Picture perfect AI phone tools to blur lines of reality
Generative artificial intelligence can create stunning content but experts warn strict rules are needed to ensure viewers know what's real and what's fake.
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Need ChatGPT in the car? Crazy vehicle tech at CES 2024
From cars driven by game controllers to vans you can turn into utes, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is giving a preview of an unusual future.
X slammed for creating ‘perfect storm’ of online hate
Social media website X has been slammed by the eSafety Commissioner for breeding online hate since being acquired by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Life Saving Victoria reveals ‘malicious’ cyber attack
Life Saving Victoria has contacted authorities after one of its servers was targeted in a cyber attack by malicious actors.
How smart speakers ‘could detect domestic violence’
Researchers are investigating whether Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri or Google Home speakers should be used to detect violence in homes.
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White collar staff among first to face AI wave: report
Professions likely to feel the early impact of artificial intelligence have been identified by a report that warns training must adapt to fit the technology.
Australia should delay AI laws, productivity boss warns
A business summit has heard Australia should not introduce laws around the use of artificial intelligence or it could risk being left behind other countries.
Climate information integrity threat ahead of summit
The climate crisis is being made worse by an information crisis, with some Australian outlets accused of peddling fake news and adding to confusion and delay.
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Criminals target government with record cyber attacks
Australia has had one of the world's biggest rises in cyber attacks against government agencies, with a report showing criminals are pursuing official sources.
Aussies stick with old passwords despite new hacks
Australian internet users are being urged to change their passwords and vary them across accounts as online crime rises.
The AI will see you now: why tech is helping doctors
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in hospitals and doctors' offices but one expert says it's best used keeping doctors away from fax machines.
APEC leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza, back WTO reform
APEC members went into the US-hosted summit divided over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and that is how they left, but they did unite behind reforming the WTO.
Atlassian issues AI advice to prevent ‘oops’ moments
Software giant Atlassian will issue guidance to firms considering the use generative AI tools in their businesses to avoid unintended outcomes.
Menacing messages to be targeted by AI banking tool
Artificial intelligence will be used to identify and flag threatening messages sent to victims' bank accounts, in a tool to be shared with banks worldwide.
Appliance sales switch off as economy slows JB Hi-Fi
Home appliance and consumer electronics sales fell for JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys as the companies face a 'tougher retail trading environment'.
Security feature scans for stolen ServiceNSW passwords
MyServiceNSW users who have their private information stolen or published online will be warned about the hack as part of a government security feature.
Caution urged as AI tools backed for use in schools
Visiting artificial intelligence experts say Australian students should use AI tools such as ChatGPT in classrooms but they need to be warned about risks.
Australia remains wishlist for Amazon drone deliveries
The online retail giant is ramping up its drone delivery program but plans to fly and land goods in Aussie backyards is still a way off.
Artificial intelligence to be trialled in Qld schools
Students in Queensland schools will trial new technology to help reduce teacher workloads, with education programs run by artificial intelligence algorithms.
Why stolen Australian books are being used to train AI
Novels from best-selling Australian authors including Trent Dalton are being used to improve generative AI without their knowledge or consent.
Quantum leap at forefront of Palaszczuk’s state address
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a $76 million strategy investment to advance quantum technology, embracing a "new frontier".
Broadband in the boondocks delivers big jobs boost
Households in regional and remote areas are benefiting most from faster broadband, which is also creating more jobs, according to a report.
Sex ‘changeable’: commission backs trans woman’s case
The Sex Discrimination Commissioner is supporting a trans woman's lawsuit against a social media platform that blocked her after classing her as male.
Robotics hub could enable self-driving cars and rovers
Advanced technology including autonomous cars, moon rovers, flying taxis and marine vessels could benefit from advances created in a new Sydney facility.
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Audit to identify Australia’s worst mobile black spots
Work mapping the country's worst areas for mobile coverage could begin next year after the government called for tenders in a $20 million project.
Distraction still deadly behind wheel of driverless car
Research on distracted motorists behind the wheel of an autonomous vehicle shows road regulators should impose strict limits to avoid accidents, academics say.
Climate experts go cold on platform now known as X
Environment, climate and biodiversity experts are leaving the social media network formerly known as Twitter in huge numbers, a study reveals.
Telstra gets mobile and calls in full-year $2.1b profit
Telstra chief executive Vicky Brady says Telstra's T25 strategy is on pace to deliver most of its objectives.
Businesses weigh up banning TikTok on phones of workers
Australian workers may be banned from accessing apps such as TikTok and WeChat as a study reveals more companies are planning to restrict the apps.
Australia’s answer to Silicon Valley are tech clusters
Top tech innovators are scattered through 96 "tech clusters", a report reveals, including four major hubs expected to create the jobs of tomorrow.
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Another big Aussie telco signs with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Australian mobile phone users are being promised greater coverage after Optus announced a partnership with SpaceX to boost its reach.