Associate Professor Grant Blashki

Associate Professor Grant Blashki

Associate Professor, Global Health, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne; Advisory Board Member, Australian Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare; General Practitioner, Better Health Network

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Politics & Society

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Don’t let AI give your eulogy

From wedding vows to retirement speeches, AI is increasingly ghost writing our most intimate moments, and our brains seem to sense something is wrong

Politics & Society

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Opinion

When AI seems to know you better than you know yourself

AI is getting very good at remembering you. Your patterns, your preoccupations, maybe even your moods. That could be useful, but it may also be subtly reshaping how you see yourself

Health & Medicine

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Analysis

‘I think I have AI anxiety’

From job fears to an existential dread, artificial intelligence is triggering a new kind of anxiety. Here's why you're not alone in feeling unsettled – and what actually helps

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

We built AI friends but forgot the safeguards

Recent bans of AI companions for under-18s highlight growing concerns about teen mental health and policy lagging behind technology

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

I’m a GP who’s built 10 apps without writing a line of code

As a GP and public health researcher, developing apps isn’t in my skill set. But I’ve now built 10 functioning apps from scratch. Welcome to the world of vibe coding.

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

A love letter to modern medicine

While modern medicine isn’t perfect, its evolution means doctors perform miracles every single day – things that would’ve seemed unthinkable just a century ago

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

How to avoid bankrupting your ‘hope budget’

From doomscrolling to relentless negative headlines, the 21st century is mentally tough. But hope isn’t just a feeling. It’s a resource. And like any resource, it needs budgeting

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

As AI gets smarter, are we getting dumber?

There’s growing concern that an over-reliance on AI could lead to apathy and cognitive decline. So, what can we do to stay sharp in an AI-driven world?

Arts & Culture

What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part One

The books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024

Health & Medicine

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Opinion

Heatwaves and climate change are Australia’s deadliest ‘unnatural’ disaster

With the mercury soaring in much of the country, extreme heat and heatwaves are fast becoming Australia’s most urgent climate-driven health emergency