Arts

Nearly 40 per cent of parents surveyed say their child has taught them something about the latest apps and digital trends, from TikTok to AI. A new book explains why that learning can help keep kids safer online

In 1726, Jonathan Swift imagined a machine that churns out books by shuffling words at random. Three centuries on, his satire reads like a warning about generative AI

A new national survey finds publishing in Australia is more culturally diverse than it was in 2022. Class and geography, though, still decide who gets a seat at the table

When fans saved a fictional grave on a Welsh beach, they showed how stories can transcend fiction to become part of the world we live in

Many people think international students only study in Australia to get permanent residency. The latest research says it’s a little more complicated than that

Anthropic's CEO has called for AI to slow down. But if frontier AI can't police itself, who writes the rules, the companies building it or the governments meant to regulate it?

As Australia’s under-16 social media ban heads to the High Court, experts question whether, despite its popularity with parents, it's actually working (or not)

Sexual assault against older women happens at the hands of partners or carers, but Australian media barely reports it. Left invisible, these women may not recognise their own experience as abuse

A survey of Australians as young as 13 found misogyny can predict extremist violence more strongly than ideology, religion or time online