The Latest Breaking News on AI

Festival to tackle the questions keeping us up at night

A festival curated at Australia's premier performing arts centre is investigating the overwhelming issues in pop culture, politics, science and technology.

AAP · Oct 3

Australia’s wealth gap is growing and so is the anger over it. How do we fix this absolutely hopeless state of affairs?

Prices beyond our control, climate change, big tech, crime, the government itself. It’s no wonder people are so furious

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3

California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs

The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology

The Guardian - US · Oct 3

What made the unfriendly data centres fall on Slough?

Slough has become Europe’s biggest hub for data centres — and its residents aren’t happy

Evening Standard · Oct 3

OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day

Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3

How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution

The Smithsonian Institution is using artificial intelligence to better understand its collection related to the American Revolution

The Independent UK · Oct 3

Posted about niqab, ‘ruined women’: What we know about Omani co-pilot who attacked Indian captain

Deleted social media posts by Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight, have offered a glimpse into his views on women, religion and mixed-gender workplaces.

The Times of India · Oct 3

AI sings Russia's war story: Kremlin's unexpected soundtrack of Ukraine's conflict

Among the songs whose release dates could be established, most appeared after 2024. That coincided with the wider availability of AI music generators such as Sudo and Udio. It is not clear how much involvement, if any, the Russian government has had in producing or distributing the songs. However, the…

The Times of India · Oct 3

Eliza review – an ambitious, unsettling play about the birth of AI

Melbourne Theatre Company While the cast is excellent, Eliza lacks real emotion – a play that sends us back to AI’s genesis moment should feel more human than this

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3

Nicole Lapierre Is Redefining Privacy Compliance for the Age of AI Governance

Privacy rarely announces itself as a growth strategy. It is more often noticed when something interrupts the business: a delayed sale, a regulator's letter, a customer audit, a lawsuit or claim, or a questionnaire that exposes how unprepared a company really is.

International Business Times · Oct 2