AI’s ‘opportunity divide’ could deepen global inequality, UN official warns | Technology News
Doha, Qatar – Artificial intelligence (AI) risks widening the gap between rich and poor countries, potentially deepening existing…
UN sends warning to Chevron after plumes of methane found over Gorgon project
Independent satellite monitoring has detected massive plumes of methane emerging from one of Australia’s largest oil and gas…
After another natural disaster, can Nepal sue wealthy countries for climate change destruction?
With a captive audience, Prime Minister Balendra Shah rose to the dais of the United Nations General Assembly…
On the ground at the Ebola epicentre
The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak is now the largest recorded in the region’s history. For healthcare workers and…
Anthony Albanese laments ‘breakdown’ of global rules in major UN speech
Anthony Albanese has lamented a “breakdown of international rules” in a UN speech naming climate change and AI…
OpenAI agent breached Australian Medicare statistics portal, Prime Minister says
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian Government Medicare statistics portal and…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses United Nations in New York
Iran’s president has delivered an unyielding speech at the UN, describing his country as a “victim of terrorism”…
US politics, United Nations live updates: UK backs down on Chagos after Trump explosion
Welcome to our live coverage of US politics, the United Nations General Assembly and events in the Middle…
AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio pushes back against Donald Trump’s rejection of guardrails
Professor Yoshua Bengio, the co-chair of the UN’s Scientific Panel on AI, says big tech companies are taking…
Trump weighs ‘big decision’ on Iran, rejects AI push in major UN speech on ‘American power’
US President Donald Trump has used a speech at the UN to portray “American power” as the solution…
Australia joins international push for AI safeguards, warning governments must act now
Tell us about your experience. Anthony Albanese and more than a dozen world leaders have issued an urgent…
Australia launches campaign for two-year seat on UN Security Council
Anthony Albanese plans to trade on Australia’s good name and international reputation when he officially launches the campaign…