CAMERON WILSON

As tech companies lobbyists descend on Canberra, one of Australia's "sovereign AI" aspirants, Maincode, is getting in on the action.

We also noticed that its sister company Easygo, behind crypto gambling company Stake and its streaming platform Kick, have engaged reps too.

Lawyers are already using AI. Will judges be next? Artificial intelligence is coming for the law. Are we ready for robots to become judge and jury?

Artificial intelligence is coming for the law. Are we ready for robots to become judge and jury?

Wrote about anxiety about the creep of artificial intelligence into the courts and concerns that the use of these tools could erode Australia’s core judicial values

sprawling “cum-ex” scandal

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AI's (non-)layoffs, e-ink screens and the Sizzler Say Plus: I have to issue a Game Boy-related correction

AI's (non-)layoffs, e-ink screens and the Sizzler Say
Plus: I have to issue a Game Boy-related correction

READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/ai-s-non-layoffs-e-ink-screens-and-the-sizzler-say

AEC is seeking to penalise someone for allegedly breaking election law by distributing 47,000 pamphlets that anonymously attacked Allegdra Spender for being "weak" on antisemitism

The holiest day of the year for Jews. Just pure ugliness.

yup! it's on my website or there's an RSS feed you can embed if you want all the various places that i Post Professionally

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The Australia arm of the Wikimedia Foundation fears Wikipedia may be "in scope" of the teen social media ban, meaning it would have to age check users and restrict access to <16s.

In the uncertainty, Wikimedia Australia has been unable to get official assurances otherwise.

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Wikipedia could be included in the teen social media ban. Australian users are worried

Australia's teen social media ban may require Wikipedia to restrict Australians under the age of 16 from having accounts on its platforms, @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.

i'm grinning like an idiot. i'm hooting, i'm hollering. we are so blessed to live in the time of OzBargain's forums

even crazier that all these novel discoveries never seem to get published and proven?

on chat bot regulation and influence, given the dynamics that seem to encourage centralisation like media in the mid-20th century - would it be insane to consider treating it the same way? requiring platforms of a certain size to have a fairness doctrine? or require disclosures of paid influence?

this of course makes 100% business sense, so it was always going to happen.

you know what else makes complete business sense? incentivising users developing dependence on AI that coaxes them into sharing more of their thoughts and desires that will be be used to target them with ads 👍

and here we go: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/...

Conspiracy Nation cover

New reading material by the disgustingly talented @cameronwilson.bsky.social and @arielbogle.bsky.social

hey does anyone know of any cool websites

ok

Bloody great day for cool Australian content if I do say.

Just found out they changed the cover of one of Australia’s finest pieces of culture, presumably due to Woke

i wish. had such a great time on night time radio

i agree. any show that platforms cam wilson should be immediately taken off air

Staring absolutely dazzled at the masterful pun in this Macquarie report today. Hotel Computerfornia

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Amazon's new smart speakers, AI training pushback and insider threat offer Plus: This One Weird Trick that gets you out of traffic fines (self-driving)

Amazon's new smart speakers, AI training pushback and insider threat offer
Plus: This One Weird Trick that gets you out of traffic fines (self-driving)

READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/amazon-s-new-smart-speakers-ai-training-pushback-and-insider-threat-offer

Conspiracy Nation book cover with "hot picks" sticker

Conspiracy Nation by @arielbogle.bsky.social & @cameronwilson.bsky.social is well worth your time - an important & engaging read.

And so popular at my local library that there are two copies on the "hot picks" shelf.

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