AI propaganda campaign in Rwanda has been pushing pro-Kagame messages – a dangerous new trend in Africa
At the end of May 2024, several media outlets led by the journalist network Forbidden Stories released a set of...
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How should I factor AI into my decision about what to study after school?
Photo by Element5 Digital on UnsplashAs year 12 students across Australia ponder their next move, the world of work is...
IQ tests: can you improve your score by practising?
IQ is linked to academic performance. Nikola Fific/ShutterstockMost adults never have to take an IQ test. But tests for assessing...
Power-hungry AI is driving a surge in tech giant carbon emissions. Nobody knows what to do about it
A Google data centre in the Netherlands. Intreegue Photography / ShutterstockSince the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world...
AI search tools and chatbots may make NZ news less visible and reliable – new study
GettyImages Getty ImagesEvidence is mounting that the new generative AI internet search tools provided by OpenAI, Google and Microsoft can...
Computer love: AI-powered chatbots are changing how we understand romantic and sexual well-being
AI-powered chatbots with romantic and sexual roleplay features are growing in popularity. (Shutterstock)Over the past decade, virtual assistants powered by...
Kenya’s spy chief leads the national intelligence service – what the job is all about
Getty ImagesWhen Kenya’s President William Ruto nominated a new national intelligence chief in May 2023, he broke with tradition. The...
Busy soundscapes of seagrass meadows and the animals that live there revealed in new recordings – podcast
Juvenile pollock and two-spotted gobies are fish commonly found living among seagrass. Isabel Key, CC BY-ND Isabel Key, CC BY-NC-NDSeagrass,...
AI could revolutionise environmental planning – if we don’t get trapped in the ‘iron cage of rationality’
Getty ImagesIncreasingly low-cost environmental sensors coupled with AI-powered analytical tools dangle the promise of faster and more insightful environmental planning....
Photos of Australian kids have been found in a massive AI training data set. What can we do?
NadyaEugene/ShutterstockPhotos of Australian children have been used without consent to train artificial intelligence (AI) models that generate images. A new...
