Artificial Intelligence
Sciences & Technology
Opinion
Bangladesh's AI law was written by the companies it's meant to regulate
The steering committee for Bangladesh’s national AI policy lists three chief executives of the AI industry. When they help decide the rules that govern them, regulation becomes mere theatre
Sciences & Technology
Research
AI is distorting archaeology and flattening Indigenous Knowledge
While artificial intelligence can help archaeologists, it can also spread pseudoscientific claims and false histories, stripping Indigenous Knowledge of context, consent and community control
Politics & Society
Opinion
Pausing AI gives democracy a chance to catch up
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?
Sciences & Technology
Research
Two AIs disagree about the reason someone can’t borrow money
When asked to explain why an algorithm rejected a loan application, two AI models listed entirely different reasons. If AI can disagree like this, what does it mean for transparency?
Sciences & Technology
Research
Why the image of ‘clean and green’ is no longer enough for Australian agriculture exports
New technology is integrating sustainability into production and helping Australia’s agricultural industry demonstrate its green credentials
Sciences & Technology
Research
What happens when AI runs out of pictures?
AI is data-hungry and needs thousands of images to learn how to detect tumours or product defects, but often very few are available. A new method aims to change that
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