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Government must meet challenge of identifying high-risk areas of AI
When AI is used in high-risk contexts, experts warn harms can be difficult or impossible to reverse.
- by The Herald's View
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New laws to curb danger of high-risk artificial intelligence
Legislative controls on the use of AI will form part of the federal government’s first major response to regulating the rapidly advancing technology.
- by Lisa Visentin
Flying cars, robot ice-cream: The weird and wonderful tech on show in Las Vegas
More than 100,000 people descended on Las Vegas to see robots, laser TVs and other innovations – including many products that will never see the light of day.
- by David Swan
Would you trust a computer to choose your wardrobe? We tried it
2023 was the year for generative AI in fashion. So, how do ‘virtual stylists’ work, and would they be able to choose a winning outfit?
- by Melissa Singer
No more ‘circling back’: How the office changed in 2023
From artificial intelligence to wellness, here’s a look back at the biggest workplace trends of 2023. (And what’s likely to be big in 2024 – like paid job interviews.)
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Microsoft adds AI key in first big change to keyboards in decades
Some new personal computers that run Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will have a special “Copilot key” that launches the software giant’s AI chatbot.
- by Matt O'Brien
Michael Cohen sent fake AI-‘hallucinated’ legal cases to his attorney for use in court
Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer, who was disbarred five years ago, said he found the citations by doing research through Google Bard.
- by Larry Neumeister
How the ‘king of the cannibals’ Sam Altman took over Silicon Valley
Controversy at OpenAI led to his firing and rehiring last month. In the end, Altman’s reputation has only been burnished by his temporary downfall.
- by Elizabeth Dwoskin, Marc Fisher and Nitasha Tiku
New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement
The lawsuit contends that millions of articles published by the Times were used to train automated chatbots.
- by Mark Bergen
Opinion
Global economy
Barbie, Birkenstocks and men thinking about the Roman Empire: What social trends taught us about the 2023 economy
Some of the big cultural events taught us about the labour market, economic growth and the outlook for 2024.
- by Jeanna Smialek
The COVID productivity bubble has burst
Australia’s productivity collapse may be partially due to COVID-19 as people were forced out of hospitality. But there are now signs of a turnaround.
- by Shane Wright