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‘Just looping you in’: why letting AI write our emails might actually create more work

I hope this article finds you well.

The Conversation · Apr 30

‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internet

Australians are among the most anxious in the world about artificial intelligence (AI).

The Conversation · Mar 25

New US directive for visa applicants turns social media feeds into political documents

In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training, or exchange program visa applicants to disclose their social media handles used over the past five years. The policy also requires these applicants to set their profiles to public.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025

Data poisoning: how artists are sabotaging AI to take revenge on image generators

Imagine this. You need an image of a balloon for a work presentation and turn to a text-to-image generator, like Midjourney or DALL-E, to create a suitable image.

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2023