Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 as default AI image tool
Google has launched Nano Banana 2, an image generation model rolling out across consumer and business products, including…
OpenAI disbands mission alignment team
OpenAI has disbanded a team that was designed to communicate the company’s mission to the public and to…
Upcover adds deepfake cover to cyber insurance in Australia
Upcover has added a deepfake-focused endorsement to eligible cyber insurance policies on its platform through a partnership with…
Chinese AI firms defend safety practices, push back on Western criticism
Chinese companies are mitigating the risks of artificial intelligence in their own way and should not be judged…
OpenAI rolls out age checks ahead of ChatGPT adult mode
OpenAI has launched a new age prediction system for its ChatGPT service to determine user maturity through behavioural…
The Case Against Declaring Artificial General Intelligence
“AGI is here, now.” That’s Sequoia Capital this week, one of Silicon Valley’s most legendary venture firms and…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just publicly admitted that AI agents are becoming a problem; says: AI models are beginning to find…
OpenAI is hiring a high-paid Head of Preparedness amid growing fears of AI systems exploiting security flaws and…
Australia’s public sector AI opportunity
When nearly one in every five working Australians is employed in the public sector, the scale of government…
Australia’s AI plan criticised for business focus over safety & rights
Electronic Frontiers Australia has criticised the federal government’s approach to regulating artificial intelligence, stating that the forthcoming National…
From Hey Siri to Hey Subbu? Apple hires Amar Subramanya, taking a bite out of Google via Microsoft
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the predatory world of American artificial intelligence, where top engineers command salaries in…
We don’t craft AI, we grow it
There’s a peculiar misconception that pervades even expert discourse about artificial intelligence: that we build AI through algorithms,…
AI could be the ultimate test of Australia’s democracy
The 2025 Boyer Lectures will be broadcast on ABC Radio National and ABC News Channel on Sundays from…