After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis
After seeking advice on health topics from ChatGPT, a 60-year-old man who had a “history of…
How CrowdStrike Secures AI Agents Across SaaS Environments
AI agents are being rapidly embedded into the SaaS ecosystem to streamline operations, trigger complex workflows,…
Big tech says AI could boost Australia’s economy by $115 billion a year. Does the evidence stack up?
AI is on the agenda in Canberra. In August, the Productivity Commission will release an interim…
‘Are you joking, mate?’ AI doesn’t get sarcasm in non-American varieties of English
In 2018, my Australian co-worker asked me, “Hey, how are you going?”. My response – “I…
BBC threatens AI firm with legal action over unauthorised content use
14 hours ago Liv McMahon Technology reporter Getty Images The BBC is threatening to take legal…
‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe. He has a plan to rein it in
This week the US Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed two men suspected of bombing a fertility…
Google’s SynthID is the latest tool for catching AI-made content. What is AI ‘watermarking’ and does it work?
Last month, Google announced SynthID Detector, a new tool to detect AI-generated content. Google claims it…
AI models might be drawn to ‘spiritual bliss’. Then again, they might just talk like hippies
When multibillion-dollar AI developer Anthropic released the latest versions of its Claude chatbot last week, a…
‘World’s greatest designer’ Jony Ive joins OpenAI to ‘reimagine’ computers
9 hours ago Graham Fraser Technology Reporter Getty Images Sir Jony Ive, the hugely influential British…
Evidence shows AI systems are already too much like humans. Will that be a problem?
What if we could design a machine that could read your emotions and intentions, write thoughtful,…
Can AI chatbots be poisoned by fake news? | ABC News
A pro-Russian influence operation has been targeting Australia in the lead-up to this weekend’s federal election,…
Google is rolling out its Gemini AI chatbot to kids under 13. It’s a risky move
Google has announced it will roll out its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to children under…
Women’s sports are fighting an uphill battle against our social media algorithms
We also need better media literacy, especially for younger audiences. Fans should be encouraged to explore…
Designed in US, made in China: Why Apple is stuck
3 days ago Annabelle Liang Business reporter Reporting fromSingapore Getty Images Every iPhone comes with a…
Nvidia: The AI chip giant caught between US and China
10 hours ago James Chater BBC News Getty Images Computer chip giant Nvidia has once again…
Trump’s trade war puts America’s AI ambitions at risk
The global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump earlier this month shows no signs…
A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data
Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: “vegetative electron microscopy”. This…
ChatGPT just passed the Turing test. But that doesn’t mean AI is now as smart as humans
There have been several headlines over the past week about an AI chatbot officially passing the…
Dutton’s gas modelling won’t reveal anything but a broken information environment
One of the worst habits of Australia’s political journalists is angrily demanding economic modelling of climate…
ChatGPT’s Studio Ghibli-style images show its creative power – but raise new copyright problems
Social media has recently been flooded with images that looked like they belonged in a Studio…
How to Edit robots.txt in WordPress (With & Without Plugin)
Not having a strong web presence is like not existing at all. Your website is your…
AI doesn’t really ‘learn’ – and knowing why will help you use it more responsibly
What if we told you that artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT don’t actually learn?…
DeepSeek is now a global force. But it’s just one player in China’s booming AI industry
When small Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek released a family of extremely efficient and highly…
Erotica, gore and racism: how America’s war on ‘ideological bias’ is letting AI off the leash
Badly behaved artificial intelligence (AI) systems have a long history in science fiction. Way back in…