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The landmark ruling against the tech giant could change the way we all use the internet.
There are hopes AI may be the silver bullet we need to save the environment – but it comes with downsides.
Google’s recent ad controversy brings up key questions about the preservation of human skills, and the ethical and social implications of integrating generative AI tools into everyday tasks.
Open-source AI models promise a more democratic and transparent future. They can also be open to misuse – and ethical concerns remain.
Between AI and bingeing TV shows, we’re using more data than ever – and data centres are power hungry. Thankfully, there are some ways to optimise their electricity use.
Pregnant women in urban areas of Nigeria are more at risk than rural women of not getting emergency obstetric care. Digital technology can help.
Google, Microsoft and Meta have all reported significant emissions increases due to AI.
The government has revived the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, but the way AI may be skewing news results and visibility is off the table for now. My new research suggests it should be a priority.
Many videos people upload to YouTube aren’t really meant for public consumption, but they’re available for AI companies to vacuum up. Many of these personal videos are posted by children.
A new report has found that 15 per cent of English-speaking Canadians are paying for news in 2024, compared to 11 per cent in 2023. But it is too early to rejoice.
Google’s use of artificial intelligence to power its searches is an alarming development, especially considering how search engines are driven by financial interests.
An information scientist explains that while Google’s AI Overviews and other AI search tools may look enticing, you shouldn’t rely on them to fill all your search needs.
Science has a need to verify results, but DeepMind’s protein prediction tool doesn’t work this way.
Using AI to write search results is risky for Google, the internet, and the whole idea of ‘truth’
A new parliamentary committee will look into how social media operates in Australia, including how children access it. Regulating the industry won’t be easy.
The AI model can predict structures for a vast array of the proteins used by living organisms.
As wildfire season approaches, Canadians —especially northerners and Indigenous Peoples — are being let down by Meta and their government when they need them most.
Unlike the risks from AI’s capabilities, the economic risks from new technologies are knowable and can be mitigated
From an economic development perspective, the highly skewed nature of AI activity in the US is likely to create large pools of high-skilled workers in some regions while leaving other regions behind.
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor, Informatics and Operations, Kingston University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Digital Communications and Culture, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Management and Innovation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney