Elon Musk’s ‘TruthGPT’ may have a very narrow definition of truth
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Elon Musk’s ‘TruthGPT’ may have a very narrow definition of truth

After publicly opposing AI chatbot development,Elon Musk may launch his own product. Thankfully,he believes it would be “unlikely to annihilate humans”.

  • byTim Biggs

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Snapchat,the quirky little brother of social media,grows up in influencer chase

Snapchat,the quirky little brother of social media,grows up in influencer chase

The company’s figures show rapid growth in India,the world’s most populous market and one that has banned one of Snapchat’s key competitors:TikTok.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Australia building a high-tech edge to win Olympic gold in Brisbane

Australia building a high-tech edge to win Olympic gold in Brisbane

The Australian Institute of Sport is a believer in artificial intelligence and wants to make Australia the most AI-assisted sporting nation in the world.

  • byVince Rugari
Virtual-reality gadget with expected $4000-plus price tag has Apple insiders rattled

Virtual-reality gadget with expected $4000-plus price tag has Apple insiders rattled

Apple proved its critics wrong with the Watch,but virtual reality could be a far tougher nut to crack.

  • byTim Biggs
Elon Musk and others urge AI pause,citing ‘risks to society’

Elon Musk and others urge AI pause,citing ‘risks to society’

Their open letter detailed potential risks to society and civilisation by human-competitive AI systems in the form of economic and political disruptions.

  • byJyoti Narayan,Krystal Hu,Martin Coulter andSupantha Mukherjee
‘You’re married,but you love me’:My unsettling conversation with Bing’s AI chat

‘You’re married,but you love me’:My unsettling conversation with Bing’s AI chat

A strange conversation with the chatbot built into Microsoft’s search engine shows it is not ready for human contact - or maybe we aren’t ready for it.

  • byKevin Roose
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‘We can’t afford to waste another decade’:Chalmers says the 2020s will define Australia’s economic future

‘We can’t afford to waste another decade’:Chalmers says the 2020s will define Australia’s economic future

The treasurer says the choices made this decade around three key areas - renewable energy,industry and technology - could determine the nation’s long-term future.

  • byShane Wright
AI tool banned in Victorian state schools
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AI tool banned in Victorian state schools

Students and staff at Victorian state schools will be blocked from using ChatGPT while the education department investigates the implications of the AI tool.

  • byCarla Jaeger
Time is running out to subdue AI’s overwhelming power
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AI

Time is running out to subdue AI’s overwhelming power

The world is at a “seatbelt moment” with machine learning as it was when the basic safety device was imposed on the car industry in the 1960s and 70s,but so far,no one is installing the seat belts.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Socrates railed against the advent of writing – AI might have terrified him

Socrates railed against the advent of writing – AI might have terrified him

From Socrates believing writing would bring about mass forgetfulness and ignorance,to the Catholic Church warning against the printing press,humanity’s great strides have always had their detractors.

  • byJohn Weldon
Microsoft invests $14b into creator of AI-driven ChatGPT

Microsoft invests $14b into creator of AI-driven ChatGPT

With the new deal,the tech giant hopes to remain at the forefront of generative AI,technologies that can generate text,images and other media in response to short prompts.

  • byCade Metz andKaren Weise