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News Corp signs lucrative content deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI
The pact could be worth more than $US250 million over five years and will allow OpenAI to use News Corp content in the ChatGPT-maker’s products.
- by Shirin Ghaffary
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Timing of Telstra’s workforce cuts raise suspicions about spectre of AI
The proposed mass redundancies at one of the country’s biggest employers are a shock but also raise community fears about the future of jobs in the face of the rise of AI – even though Telstra said the losses were unrelated to machine learning.
- The Herald's View
Government urged to ban AI-generated election materials
There are fears deepfakes of Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton could be used to spread misinformation ahead of the next federal election.
- by David Swan
Microsoft introduces AI PC era with direct shots at Apple’s MacBook
Laptops carrying the CoPilot+ badge are faster and longer lasting than the MacBook Air, Microsoft says, as it showcases ARM-powered Surface devices.
- by Tim Biggs
Scarlett Johansson said no to voicing Chat GPT. Sounds like they used her anyway
The Academy Award nominee expressed shock and anger at OpenAI’s latest AI tool, seemingly inspired by her role in the film Her.
- by Thomas Mitchell and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
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Google, OpenAI race to create indispensable AI assistant
Both companies are rolling out technology that lets you talk to their chatbots in a much more natural way.
- by Tim Biggs
Rushi was accused of using AI to cheat. It took him weeks to clear his name
Students are being falsely accused of plagiarism as universities turn to imperfect tools to detect the unauthorised use of AI.
- by Daniella White
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What happens if a sexbot is your first intimate encounter? Nothing good
Artificial intelligence, particularly its intersection with pornography, could have a huge impact on gender relations offline.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Apple’s tone-deaf iPad ad triggers our darkest AI fears
Apple has made its worst marketing faux pas since it forced everyone to listen to U2.
- by Dave Lee
Put the brakes on AI rollout, new privacy commissioner says
Commissioner Carly Kind is concerned about the speed at which the fast-evolving technology is being used.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
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The way we work is fundamentally broken. How do we fix it?
All the research is showing, no matter which way you look at it, the way we are working is broken. It’s a problem we must urgently address.
- by Tim Duggan