The mirage of visual understanding in current frontier models
From a damning new Stanford paper on the illusion of visual understanding in LLMs: “Frontier models readily generate…
One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia’s AI vaccine saga
Sydney-based AI consultant Conyngham and his dog Rosie can be seen in this undated image. — X/@paul_conyngham HONG…
Micron Slides 5% as Google’s AI Memory Algorithm Sparks Fresh Fears Across the Semiconductor Sector
Micron Technology (MU) shares fell to $339 Monday as fears over Alphabet’s (GOOGL) TurboQuant AI memory-compression algorithm raised…
The first thing vibe coding builds is confidence • The Register
Secret CEO In 1991, when I was 16, a Norwegian Exchange student gave an inspirational performance of the…
Big tech was embracing clean energy and turning a corner on climate change. Then AI data centers arrived
Six years ago, Google was confident that by 2030 it would power all operations with electricity generated from…
AI just a year from beating all experts in ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’
Not so long ago, the peak of artificial intelligence was a helpful, animated paperclip. But tech developers have…
I’ve been using ChatGPT as my own personal Spotify DJ — here’s how I did it
I’m new to the world of generative AI. It’s plagued my social media feeds for what seems like…
One AI bubble has already burst. The next one—a ‘rare’ kind—is still growing, economist warns
The AI stock bubble, much debated through the back half of 2025, has already burst. That’s the conclusion…
SaaSpocalypse sees software providers pivot to a ‘SaiS’ model
The chief executive of one of Australia’s largest private software companies, SafetyCulture, says new artificial intelligence coding abilities…
Fair Work Commission says sacked worker who used AI for unfair dismissal case may have to pay costs
A sacked worker who used artificial intelligence to run his unfair dismissal claim could be forced to pay…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells Google to deal with tax office on AI data centre as Labor says it will not change taxation laws
Google will need to run the gauntlet with the Australian Taxation Office to establish how tax rules apply…
Social media is populist and polarising; AI may be the opposite
From the Arab Spring uprisings to the ongoing electoral gains of the radical right and left to the…