OpenAI apologises for Medicare hack, creates task force
The company behind a rogue AI agent will launch an Australian task force to ward off future attacks, as it apologises for the breach of a Medicare website.
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Customers in four states and jurisdictions were affected by the telco's second systems failure in a year, which prompted welfare checks by police.
An Australian tech company has developed a computing chip that works like a human brain and is being sought after in both the healthcare and military sectors.
The opposition will oppose a digital duty of care bill, saying the reforms amount to political censorship and give unfettered powers to the minister.
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US shoots across PM’s bow on big tech ‘extortion’
The White House has bristled over the government's planned crackdown on social media algorithms as the prime minister's trip to the United States looms.
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Tech giants to provide algorithm opt-out tools
Social media companies will be forced to allow people to opt out of algorithms and to remove harmful content under a digital duty of care.
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‘Not that radical’: expert welcomes algorithm crackdown
A media expert has downplayed claims of government overreach in Labor's proposed laws to allow social media users to opt-out of algorithm-based feeds.
People will be empowered to limit algorithms' influence under draft laws, but the changes could struggle to pass the upper house.
Leaders have spoken to the challenge of curbing an emerging crisis at a high-level meeting targeting youth sexual violence.
An investigation into a major Telstra network failure found more people than initially thought were unable to place emergency calls during the outage.
Teenagers are being targeted with violent sexual content and misogyny, argues an advocate who wants governments to clamp down on social media giants.
The federal government has called for venues to make efforts to stop non-consensual recording with smart glasses, as privacy fears are raised about the devices.
As chatbots replace call centre workers and ChatGPT substitutes student biros, global AI leaders will meet ministers to discuss securing Australia's future.
A student-led project is using self-made radio telescopes to inspire science among high school students, particularly those with limited access to STEM resources, reports DHWANI PATHAK.
Leading advocates for Australia's social media age ban will return to Canberra to support Labor's efforts to increase scrutiny of big tech companies.
Australian motorists are voting with their feet and wallets as electric cars drive a path through the market.
A university startup has developed Australia's first fully-integrated bionic arm, giving hope to users who have given up on heavy, painful prosthetics.
A first-of-its-kind, 60-minute course designed to help older people look out for fake news shows more than a third are confident in verifying information.
The federal government's plans for AI are unrealistic and could put Australian workers at risk, including through unethical practices, an expert warns.
