Artificial Intelligence
Arts & Culture
Opinion
Australia's stance on copyright means AI companies pay for the creativity they train on
The Albanese government has ruled out AI copyright exemptions in a new national framework. It's good news for Australian creatives. But much First Nations cultural knowledge sits outside copyright and risks going unprotected
Politics & Society
Opinion
Human remixes pay creatives, AI just pays shareholders
Generative AI is built on the work of humans but these creatives are rarely remunerated. If we don’t protect them now, entire categories of labour risk being obliterated
Environment
Analysis
What AI data centres really mean for Australia's water supply
While viral claims about water use don't hold up, the real story is worth understanding. It comes down to where these centres are built, what water they use and how they report it
Sciences & Technology
Research
AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them
The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start
Sciences & Technology
Research
What universities are getting wrong about teaching in the age of AI
Skills training alone won't prepare graduates for a world where AI is doing the technical work. The real fix lies in how universities teach, not what
Sciences & Technology
Research
Greyhound racing says it’s transparent, so we used AI to check - dog by dog
When an industry publishes its own welfare data, how can anyone check it? We built AI agents to go through the public records on fatalities in greyhound racing and found a rising death rate
Politics & Society
Research
Over 45 and looking for a job? AI thinks you might be too old
New research shows that ChatGPT prefers younger employees for our “fast-moving” world, and it may be contributing to already-high levels of ageism in recruitment
Politics & Society
Opinion
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
Sciences & Technology
Opinion
Developing countries are writing AI laws they cannot enforce
Bangladesh, Ghana, Rwanda and Indonesia are racing to regulate artificial intelligence, but the institutions needed to make those laws work are still nowhere in sight
Business & Economics
Analysis
The cloud is made of concrete
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a software tool. It has become the world’s most demanding construction client – with some concerning implications