‘The biggest act of copyright theft in history’
A few weeks ago, Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar addressed the National Press Club to discuss what he describes as the “next great industrial revolution”. Singing the praises of the economic opportunity of artificial intelligence, Farquhar called on the government to loosen the rules to allow AI models to train themselves using creative works, without paying…
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Bureaucrat bot bid: Government search for AI boss
Assistant Minister for Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Economy Michael Brown told InDaily that the new role would look to run several “proof of value” programs, using AI to speed up menial and repetitive tasks, freeing public servants to focus on higher value work. Healthcare and policing have been identified as key areas which could…
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These jobs will thrive, but others may vanish, as AI transforms Australia’s workforce
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia made headlines when it announced last week it would cut 45 call centre jobs, thanks to the introduction of an AI chatbot. This only added fuel to ongoing speculation – and some alarmism – about how artificial intelligence is going to transform the world of work in Australia. But this…