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The Philosophy of AI: Lessons from History UNSW AI Institute Chief Scientist Toby Walsh will unpack the history of AI.

Join me on Oct 30th for a talk about the history of AI events.humanitix.com/the-philosop....

OpenAI promises more ‘granular control’ to copyright owners after Sora 2 generates videos of popular characters Company behind the AI video app says it will work with rights holders to ‘block characters from Sora at their request’

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‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong? Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

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Experts Alarmed That AI Is Now Producing Functional Viruses After scientists showed that AI can design a working virus, it's time to address the obvious: what if it's also used to make bioweapons?

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California Governor Signs Sweeping A.I. Law

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Did ChatGPT Encourage a Teen Suicide? The Parents Suing OpenAI Say Yes Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 09/25/2025 · 1h 4m

It's hard to shock me about the bad behaviour of tech companies. But I was shocked to hear that ChatGPT actually offered to write a suicide note for a teen who sadly did take his own life. Time to do something about this. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

The algorithm that could end the world AI lacks our empathy and common sense. Giving machines the responsibility to decide to take human lives in a war would cross a moral and legal red line.

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Countries Consider A.I.’s Dangers and Benefits at U.N.

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Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.

Australia is not spending enough on AI research, and $1B needs to be spent on medical research. Let's kill 2 birds and fund $1B of AI medical research (easily done -- I've reviewed heavily oversubscribed MRF programmes for AI) www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Accenture’s $3B AI Bet Is Paying Off: Inside A Massive Transformation Fueled By Advanced AI url:https://www.crn.com/news/ai/2025/accenture-s-3b-ai-bet-is-paying-off-inside-a-massive-transformation-fueled-by-advanced-ai

How Can Democracy Survive AI? Register on Humanitix - How Can Democracy Survive AI?. UTS Business School (Building 8), Collaborative Theatre, Level 3, Building 8, UTS, Platform 14/28 Ultimo Rd, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia. Wednesda...

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Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.

The real cancel culture. When the issues are inconvenient. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

The algorithm will see you now - Works in Progress Magazine Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But replacing humans with AI is harder than it seems.

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The U.N.'s AI Turning Point At the U.N., 193 nations have agreed on structures that could anchor AI in science, cooperation, and public purpose.

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Ha, the internet can be found in Sydney (and a little less in Melbourne).

Opinion | A.I. Isn’t Magic. Lots of People Are Acting Like It Is.

A.I. Isn’t Magic. Lots of People Are Acting Like It Is. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/o...

As AI advances, doomers warn the superintelligence apocalypse is nigh AI is advancing fast, and AI doomers say humanity is at risk.

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AI investors are in for a rude awakening | Roger McNamee There is a huge gap between investment and revenue from LLMs. Investors wrongly assume everyone will be a winner

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AI Essentials: Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence (Microcredential)

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AI Essentials: Getting Started with Artificial Intelligence (Microcredential) www.tafesa.edu.au/xml/course/s...

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The Universal Turing Machine is available to read for free, and is an inclusive platform for memoir. Everyone can write for the Universal Turing Machine, of any age and from anywhere, on the principle that everyone’s life-story is equally valid. universalturingmachine.co.uk/contact-cont...

Nvidia is partnering up with OpenAI to offer compute and cash A deal for ‘at least’ 10 gigawatts of AI datacenters

The absurd hamster wheel of capitalism:

NVIDIA invests $100B into OpenAI, which then buys $200B of chips from NVIDIA, increasing the value of both NVIDIA and OpenAI, and paying for the investment.

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The AI Therapist Epidemic: When Bots Replace Humans - Coda Story They promise judgment-free therapy at your fingertips. What they deliver is an algorithmic echo chamber that validates your worst impulses, isolates you from human connection, and even coaches you tow...

Joseph Weizenbaum warned us about this decades ago. We should have listened ... www.codastory.com/authoritaria... @CodaStory

The AI hype ...

eSafety threatens $49.5m fine for company using services to ‘nudify’ school children Enforcement action has been launched by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner against a technology company responsible for AI-generated ‘nudify’ services used to create deepfake pornography of Australian s...

Bravo ... been calling for this for several years! educationhq.com/news/esafety...

Regulator says Kmart's use of facial recognition technology breached privacy laws Retail giant Kmart has been accused of violating customers' privacy with its use of facial recognition. The company says it trialled the technology to tackle increased theft and fraud and is consideri...

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Italy first in EU to pass comprehensive law regulating use of AI Legislation limits child access and imposes prison terms for damaging use of artificial intelligence

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