Ed Husic
AI/Machine Learning

After 2 years of talking about how important AI is, the government is going to spend the next 12 months developing a capability plan

- December 16, 2024 2 MIN READ

The federal government will develop an artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities plan for Australia to figure out what support is needed and how it can be used to bolster the economy. Industry and science minister Ed Husic announced on Monday that his department will consult with industry to develop a National AI Capability Plan. The final… Read more »

AI/Machine Learning

Here’s how ChatGPT is transforming the way we write – and why its word tics make us all sound the same

- September 26, 2024 3 MIN READ

Have you noticed certain words and phrases popping up everywhere lately? Phrases such as “delve into” and “navigate the landscape” seem to feature in everything from social media posts to news articles and academic publications. They may sound fancy, but their overuse can make a text feel monotonous and repetitive. This trend may be linked… Read more »

tin foil hats
AI/Machine Learning

How AI can help drag people out of conspiracy theory rabbit holes

- September 16, 2024 4 MIN READ

New research published in Science shows that for some people who believe in conspiracy theories, a fact-based conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can “pull them out of the rabbit hole”. Better yet, it seems to keep them out for at least two months. This research, carried out by Thomas Costello at the Massachusetts… Read more »

model collapse, generative AI
AI/Machine Learning

How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up artificial intelligence safety

- September 6, 2024 4 MIN READ

Australia’s federal government has launched a proposed set of mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI alongside a voluntary safety standard for organisations using AI. Each of these documents offer 10 mutually reinforcing guardrails that set clear expectations for organisations across the AI supply chain. They are relevant for all organisations using AI, including internal systems aimed… Read more »

Landscape aerial view of Sydney Opera house near Sydney business center by AdobeStock's Generative AI model, Firefly.
AI/Machine Learning

Generative AI hype is still high, but we’re still a few years away from it becoming a truly useful tool

- August 21, 2024 4 MIN READ

Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it. In March 2023, Goldman Sachs predicted 300 million jobs would be lost or degraded due to AI. A huge shift seemed to be… Read more »

model collapse, generative AI
AI/Machine Learning

An expert explains the likelihood of doomsday scenarios for AI model collapse

- August 20, 2024 4 MIN READ

Artificial intelligence (AI) prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with talk of an impending catastrophic “model collapse”. But how realistic are these predictions? And what is model collapse anyway? Discussed in 2023, but popularised more recently, “model collapse” refers to a hypothetical scenario where future AI systems get progressively… Read more »

Google cloud data centre
AI/Machine Learning

AI has a massive, and growing, carbon emissions problem that’s a long way from being solved

- July 9, 2024 3 MIN READ

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to one estimate, the amount of computational power used for AI is doubling roughly every 100 days. The social and economic impacts of this boom have provoked reactions around… Read more »

Caryn Marjorie
AI/Machine Learning

When an influencer made an AI clone, it turned into a pornbot within a year, without her knowing

- June 26, 2024 4 MIN READ

Caryn Marjorie is a social media influencer whose content has more than a billion views per month on Snapchat. She posts regularly, featuring everyday moments, travel memories, and selfies. Many of her followers are men, attracted by her girl-next-door aesthetic. In 2023, Marjorie released a “digital version” of herself. Fans could chat with CarynAI for… Read more »

pizza with melting cheese
AI/Machine Learning

Glue cheese to pizza so stop it sliding off: how Google’s AI Overviews lost the plot because it doesn’t know its Onions

- May 28, 2024 3 MIN READ

Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app browser to hundreds of millions of users. “AI Overviews” saves you clicking on links by using generative AI — the same technology that powers rival product ChatGPT — to provide summaries of the search results. Ask “how to keep… Read more »

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